Man Dies in Serbia Cold Spell; Schools Close in Bosnia
A man reportedly has frozen to death in Serbia as a cold spell throughout the Balkans slowed down traffic and closed down schools in some areas.
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Experts Say Many Balkan War Crimes Will Never Be Prosecuted
Twenty-three years after war ended in the former Yugoslavia, thousands of war crimes and criminals still have not been investigated by prosecutors or brought before judges, and experts expect many suspects will never face trial.
Read moreRewriting History, Bosnian Serbs Question Srebrenica Genocide
The signs here are in Cyrillic, the churches are Orthodox Christian, the beer is Serbian and the residents of this Serbian side of Sarajevo say what happened in Srebrenica two decades ago was not genocide.
Read moreProminent Serbian Lawyer’s Killing Sparks Weeklong Strike
Lawyers in Serbia went on strike Monday for a week to protest the weekend killing of a prominent defense lawyer who represented former President Slobodan Milosevic and mafia figures.
Read moreHer Life Saved, Bulgarian Cow Penka Waits to Rejoin Herd
Swatting away the flies with her long tail, Penka the cow happily munches on hay, unaware of the international stir she has caused.
Read moreKosovo Serb Politician Gunned Down; Police Start Manhunt
A leading Serb politician in northern Kosovo was gunned down Tuesday morning, an attack that raised ethnic tensions in the Balkans and prompted the suspension of EU-mediated talks between Kosovo and Serbia.
Read moreLawyer: Serbia Hands Over Asylum-Seeker Sought by Turkey
Serbia has extradited a Kurdish political activist who sought asylum in Serbia after fleeing Turkey where he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Read moreHigh-Price Public Christmas Tree Causes Uproar in Belgrade
Authorities in Serbia’s capital are facing outrage over the purchase of a plastic Christmas tree that reportedly cost the equivalent of $98,000 and has sparked corruption allegations. An anti-corruption website has described the 59-feet tree as the most expensive in the world — four times the price of the one outside Rockefeller Center in New York.
Read moreKosovo Independence Fighters Try to Amend Special Court Law
Former fighters of Kosovo’s independence movement are collecting signatures for a petition seeking to extend the jurisdiction of a war crimes court to include Serbs, their adversaries in their war for independence.
Read moreUnrepentant Mladic Sentenced to Life for Bosnia Atrocities
An unrepentant Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, was convicted Wednesday of genocide and other crimes and sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Read moreDefense Lawyer Says Mladic May Not Be Fit to Hear Verdicts
A lawyer for Gen. Ratko Mladic said Monday it is not certain the former Bosnian Serb military commander will show up in a United Nations courtroom when judges deliver their verdicts in his long-running trial for allegedly masterminding atrocities during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
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EU Warns Serbia on War Criminal Teaching at Military Academy
The European Union on Monday warned member candidate Serbia that appointing a general who was convicted for war crimes as a lecturer at the Balkan country’s military academy goes against the EU’s principles.
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Convicted War Criminal to Teach at Serbia’s Military Academy
A former Serb general convicted of war crimes and two other commanders who took part in a bloody crackdown against Kosovo’s Albanians in the 1990s will be invited to teach at the Balkan country’s military academy, Serbia’s defense minister said Thursday.
Read moreLandmark Srebrenica Trial to Resume in Serbia
A Serbian appeals court says the landmark trial of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre can resume following a suspension.
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Serbia’s Media Stage Blackout Over Pressure on Free Press
Serbia’s embattled independent media staged a blackout Thursday to warn against what they say is Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic’s muzzling of the press by intimidation, threats and financial pressure.
Read moreLandmark Srebrenica War Crimes Trial Stopped in Serbia
A Serbian appeals court on Thursday stopped a landmark trial against eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Dutch Government Partially Liable in 300 Srebrenica Deaths
A Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government was partially liable in the deaths of more than 300 Muslim men killed by Bosnian Serb forces in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Conservative Serbia to Get First Openly Gay Prime Minister
Serbia’s president on Thursday nominated the highly conservative country’s first openly gay prime minister, a move likely to infuriate both the Christian Orthodox church and ultranationalists.
Read moreBosnia to Appeal UN Court Ruling Clearing Serbia of Genocide
Bosnia will ask the United Nation’s top court to reconsider its 2007 ruling that cleared Serbia of genocide during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
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Landmark Srebrenica Massacre Trial Starts in Serbia
The landmark trial of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre started in a Serbian court on Monday with judges rejecting another postponement.
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