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Serbia: Army chief is innocent of Kosovo crimes [Jan 25, 2012] Serbia's war crimes prosecutors have denied a human rights group's claim that the country's new army chief of staff committed war crimes against civilians in Kosovo during the 1998-99 war. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rights group accuses Serb army chief of war crimes [Jan 24, 2012] A respected human rights group on Tuesday accused Serbia's new army chief of staff of war crimes against civilians in Kosovo during the 1998-99 war, but officials denied the claim. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rights group accuses Serbia's new army chief of Kosovo war crimes [Jan 24, 2012] BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? A respected human rights group has accused Serbia's new army chief of staff of war crimes against civilians in Kosovo during the 1998-99 war, but officials denied the claim. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbian Radicals Ask for Russian Help in Leader's Trial [Jan 19, 2012] Members of the far right Serbian Radical Party have asked the Russian embassy in Belgrade to provide legal assistance for party leader Vojislav Seselj, who is on trial in The Hague for alleged war crimes, the Russian diplomatic service told RIA Novosti. [via YahooNews] More >>

Some laws preventing us from solving issues, Croat FM says [Jan 08, 2012] BELGRADE -- Croat FM Vesna Pusi? believes Serbia and Croatia should examine problematic laws on war crimes prosecution as they are impeding them from solving the problem. [via YahooNews] More >>

Strong Irish support for Serbian bid for EU candidate status [Dec 09, 2011] MINISTERS HAVE pledged Ireland?s support for Serbia?s bid for official candidate status at today?s EU summit, as Belgrade seeks a reward for catching the last of its indicted war crimes suspects and making tough concessions over Kosovo. [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 >>

Tribunal convicts Serbian ex-chief of staff of war crimes [Sep 07, 2011] The former head of the armed forces in Serbia was convicted Tuesday of crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal at The Hague. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tribunal Convicts Momcilo Perisic, Serbian Ex-Chief of Staff [Sep 07, 2011] A United Nations tribunal in The Hague convicted Momcilo Perisic of crimes against humanity and war crimes for attacks on civilians during the 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

Court rejects Serbia's extradition request for former general of Bosnian forces [Jul 29, 2011] VIENNA - An Austrian court has rejected Belgrade's request that a former Bosnian general be extradited to Serbia for alleged war crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia extradites war crime suspect Hadzic [Jul 22, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, July 22 (UPI) -- Goran Hadzic, the last war crimes suspect from the Balkans conflict, was extradited Friday from Serbia to to The Hague, Netherlands, Serbian officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Last Balkans conflict fugitive captured [Jul 21, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, July 20 (UPI) -- Goran Hadzic, the last Serbian fugitive wanted for war crimes in the Balkans conflict, was captured in a village north of Belgrade, President Boris Tadic said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests last major war crimes fugitive [Jul 21, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia arrested the last major war crimes suspect from the 1990s Yugoslav conflicts on Wednesday, closing what its president called a "burdensome" page in the country's history and boosting its hopes of joining the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests last major war crimes fugitive [Jul 21, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's last major war crimes fugitive, a Croatian Serb wartime leader indicted for crimes against humanity during the 1991-95 Croatian war, has been arrested, a Serbian official told Reuters on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests last major war crimes fugitive [Jul 20, 2011] BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's last major war crimes fugitive, a Croatian Serb wartime leader indicted for crimes against humanity during the 1991-95 Croatian war, has been arrested, a Serbian official told Reuters on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Last Balkans conflict fugitive arrested [Jul 20, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia, July 20 (UPI) -- Goran Hadzic, the last Serbian leader wanted for war crimes in the early 1990s, has been arrested, Serbian President Boris Tadic said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia arrests last war crimes fugitive Goran Hadzic [Jul 20, 2011] BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbian authorities tracked down war crimes fugitive Goran Hadzic in the northern mountains... [via YahooNews] More >>