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Investigations Underway Into Empty Seats At World Cup Matches
FIFA has said that investigations as to why certain seats were unoccupied at the opening match between Bafana Bafana and Mexico on Friday are still underway. It said the ticketing department was looking at a possibility of transport to the stadium as...
Hague Court Grants Serbian War Criminal Early Release
The Hague Tribunal has approved the early release of the former president of the Republika Srpska, Biljana Plavsic, 79, after serving two-thirds of her sentence.
Zimbabwe Invites United Nations Torture Official for Fact-finding Mission
Zimbabwe has invited the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Manfred Nowak to visit the country at the end of this month on a fact-finding mission. Nowak is scheduled to visit Zimbabwe...
Malawi President Holds Discussion Over Kosovo Independence
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has met the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, and the two men reportedly discussed the issue of independence of the breakaway Serbian province and the need for its international recognition. During...
Former Serbian President Milan Milutinovic, Acquitted of War Crimes
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has acquitted former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic, who was accused of war crimes against Kosovo Albanians in 1998-1999. The ruling read by presiding judge Iain Bonomy found Milutinovic,...
Bosnia Far From Ready To Host Karadzic Trial
Following the recent arrest of notorious alleged war criminal Radovan Karadzic in Belgrade, there have been many calls for him to face justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina — the country where his alleged crimes were committed. Bosnia, some observers argue,...
Dr. Dragan Dabic – The Tragicomedy of Karadzic
After 11 years “on the run,” it turns out that Europe’s most-wanted war criminal, Radovan Karadzic (apparently a much more formidable force than Saddam Hussein) has been working as a doctor in Belgrade and taking life easy. Questions...
