No sooner have we waved goodbye to the Euro 2008 finals, then World Cup qualifiers are on our doorstep once again.
A plea in the case of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader accused of war crimes, will be entered next week, the tribunal at The Hague said on Friday.
Court officials in Belgrade have not received an appeal preventing the extradition of former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic.
The lawyer of former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic was expected to launch an appeal Friday to block his client's extradition to The Hague to face an international war crimes tribunal.
International justice is often derided, but Samantha Power writes that its recent successes have been hard to ignore
The Justice Department asked a federal court Tuesday to revoke the citizenship of an 86-year-old Seattle-area man, saying he served in a Nazi unit that slaughtered 17,000 Serbian civilians during World War II
Serbian authorities on Wednesday arrested Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Stojan Zupljanin, an official at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said.
This year's tournament will be the 13th European Championship finals. Here is a summary of how the other 12 competitions were decided.
The West was poised for bad news from the parliamentary vote but will instead be celebrating President Tadic's victory
The city of Mostar lies at a crossroads of cultures: just inland from the Adriatic coast, in the southern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mostar -- where Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks had lived in seeming harmony before the war, then suffered horribly when its warring neighborhoods turned the city into a killing zone -- provided me with one of the richest experiences of my travel year.
No sooner have we waved goodbye to the Euro 2008 finals, then World Cup qualifiers are on our doorstep once again.
A plea in the case of Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader accused of war crimes, will be entered next week, the tribunal at The Hague said on Friday.
Court officials in Belgrade have not received an appeal preventing the extradition of former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic.
The lawyer of former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic was expected to launch an appeal Friday to block his client's extradition to The Hague to face an international war crimes tribunal.
International justice is often derided, but Samantha Power writes that its recent successes have been hard to ignore
The Justice Department asked a federal court Tuesday to revoke the citizenship of an 86-year-old Seattle-area man, saying he served in a Nazi unit that slaughtered 17,000 Serbian civilians during World War II
Serbian authorities on Wednesday arrested Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Stojan Zupljanin, an official at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said.
This year's tournament will be the 13th European Championship finals. Here is a summary of how the other 12 competitions were decided.
The West was poised for bad news from the parliamentary vote but will instead be celebrating President Tadic's victory
The city of Mostar lies at a crossroads of cultures: just inland from the Adriatic coast, in the southern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mostar -- where Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats and Muslim Bosniaks had lived in seeming harmony before the war, then suffered horribly when its warring neighborhoods turned the city into a killing zone -- provided me with one of the richest experiences of my travel year.
These days Croatia's Dalmatian Coast is inundated with tourists -- and understandably so. But after a visit to Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic," I'm in the mood for a good Balkan adventure and decide to drive directly inland ... to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
NATO decides not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance, but pledged that they will join one day
A former Croatian military commander went on trial Tuesday for war crimes stemming from a 1995 operation against Croatian Serbs.
Serbia defiantly told the United Nations on Thursday that it will never allow Kosovo to become independent -- despite U.S. and European Union support for the province to make the move.
Serbia's ultra-nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic will face pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic in a presidential runoff on February 3, The Associated Press reported on Monday.
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64
You're in a tough negotiation. The guy across the table is unconcerned, backed up by his cronies, prepared to wait you out. There is no legal recourse. You need power, real power. Like this: "Mr. President, may I see you outside, alone, for just a moment." "Certainly," Serb President Slobodan Milosevic replies, with that smug self-assurance characteristic of his dictatorship. "Mr. President," I begin, looking at him eye to eye that day in 1998 and speaking in an even voice, "perhaps you don't understand, but the United Nations has directed that you pull out your excess forces from Kosovo now. And if you don't, NATO is going to tell me to bomb you, and I will bomb you good."
I was sitting on a Croatian beach a few years ago, staring in amazement at the glorious Adriatic Sea, when my traveling companion said, "If you think this is beautiful, you should see Montenegro someday." That day finally arrived this summer, when my friend Leslie and I decided to celebrate her birthday with a trip to the small country north of Albania and south of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Paul Pierce scoffed when he heard it, an unexpected -- and unnecessary -- apology from Roy Williams during the North Carolina coach's induction speech into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Serbia center Darko Milicic was fined nearly $14,000 on Friday for unleashing a profanity-laced tirade at referees following a defeat at the European basketball championship.
Not long after inducting its newest class, the Basketball Hall of Fame will take a road trip.
Nearly 18,000 people are still missing from the ethnic wars fought in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday.
Iraq's Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds all celebrated the triumph of their national soccer team. If only politics were as easy
Arsenal have agreed terms with Dinamo Zagreb to sign Croatia's Brazilian-born striker Eduardo Da Silva on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.
A TIME correspondent recalls his meeting with the late U.N. Secretary General on the defensive about his Wehrmacht past
The tipster responsible for helping authorities thwart a possible terrorist attack on a U.S. military base said Tuesday he experienced a "moral dilemma" over whether to report what he had seen.
Britain is withdrawing more than 600 troops from Bosnia and Herzegovina, a move that basically ends 15 years of a "continuous UK military presence" in the Balkan country, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Partizan Belgrade have named former Yugoslavia defender Miroslav Djukic as their new coach.
Former Yugoslav international Momcilo Vukotic has signed a contract to coach Greek side PAOK Salonika.
The U.N. war crimes tribunal has convicted former Bosnian Serb parliamentary speaker Momcilo Krajisnik of war crimes and sentenced him to 27 years in prison, but cleared him of genocide charges.
Former Yugoslavia soccer coach Ivica Osim will be appointed as Japan's national coach on July 21, according to the Kyodo news agency.
Former Yugoslavia coach Ivica Osim will take charge of the Japan national side in succession to Brazilian Zico.
Voters in Montenegro have decided narrowly to sever the country's union with Serbia, a move that breaks up the last two pieces of the former Yugoslavia, according to official preliminary results from the election commission.
Voters in Montenegro decided narrowly to sever the country's union with Serbia, a move that would break up the last two pieces of the former Yugoslavia, unofficial poll returns from Sunday's referendum indicated.
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The portrait of Slobodan Milosevic that hung at Pristina's train station was massive, more than 4 feet wide and approaching 8 feet in height.
Slobodan Milosevic ruled by violent means during the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, while trying to convince other world leaders that he was trying to bring peace to the Balkans.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has been found dead in his cell in The Hague, Netherlands where he was being tried on war crimes charges, according to the United Nations war crimes tribunal. He was 64.
Former Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic's death on Saturday comes amid diplomatic efforts to determine the future of Kosovo, the disputed region of Serbia dominated by Albanians.
Former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic was regarded as the chief architect of the carnage unleashed during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic enters its fifth tedious year Sunday, and though international interest in the tribunal in the Dutch city of The Hague has waned, it has proved a useful tool in educating Serbs.
Bosnia national coach Blaz Sliskovic will extend his contract for two years to 2008, association (NSBIH) spokeswoman Slavica Pecikoza said on Wednesday.
A passenger train has derailed and plunged down an embankment outside Montenegro's capital, Podgorica, on Monday, killing 41 people aboard and injuring more than 180 others, a government spokeswoman has said.
Real Sociedad striker Darko Kovacevic will miss the rest of the season after tearing the Achilles tendon in his left leg during training on Monday.
An appeal has started in a Greek court for members of the November 17 terrorist group, who were convicted for their roles in a terror spree -- including murders and bombings -- spanning more than a quarter of a century.
Croatian police say an explosion at the British embassy in Zagreb this week was caused by a member of staff, who was arrested and confessed to the crime.
In 1984 figure skater Scott Hamilton wowed the world with his intricate footwork and perfect jumps in winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The diminutive athlete dominated the sport in the 1980s, also winning four world figure skating championships.
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian-Serb leader, is accused of having been responsible for running concentration-style detention camps, and the massacre at the NATO so-called safe haven of Srebrenica.
As an entrepreneur, Malcolm Bricklin, 65, is best known for his bold failures. He began importing Subaru cars in 1968 but left in 1972 before Subaru's sales ignited. His attempt at manufacturing hi...
Set amid spectacular Alpine scenery, Slovenia's Bled School of Management must be one of the most picturesque places to study business anywhere in the world.
A U.S.-based company plans to sell cars manufactured in China at American dealerships beginning in 2007.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was described as "an intellectual" and "a moderate" by the first defense witness at his war crimes trial.
Judges at the U.N. tribunal has imposed a defense lawyer on former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to avoid further delays in his war crimes trial caused by poor health.
A defiant Slobodan Milosevic has wrapped up his opening statement against war crimes charges, calling his trial at The Hague a "farce, pure and simple."
Following are some key facts about the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Slobodan Milosevic is on trial at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague on charges of masterminding ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has launched a fiery defense against charges of war crimes and genocide, calling the case a "treacherous distortion of history."
A Japanese court has dismissed a request to halt deportation proceedings against fugitive chess legend Bobby Fischer, his lawyers say.
The Japanese woman who plans to marry former world chess champion Bobby Fischer says their feelings are genuine.
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has said he plans to marry a leading Japanese chess official in the latest twist of a long-running saga to avoid deportation to the United States.
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has told U.S. authorities he wants to renounce his American citizenship.
The city of Mostar, a symbol like Sarajevo of the bloody end of Yugoslavia, is celebrating the reopening of its rebuilt 16th century bridge that some hope can help reconcile Muslims and Croats.
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has been detained by immigration authorities in Japan.
The U.N. tribunal has ruled that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is fit to stand trial, but may not be healthy enough to continue defending himself against charges of war crimes and genocide.
The U.N. war crimes tribunal has delayed opening defense statements by former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic due to concerns about his health.
The British judge who presided sternly over the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic has died, the U.N. tribunal has announced. He was 65.
NATO troops have carried out searches in Bosnia's Serb Republic a day after the West's peace envoy sacked 60 senior Serb officials for failure to arrest top war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic.
Chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia, Carla Del Ponte, says she is optimistic that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will be in custody by the end of the day Wednesday.
Although the idea of a European championship dates back to 1927, when French football chief Henri Delauney presented the proposal to world governing body FIFA, it was not until after the foundation of European governing body UEFA in 1954 that the tournament became a reality.
Austrian skier Josef 'Pepi' Strobl will compete for Slovenia from next season if the International Skiing Federation (FIS) gives its blessing.
It is picture-postcard perfect. Slovenia, home to just 2 million people, has it all: To the north, snow-covered mountains, fairytale castles and magical lakes. A couple of hours to the south, the Adriatic coastline.
The border between Italy and Slovenia is barely visible here. Neighboring rooftops sit in two different towns in two different countries.
Thousands of fresh NATO troops were taking up positions across Kosovo in an effort to avoid a repeat of attacks that left 28 people dead and 600 wounded.
Prosecutors have abruptly closed their case against Slobodan Milosevic amid concerns over the resignation of the presiding judge and delays caused by the former Yugoslav president's health.
A decision by the Dutch government to deport 26,000 failed asylum-seekers is continuing to make waves across the country.
Serbian and Montenegrin defender Nisa Savelgic has joined French first division side Guingamp after quitting rivals Bastia.
Soros's Open Society Institute, which takes its name from philosopher Karl Popper's phrase for free and democratic states, supports 33 foundations that funnel money into global philanthropy. Many o...
What does the daily onslaught of spam tell us about people who use the Internet? A perusal of my in-box might be instructive. But I'll tell you from the get-go, it's not pretty. If my spam is any i...
It's official: In February, Yugoslavia changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro. The new name may strike some as needlessly wordy. Indeed, it was chosen only after an admission of failure by word-...
Every time I go to get my hair cut, I get anxious. Maybe it's a holdover from some traumatic experience as a kid, but the idea of changing my appearance makes me uneasy. And I know many other peopl...
This is the time of year most Americans think seriously about contributing to one or more charitable organizations. The holidays are a reminder that others could use a hand. December is also the la...
Brother's Brother Foundation, which was founded in 1958 to provide medical resources to the needy, tops this year's gifts-in-kind charities, getting nearly all of its $39 million income in the form...
First, the good news: Jane Parker, co-author with Allene Symons of Adventures Abroad (Gateway Books, $12.95; 800-669-0773), estimates that a couple can live in some foreign retirement Edens for a t...
-- From the Baltic to the Black Sea, Eastern Europeans are loading up on merchandise bearing U.S. brand names like Kodak, Kellogg's, Band-Aids, Rice-a- Roni, SlimFast, and Purina Cat Chow. Warsaw s...
When you want to help the victims of a disaster far from your home, you have a choice. You can mail a check to a national outfit like the American Red Cross, explaining in a note where you want the...
Dear Elizabeth, Smart as you are at the age of five months, it will be quite a while before you can understand this. But I want to tell you something about your country, America. It is not like oth...
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Though you won't get much of a clue from recent news coverage, the Middle East is not the world's only trouble spot. Hundreds have died in ethnic clashes in Sri Lanka and India. The drug war contin...
IT'S A BLEAK winter evening in a drab Warsaw suburb. Some four dozen Polish workers in leather jackets have crowded into the parish house of a Catholic church. They used to meet there secretly afte...
It's terrific that the 20th century is ending as it began, with democratic capitalism ascendant. Prospects for a less bloody, more prosperous world have rarely been brighter. But it's also worth re...
U.S. banks see opportunities in Eastern Europe -- but don't expect a replay of their disastrous lending spree in the Third World. Says George Salem, a senior banking analyst at Prudential-Bache: ''...
AMERICA'S BIG-PICTURE trade statistics are familiar enough. The country ran a $170-billion deficit last year, $59 billion of it with Japan, another $23 billion with Canada, and so on down a long li...
June 25: OPEC ministers meet in Brioni, Yugoslavia, in yet another attempt to agree on oil production quotas in order to firm up prices. June 30: Final deadline for U.S. companies to divest their L...
For the Yugo minicar from Yugoslavia and the Hyundai Excel from South Korea to be big sellers in the U.S., dealers must convince buyers that a lot of value and reliability can be bought for less th...
A TV COMMERCIAL for the Yugo, the new, boxy Yugoslavian car that sells in the U.S. for a base price of $3,990, opens with a classic Volkswagen Bug sitting in a white one-car garage, vintage late 19...
Treasury Secretary James Baker envisions a three-pronged attack on the problems of 15 debt-laden developing countries. On one front he wants the debtor countries to make structural changes in their...
To promote a cheap new car from Yugoslavia, Yugo America prepared to launch a $10-million advertising campaign for the $3,990 Yugo (FORTUNE, May 13). In a surge of Yugomania, U.S. dealers have rece...
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