Justice and law enforcement
Hague chamber overturns conviction of Bosnian Muslim commander Oric
03/07/2008
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- The appeals chamber of the UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday (July 3rd) overturned the conviction of Naser Oric, comma...
Serbia dismisses second official in United States for helping suspected criminal flee
03/07/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- The government dismissed the Serbian consul general to the United States, Slobodan Nenadovic, on Wednesday (July 2nd) amid eviden...
US demands extradition of Serbian basketball player who fled after attack
02/07/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- US Ambassador to Belgrade Cameron Munter officially requested on Tuesday (July 1st) the arrest and extradition of Miladin Kovacev...
Political tension mounts in Turkey
02/07/2008
Political tensions rose in Turkey on Tuesday after police arrested two retired generals and other prominent figures suspected of plotting to overthrow the government. The arrests coincide with a court case aimed at closing the ruling party.
Crucial arguments expected this week in case against Turkey's ruling party
30/06/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Both the prosecutor and the defence will present crucial arguments this week in the case against the ruling Justice and Development...
Serbia dismisses vice consul in US for helping suspect flee
30/06/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- The foreign ministry said on Sunday (June 29th) that it had dismissed Serbian Vice Consul to the US Igor Milosevic after an inves...
Rehn, Brammertz say Serbia should boost co-operation with UN tribunal
29/06/2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn expressed hope on Friday (June 27th) that Serbia's new government will continue to work to...
Hague tribunal grants provisional release to two war crimes suspects
29/06/2008
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The appeals chambers with the UN war crimes tribunal on Friday (June 27th) allowed the provisional release of the former he...
Romania's Basescu asks for extra parliamentary session on Nastase, Mitrea cases
27/06/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- President Traian Basescu on Thursday (June 26th) asked parliament to hold an extraordinary session next week to approve the lau...
208kg of heroin seized in Turkey
27/06/2008
VAN, Turkey -- Police on Friday (June 27th) seized 208kg of heroin in Van, the capital of the eastern province of the same name. Two suspects are und...
World Bank: fight against corruption slackens in majority of SEE countries
26/06/2008
The fight against corruption has weakened in most of the Southeast European countries, according to a new World Bank report on governance published on Tuesday.
Kosovo journalist goes on trial at Hague
26/06/2008
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- Kosovo journalist Baton Haxhiu told The Hague war crimes tribunal on Wednesday (June 25th) that he is innocent of all c...
Serbian, Montenegrin police smash human-trafficking group
26/06/2008
BELGRADE, Serbia -- The interior ministry announced on Wednesday (June 25th) that a joint operation by Serbian and Montenegrin police has smashed a h...
Croatian deputy prime minister visits Afghanistan
25/06/2008
Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Djurdja Adlesic, the highest-ranking politician from her country ever to visit Afghanistan, met with Croatian troops serving on the ISAF mission.
Prominent Turkish intellectual acquitted of terrorism charges
25/06/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 24th) upheld the acquittal of prominent intellectual Fethullah Gulen, who faced charges of formi...
