Politics Feb 22 Watch Experts Weigh Serbian Unrest Over Kosovo’s Future The U.S. began evacuating embassy staff and their families from Belgrade, Serbia, Friday after rioters attacked the American embassy to protest U.S. support for Kosovo's independence. Experts on the Balkans examine the roots of the unrest and the future for…
Politics Feb 18 Watch U.S. Envoy Discusses Kosovo Independence Declaration Despite pressure from Serbia and Russia, the province of Kosovo declared itself independent from Serbia on Sunday. Ambassador Frank Wisner, the U.S. special envoy to Kosovo, discusses the implications of the Albanian-majority province's declaration of independence.
Nation Mar 13 Milosevic Death Precedes War Crimes Verdict Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic died Saturday at age 64 in the midst of a four-year trial for alleged war crimes that appeared nearing an end this year. By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 26 Milosevic Illness May Complicate War Crimes Trial International war crimes judges reported that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, on trial in The Hague for crimes committed during the Balkan wars, is at serious risk of a heart attack and should consider not serving as his own counsel.
Feb 14 Milosevic Hits Back at Prosecution Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic verbally lashed out at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal Thursday, again describing his trial as illegal and saying he was a victim of "terrible fabrication."… Continue reading
Feb 13 Milosevic Challenges Legality of U.N. Tribunal Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic chose not to respond to charges brought against him in the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal, instead questioning the court's right to charge him. Continue reading
Feb 12 Milosevic War Crimes Trial Opens The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic began Tuesday in The Hague, opening a key trial in the intentional community's effort to hold political leaders accountable for possible war crimes. Continue reading
Aug 30 Milosevic Indicted for War Crimes in Balkan Wars U.N. prosecutors said that they will indict former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for genocide and war crimes committed during three Balkan Wars. Continue reading
Jul 03 Milosevic Refuses to Enter Plea At U.N. War Crimes Tribunal Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to enter a plea to war crimes charges today in his first appearance before a U.N. tribunal. Continue reading