Wed, Apr 15th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

CLEVELAND — A lawyer for the Cleveland area man accused of being a Nazi death camp guard says the elderly suspect needs chemotherapy and is unfit for trial. John Demjanjuk was released from federal custody late Tuesday, just hours after immigration ...Read More

Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | World |

The Australian government on Thursday approved the extradition of an alleged Nazi war criminal accused by Hungary of a World War II killing. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said Australia takes war crimes seriously and will not be a haven for ...Read More

After 13 weeks, Charles Taylor nears end of testimony in his own defense at war crimes trial

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | World |

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war. Prosecutors ...Read More

Karadzic counsel appointed, trial resumes March 2010

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | World |

* Karadzic had boycotted trial, demanded 10 months delay * Karadzic denied 11 war crimes charges from Bosnian war (Adds court comments, detail, background) AMSTERDAM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal judges ordered the appointment of legal counsel for Radovan Karadzic ...Read More

UN court imposes lawyer on Karadzic

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | Top Stories |

UN court imposes lawyer on Karadzic The UN war crimes tribunal has imposed a lawyer on Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, and postponed his trial for four months. The decision comes after the 64-year-old, who had chose to defend himself, boycotted the start of his ...Read More

Karadzic attends UN trial for first time

Tue, Nov 3rd, 2009 | World |

Karadzic attends UN trial for first time THE HAGUE - Radovan Karadzic appeared at his United Nations war crimes trial yesterday for the first time since it began last week, claiming his "fundamental rights have been violated'' by judges who started without him. The former Bosnian Serb leader, ...Read More

Karadzic ends boycott of trial seen as key to Balkans closure

Tue, Nov 3rd, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

The Hague, Netherlands - Radovan Karadzic broke a boycott on his Yugoslav war crimes trial today to ask for 10 more months for his defense against genocide charges in Bosnia. "I would really be a criminal if I were to accept ...Read More

Karadzic attends UN court hearing for first time

Tue, Nov 3rd, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Karadzic attends UN court hearing for first time THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Radovan Karadzic appeared at his U.N. war crimes trial on Tuesday for the first time since his trial began last week, claiming that his "fundamental rights have been violated" by U.N. judges who started his genocide ...Read More

Karadzic makes appearance at war crimes tribunal

Tue, Nov 3rd, 2009 | World |

Karadzic makes appearance at war crimes tribunal THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared Tuesday for an administrative hearing in his war crimes trial, temporarily giving up his boycott to ask for more time to prepare his case. Karadzic, who is acting as his ...Read More

Prosecutor blames Karadzic for Srebrenica massacre

Mon, Nov 2nd, 2009 | World |

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Radovan Karadzic orchestrated the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys and his only regret was "that some Muslim men got away," a U.N. prosecutor said Monday at the former Bosnian Serb leader's war ...Read More

Trial resumes without Karadzic

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | World |

The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has resumed in The Hague, even though he has again boycotted the proceedings. The presiding judge at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal said he regretted Karadzic's decision not to ...Read More

Karadzic court case due to resume

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Karadzic court case due to resume Radovan Karadzic has said he will defend himself at the trial The genocide and war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is due to resume in The Hague, a day after it was adjourned. But a legal adviser ...Read More

Fury as Karadzic refuses to turn up for war crimes trial

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Fury as Karadzic refuses to turn up for war crimes trial The victims of Radovan Karadzic voiced outrage yesterday after the former Bosnian Serb leader made a mockery of the first day of justice for the worst atrocities seen in Europe since the Second World War. Dr Karadzic, 64, remained in the ...Read More

Radovan Karadzic fails to appear for war crimes trial

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Radovan Karadzic fails to appear for war crimes trial For more than 14 years Zumra Sehomirovic has waited for justice for the murder of her son and husband. So at the crack of dawn in Sarajevo on Sunday, the Muslim widow from the east Bosnian hill town of Srebrenica ...Read More

War Crimes Suspect Boycotts Trial

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | World |

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Oct. 26) -- Radovan Karadzic boycotted the opening day of his war crimes trial Monday and sent no lawyer to defend himself, forcing judges to adjourn the hearing. Judges then vowed the trial would begin Tuesday with ...Read More

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotts opening of his genocide trial

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | World |

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Radovan Karadzic boycotted the opening day of his war crimes trial Monday and sent no lawyer to defend himself, forcing judges to abruptly adjourn the hearing. Judges then vowed that the former Bosnian Serb leader's trial ...Read More

Karadzic shuns war crimes trial, court to proceed

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

* Radovan Karadzic boycotts start of trial * Court says considering appointing counsel (Adds judge quotes, detail) THE HAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to attend the start of his war crimes trial on Monday, and judges ...Read More

Karadzic boycotts opening of war crimes trial

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | World |

Karadzic boycotts opening of war crimes trial THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. judges abruptly adjourned Radovan Karadzic's war crimes trial Monday after the former Bosnian Serb leader boycotted the opening day to protest his lack of time to prepare his defense. Judge O-Gon Kwon said that in ...Read More

First Day of Karadzic Trial Adjourns

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

First Day of Karadzic Trial Adjourns The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan began Monday before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague, but without the defendant. Karadzic refused to attend the opening session, insisting he needs more time to prepare ...Read More

Bosnian Serb boycotts opening of war crimes trial

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | World |

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Radovan Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a brutal three-year civil war in the early 1990s, has boycotted the opening of his war crimes trial. Judge O-Gon Kwon noted the absence of Karadzic or of any ...Read More

Radovan Karadzic genocide trial set to start at Yugoslav tribunal despite his boycott

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | World |

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The war crimes trial of Radovan Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs through a brutal three-year civil war in the early 1990s, begins Monday about 15 months after he was captured in Serbia. The prosecution and ...Read More