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NEWS ABOUT: Sarajevo

Sarajevo stories: 6 news summaries

 Biden Arrives in Bosnia 

Set to meet with presidency, Bosnian and Serbian leaders

May 19, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(AP) - Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Bosnia today, the first stop of a three-day trip aimed at demonstrating intensified US engagement in the Balkans. Biden landed in Sarajevo, where he is scheduled to meet Bosnia's three-person presidency, address parliament, and meet separately with the country's two staunchest rivals—Bosniak leader... More »

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Joe Biden • Bosnia • Serbia • protests • Balkans • Sarajevo

 Karadzic Delivered to Hague

Riots break out as Karadzic is spirited to Holland

Jul 30, 08 5:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic was whisked from a Serbian jail and handed over to UN officials today to face trial at The Hague on charges of genocide. He's expected to appear at court today. The former leader of the Bosnian Serbs was escorted by masked officers from the... More »

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Serbia • war crimes • The Hague • Srebrenica • extradition • Radovan Karadzic • Sarajevo • war crimes court

OPINION

 Karadzic Arrest
 Shows the Hague's Value

Even warrants can hurt bad actors

Jul 23, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - For all those who doubt the effectiveness of an International Criminal Court warrant, just look at Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. Samantha Power imagined the arrest differently when she was reporting from Sarajevo in 1995, but his diminished circumstances now show just how crippling and demeaning it is to run... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • Yugoslavia • Radovan Karadzic • Sarajevo • Samantha Power • International Criminal Court

 Hunt Shifts
 to Butcher
 'Serb God' 

With Karadzic behind bars, focus is on genocidal partner

Jul 23, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic is finally behind bars, but his alleged partner in genocide, Gen. Ratko Mladic, remains at large. Mladic is an even more ruthless figure who until a few years ago brazenly appeared in downtown Belgrade, attending soccer games and eating at gourmet restaurants, despite a $5... More »

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United Nations • Bosnia • Serbia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • Belgrade • Srebrenica • Ratko Mladic • Radovan Karadzic • Sarajevo • Boris Tadic

 Karadzic: Poet Turned Monster 

'Butcher of Bosnia' saw himself as an intellectual and guardian of his people

Jul 22, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Serbian strongman Radovan Karadzic viewed himself as a high-minded intellectual but his hardline nationalism drove him to become responsible for Europe's most bestial atrocities since the Nazis, writes the Times of London. The former Bosnian leader, now captured after 12 years on the run, was a poet and author and... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • war crimes • ethnic cleansing • Radovan Karadzic • Sarajevo • Serbs

Serb General Convicted of War Crimes

Commander whose troops shelled
Sarajevo gets 33 years

Dec 12, 07 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The United Nations tribunal at the Hague has convicted a Bosnian Serb general of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other charges, and sentenced him to 33 years in prison. Dragomir Milosevic commanded his troops to shell Sarajevo and fire at bystanders during the siege of the Bosnian capital, where... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • war crimes • international war crimes tribunal • Slobodan Milosevic • Sarajevo

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