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Soccer Stars' Fave New Cure: Horse Placenta Massage

It's injected into injured area, then massaged

Nov 18, 09 9:30 PM CST
(Newser) - A treatment featuring horse placenta is becoming all the rage for injured European soccer stars, with two Liverpool players just the latest to seek treatment. The procedure, performed by a Serbian woman, sees the placenta—a leftover of the breeding process—injected into the hurt area, then massaged further into... More »

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Serbia • soccer • placenta • Liverpool • sports injuries • Arsenal • strange stuff • Marijana Kovacevic • Robin van Persie • horse placenta • cures

 Karadzic Refuses to 
 Leave Cell for Trial 

Proceedings halted as alleged war criminal boycotts

Oct 26, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The long-awaited trial of Radovan Karadzic was halted just 15 minutes after opening because the former Bosnian Serb leader refused to leave his cell and attend the proceedings. Although prosecutors in The Hague asked the judges to continue in his absence, the presiding magistrate suspended the proceedings until tomorrow. The... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Srebrenica • Radovan Karadzic • Balkans War • Srebrenica massacre

 Karadzic to Boycott 
 Bosnia Genocide Trial 

Hague tribunal will open in his absence

Oct 22, 09 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader arrested last year after more than a decade in hiding, will boycott his trial for genocide and other crimes next week. The trial at the international court in The Hague will begin Monday in Karadzic's absence, an official says. Prosecutors are expecting they'll need... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • genocide • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Radovan Karadzic • Srebrenica massacre

US OPEN

 Upset Bug Bites No. 5 Jankovic 


Sep 3, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(AP) - One night after her beloved grandmother died back in her native Serbia, fifth seed Jelena Jankovic fell victim to the upset bug at the US Open today, losing in the second round to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. "I was very sad and emotionally I was really not on... More »

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Serbia • US Open • Jelena Jankovic • US Open Tennis • deaths • grandmother • upset • Yaroslava Shvedova

 Bold Gem Heist 
 Gang Is Toast 
 of Serbia 

'Pink Panthers' blamed for over 100 daring robberies worldwide

Jul 29, 09 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 200-strong gang of global jewel thieves has become the bane of Interpol and heroes to many in their native Serbia, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "Pink Panthers" live among the many refugees from the Balkan wars scattered around the world. They are blamed for at least 100... More »

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Serbia • theft • gangs • criminal • Interpol • Serbs • jewel heist

Bulgaria Detains Kosovo's Ex-PM on War Crimes Charges

But UN wants ethnic Albanian leader freed

Jun 24, 09 6:05 AM CDT
(AP) - Bulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol at Serbia's request, reports the AP. Agim Ceku, PM between 2006 and 2008, is wanted for war crimes allegedly committed during the 1998-1999 war when he was military chief of the Kosovo Liberation... More »

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Serbia • war crimes • Kosovo • Bulgaria • Interpol • Ethnic Albanians

Fugitive War Criminal May Be Living Freely

Bosnian TV purports to show Ratko Mladic at wedding, out with family

Jun 11, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bosnian television has aired what it calls footage of Ratko Mladic, the notorious Serbian war criminal on the lam since 1995, including a video it says was filmed last winter, reports the BBC. The footage, whose veracity has been disputed, seems to show Mladic living peacefully in a Belgrade suburb,... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • genocide • war crimes • Ratko Mladic • crimes against humanity • Radovan Karadzic • Ethnic Serbs • Serbs

 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

 'Death-Squad' Serb 
 Was CIA Spook 

Agency submits classified document to international court in Stanisic's defense

Mar 1, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A Serbian leader facing trial for organizing "ethic cleansing" death squads was a key CIA aide, reports the Los Angeles Times. Jovica Stanisic, head of intelligence for brutal Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, secretly fed information to CIA agents desperate for dirt on factions in the former Yugoslavia. While Stanisic... More »

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Serbia • CIA • war crimes • international war crimes tribunal • ethnic cleansing • Slobodan Medic • Jovica Stanisic • death squads

 UN Acquits Serb Leader 

Five others convicted of roles in Kosovo violence

Feb 26, 09 11:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A UN tribunal acquitted former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic today of war crimes during the late-1990s conflict in Kosovo, the BBC reports. Milutinovic, the titular leader of Serbia in 1997-2002, did not have direct control of the Yugoslav army during the campaign of violence committed against Kosovar Albanians, the tribunal... More »

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United Nations • Serbia • war crimes • Kosovo • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Former Yugoslavia • Milan Milutinovic

 Serbs Erect
 Bob Marley
 Peace Statue

Reggae legend a symbol of tolerance in Balkans

Aug 25, 08 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eastern Europe may not be known for its reggae scene, but a small Serbian village has chosen iconic wailer Bob Marley as a symbol of peace for the Balkans. A statue of Marley, who died in 1981, was recently unveiled during a rock festival in Banatski Sokolac, reports the BBC.... More »

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Serbia • Croatia • statue • peace • Balkans • Bob Marley

Updated

Karadzic Delays Plea in War Crimes Trial

Newly shorn genocide defendent needs time to study charges

Jul 31, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A freshly shaven and subdued Radovan Karadzic declined to enter a plea in his first appearance today before the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the Guardian reports. The former Bosnian Serb leader said he needed more time to consider the charges, which include 11 counts of genocide and... More »

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Serbia • The Hague • Radovan Karadzic • war crimes tribunal • court appearance

 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

 Hiding Was 'Easy,'
 Boasts Karadzic

War crimes suspect refusing to eat

Jul 25, 08 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Captured Serbian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has been refusing to eat in his Belgrade cell since his arrest more than a week ago—but has been boasting about life on the lam. Karadzic claims he had planned to turn himself in next year, reports the Guardian. Karadzic was nabbed... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • war crimes • The Hague • Radovan Karadzic • Slobodan Medic • Srebrenica massacre • war crimes tribunal

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

Karadzic to Defend Himself in Genocide Trial

Bosnian war crimes suspect also wants
a shave and a trim

Jul 23, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bosnian genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic plans to defend himself when he stands trial in the Hague, his lawyer said today. He also plans to lose the Santa Claus beard and pony tail, having requested a shave and haircut, the BBC reports. Karadzic, a former psychiatrist who spent more than a... More »

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Serbia • war crimes • The Hague • Slobodan Milosevic • Radovan Karadzic

OPINION

My Meeting With the Monster of the Balkans

Karadzic was terrifying at negotating table, writes Holbrooke

Jul 23, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Richard Holbrooke led the process that resulted in the Dayton Accords and the end of the war in Bosnia, he knew that sending Radovan Karadzic to the Hague was necessary to bring peace to the Balkans. Now, after 12 "inexcusable" years on the run, he has been arrested,... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Ratko Mladic • Radovan Karadzic • Balkans War • Richard Holbrooke

 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

Serb War Crimes Fugitive Worked in Belgrade Clinic

Karadzic practiced alt medicine in disguise

Jul 22, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bosnian Serb Radovan Karadzic, arrested yesterday on war crimes charges after a 13-year manhunt, has been living in Belgrade with a fabricated identity and a private practice in alternative medicine, the BBC reports. Karadzic, sporting a long white beard and the name Dragan Dabic, walked in public freely, police said... More »

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Serbia • war crimes • Radovan Karadzic

 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

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