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Serbia?s health minister says 5 doctors will examine Mladic next week at UN court [Nov 12, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Five doctors from Serbia will travel to the Netherlands next week to examine former Bosnian Serb army Ratko Mladic, who was too ill to attend a pretrial hearing at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. The team of Serbian doctors will work together with those from the U.N. tribunal in The Hague in assessing Mladic?s health, Serbian health minister Zoran Stankovic said Friday. Read ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia?s health minister says 5 doctors will examine Mladic next week at UN court [Nov 11, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Five doctors from Serbia will travel to the Netherlands next week to examine former Bosnian Serb army Ratko Mladic, who was too ill to attend a pretrial hearing at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. The team of Serbian doctors will work together with those from the U.N. tribunal in The Hague in assessing Mladic?s health, Serbian health minister Zoran Stankovic said Friday. Read ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN war crimes prosecutor visits Serbia [Nov 09, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has asked Serbian authorities to probe who helped Ratko Mladic and another suspect evade justice during their years on the run. Brammertz arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday for a regular visit ahead of delivering a report to the U.N. Security Council on Serbia's compliance with the war crimes tribunal in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN war crimes prosecutor visits Serbia [Nov 08, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has asked Serbian authorities to probe who helped Ratko Mladic and another suspect evade justice during their years on the run. Brammertz arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday for a regular visit ahead of delivering a report to the U.N. Security Council on Serbia's compliance with the war crimes tribunal in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN prosecutor asks Serbia to probe who helped war crimes suspects Mladic, Hadzic evade justice [Nov 08, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has asked Serbian authorities to probe who helped Ratko Mladic and another suspect evade justice during their years on the run. Brammertz arrived in Belgrade on Tuesday for a regular visit ahead of delivering a report to the U.N. Security Council on Serbia?s compliance with the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Read full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

UN war crimes prosecutor visits Serbia [Nov 08, 2011] U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has asked Serbian authorities to probe who helped Ratko Mladic and another suspect evade justice during their years on the run. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia?s EU bid in jeopardy even after delivering war crimes fugitive Mladic [Oct 12, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? When Serbia arrested war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic earlier this year, it seemed to have cleared the key obstacle to its journey to the European Union. But on the eve of a key EU progress report, the country?s dreams of joining the wealthy bloc seem as distant as ever. Riots by Serbs in Kosovo, including clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers, and the banning of a gay pride ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's EU bid in jeopardy [Oct 11, 2011] When Serbia arrested war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic earlier this year, it seemed to have cleared the key obstacle to its journey to the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia's EU bid in jeopardy [Oct 11, 2011] DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia When Serbia arrested war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic earlier this year, it seemed to have cleared the key obstacle to its journey to the European Union. But on the eve of a key EU progress report, the country's dreams of joining the wealthy bloc seem as distant as ever. Riots by Serbs in Kosovo, including clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia?s EU bid in jeopardy even after delivering war crimes fugitive Mladic [Oct 11, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? When Serbia arrested war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic earlier this year, it seemed to have cleared the key obstacle to its journey to the European Union. But on the eve of a key EU progress report, the country?s dreams of joining the wealthy bloc seem as distant as ever. Riots by Serbs in Kosovo, including clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers, and the banning of a gay pride ... [via YahooNews] More >>

The EU's False Promises [Sep 27, 2011] Many argue that by arresting former Bosnian Serb leaders and war criminals Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic, and Goran Hadzic, Serbia has made the ?quantum leap? it needed in order to move toward acceptance into the European Union. This notion has been reinforced, over the past few years, by frequent statements from both Belgrade and the EU. A closer examination of the issue, however, reveals ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Analysis: Obscure fugitive's arrest gives Serbia EU boost [Jul 20, 2011] BELGRADE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - When Serbia arrested Bosnia Serb wartime General Ratko Mladic in May, Muslim survivors of the 1992-95 war celebrated and his ethnic Serb supporters expressed outrage at the treatment of a man they considered a hero. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian court drops charges against Mladic's wife [Jul 14, 2011] A Serbian court on Wednesday announced that it would drop charges of illegal possession of firearms against Bosiljka Mladic, wife of war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic, reported the Serbian news agency Tanjug. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gun charge against Mladic's wife dropped [Jul 13, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, July 13 (UPI) -- Serbian prosecutors dropped weapons charges against the wife of accused war criminal Ratko Mladic Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb forn min wants Kosovo progress [Jul 04, 2011] GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA Serbia's foreign minister said Monday the capture of Ratko Mladic and progress in Kosovo talks reflects his country's desire for a stable Balkans, not pressure from the European Union. Vuk Jeremic said Serbia is ready to work on resolving the impasse over Kosovo ? which declared independence three years ago ? although Belgrade remains firm in its resolve not ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb forn min wants Kosovo progress [Jul 04, 2011] GEORGE JAHN Associated Press VIENNA Serbia's foreign minister said Monday the capture of Ratko Mladic and progress in Kosovo talks reflects his country's desire for a stable Balkans, not pressure from the European Union. Vuk Jeremic said Serbia is ready to work on resolving the Kosovo impasse, although Belgrade will never cross "red lines" that would mean recognizing its independence. Jeremic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Mladic plans to boycott Monday hearing at war crimes tribunal: lawyer [Jul 03, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia ? Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic plans to boycott Monday?s hearing at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, where he is scheduled to enter pleas to charges including genocide, his Serbian lawyer said. Mladic is boycotting to demand the power to choose his own defense attorneys, lawyer... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian defense minister denies harboring war crimes fugitive Mladic [Jun 11, 2011] Serbian Defense Minister Dragan Sutanovac denied accusations that the Serbian military aided alleged war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander, in evading capture, reported the Serbian news agency Tanjug on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb leader: We did not hide Mladic [Jun 11, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Ratko Mladic was treated in a Serbian military hospital nearly a decade ago, but after that the army did not help him hide, the country's defense minister told The Associated Press Friday. "Some eight or none years ago he was in a hospital connected to some diseases, but not under his name," minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Sutanovac said ... [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Serb leader: We did not hide Mladic [Jun 10, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia Ratko Mladic was treated in a Serbian military hospital nearly a decade ago, but after that the army did not help him hide, the country's defense minister told The Associated Press Friday. "Some eight or none years ago he was in a hospital connected to some diseases, but not under his name," minister Dragan Sutanovac said. Sutanovac said ... [via YahooNews] More >>