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NEWS ABOUT: Slobodan Milosevic

Slobodan Milosevic stories: 6 news summaries

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

Serbia Set for Snap Elections After Kosovo Spurs Collapse

Most important vote in decade called for May

Mar 13, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The president of Serbia dissolved parliament today, paving the way for early elections on May 11 that many are calling the country's most critical vote since the fall of strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Serbia's government collapsed over the weekend due to infighting over the fate of Kosovo and the country's prospect... More »

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Serbia • Kosovo • Slobodan Milosevic • Boris Tadic • Vojislav Kostunica • Belgrade riots

Polls Close in Tight Serbian Election

EU ties hang in
balance as Kosovo
split roils hopefuls

Jan 20, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Polls have closed in Serbia in a tight presidential race between a Euro-friendly incumbent and a pro-Russian nationalist, the BBC reports. Neither pro-Western Boris Tadic nor rival Tomislav Nikolic—or any of seven other hopefuls—is expected to win a first-round majority. The election, which has sparked debates about Kosovo... More »

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Serbia • European Union • Kosovo • Slobodan Milosevic • Tomislav Nikolic • Boris Tadic • presidential election

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

Former Serb Leader Guilty
of War Crimes

Led ethnic cleansing
of non-Serbs in early-90s Croatia

Jun 12, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Serb rebel leader Milan Martic has been convicted of murder and other atrocities in Croatia in the early 1990s and sentenced to 35 years in jail. The international war crimes tribunal in the Hague found Martic guilty of ethnic cleansing of non-Serbs when he was leader of the so-called... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • war crimes • Milan Martic • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Krajina Serb Republic • Croatia • Slobodan Milosevic

Court Convicts 12 of Serbian PM's Murder

Gangsters, secret police guilty of 2003 assassination

May 23, 07 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Belgrade court convicted twelve men of the murder of Zoran Djindjic, the pro-Western PM of Serbia who was gunned down in 2003. The dozen defendants included alleged mobsters and members of the secret police; the two ringleaders will go away for 40 years after what Serbs called the "... More »

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Serbia • murder • Zoran Djindjic • The Hague • conspiracy • Slobodan Milosevic • Belgrade • assassination

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