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Mladic's War Crimes Trial Halted

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:46:25 CDT

Justice for the accused Butcher of Bosnia is once again on hold: Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial was suspended today in only its second day, after it came to light that the prosecution had failed to disclose some evidence against Mladic to the defense as required. It's not clear what...

As Trial Begins, Mladic Taunts Survivors

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:26:46 CDT

The war crimes trial for Ratko Mladic opened today in the Hague, and the Bosnian Serb general once again made no attempt to appear sympathetic. He gave a thumbs-up and slowly clapped his hands sarcastically as the trial began, waving and smirking at the rows of survivors and relatives of...

Serbs Recover Stolen $100M Cezanne

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:55:05 CDT

Police in Serbia have recovered a masterpiece by Paul Cezanne four years after it was stolen from a Swiss museum in one of Europe's biggest-ever art heists. Four men were arrested as they tried to sell Boy in the Red Vest , which was worth more than $100 million when it...

Romanian Towns Buried Under 15 Feet of Snow

Kevin Spak — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:34:06 CST

Authorities declared an alert in Eastern Romania today, as military planes flew in emergency aid to towns and villages that have been cut off from the rest of the country for days by staggering quantities of snow. In some places, people have had to dig tunnels through up to 15...

Death Toll Rises in European Cold Snap

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:00 CST

While much of the US basks in unseasonably warmish weather, Europe continues to be locked in a deep freeze that's getting even colder. More than 100 people have died in Ukraine, Italy is suffering its coldest winter in 27 years, and conditions are so severe in Serbia that thousands have...

11K Serbians Trapped by Snow

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:50:24 CST

Eastern Europe's week-long cold snap shows no sign of relenting, with increasingly tragic consequences: The death toll has risen to 114, and some 11,000 Serbians living in remote villages are trapped, reports the AP . Heavy snow and blizzards have made the roads impassable, stranding those living in some 6,...

Russian Cops Pitch Tantrum Over 'Toy Protest'

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:15:00 CST

Don't toy with us, furious Russian officials are warning activists. But that's just what they're doing. Government critics have staged a miniature protest in the Siberian town of Barnaul using tiny Lego men, South Park figurines, and rubber animals holding little placards emblazoned with messages like "I'm for Clean Elections,...

Last Serbian War Criminal Arrested

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:32:54 CDT

Serbia has arrested the last of its indicted war criminals, Goran Hadzic. Hadzic, president of the de facto government of Serb territories that broke away in former Yugoslavia, was in hiding for seven years. With his arrest, all 161 people indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for alleged war crimes...

Boy in Chilling Srebrenica Pic 'Glad' Mladic Captured

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:23:45 CDT

It's a chilling image: Ratko Mladic, the accused mastermind of the Srebrenica massacre, pats a tow-headed Muslim boy on the head and assures him all will be safe—a simple gift of chocolate just hours before the spilling of so much blood. The AP went looking for the boy in...