Mladic extradited to face trial in The HagueRATKO MLADIC was flown from Serbia to the Netherlands last night to face trial for war crimes allegedly committed by his ethnic…Wed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
Mladic lodges appeal against his extraditionTHE LAWYER for Ratko Mladic has appealed against his extradition to the United Nations war crimes court at The Hague, amid disputes…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Arrest made with one eye focused on EU membershipSerbia’s leaders are hoping for EU candidate status or they may see their support dwindleTue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Court rules Mladic fit to face genocide charges at UN tribunalA SERBIAN court has directed that Ratko Mladic be deported to The Hague as he is fit enough to face genocide charges at the United…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Mladic captured by chance in lucky raidWhen agents descended upon the genocide suspect’s hideout he was carrying two armed pistols but offered no resistanceSat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Medvedev tries to damp down speculation of rift with PutinA CAGEY Dmitry Medvedev has refused to reveal whether he will run for another term as Russia’s president and sought to calm talk…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Oligarch plans to support MedvedevONE OF Russia’s most powerful oligarchs plans to lead a liberal political party to support president Dmitry Medvedev, amid signs…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Bosnian crisis sparks fears of a return to violenceBOSNIA’S CHIEF international envoy says it is facing its worst crisis since the 1992-1995 war, echoing fears from Balkan experts…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Russia calls for changes to nuclear safety rulesRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev has called for the introduction of new nuclear safety rules on the 25th anniversary of the …Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
The liquidators: workers who cleaned Chernobyl use anniversary to appeal for helpTHE “LIQUIDATORS” who were dispatched to deal with the Chernobyl meltdown have used the anniversary of the disaster to appeal…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Ill-fated plant still casts a damaging shadow a quarter century onCHERNOBYL LETTER: The terrible impact on people of the mid-1980s nuclear disaster is all too evidentTue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Strident Putin says Russia must diversify its economyRUSSIAN PRIME minister Vladimir Putin emphasised the dangers of political instability, liberal “experiments” and foreign interference…Thu Apr 21 2011 - 01:00
Croatia condemns UN for convicting former generalsCROATIA HAS condemned a United Nations court for convicting two former generals of committing war crimes against Serbs during…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Russians fear losing out to US in space programmePRESIDENT DMITRY Medvedev has rejected claims that Russia’s space programme is in terminal decline, amid celebrations to mark…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Marking time with mujahideenCONFLICT: Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989 By Rodric Braithwaite Profile Books, 417pp. £25Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Case opened against Ukrainian ex-president over journalist's murderPROSECUTORS IN Ukraine are investigating former president Leonid Kuchma for suspected involvement in the murder of journalist…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Gaza engineer 'held in Israeli prison' following abduction from UkraineMYSTERY SURROUNDS the fate of a senior Palestinian engineer whose family says he was abducted by Mossad agents on a Ukrainian…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Offer to send experts on Chernobyl crisisUKRAINE: UKRAINE HAS offered to send atomic power experts who dealt with the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl accident to Japan…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Gadafy's Ukrainian nurse and companion returns to KievIN HIS struggle to retain control of Libya, Col Muammar Gadafy has apparently lost the woman described by US diplomats as one…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
New Kosovo government ready for early talks with SerbiaKOSOVO IS seeking an early start to long-awaited talks with Serbia after the fledgling state’s parliament reappointed Hashim …Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
US condemns Belarus trials and imprisoning of protesterBELARUS HAS drawn sharp criticism from the United States and human rights groups for sentencing an opposition activist to four…Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Call for UN inquiry into allegations of Kosovan organ tradingSERBIA AND Russia have urged the United Nations to launch an investigation into reports that Kosovo rebels trafficked human organs…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Witches curse as Romania spells out plans to tackle false predictionsFOR THE second time in a month, Romania’s witches are cursing its political leaders for making unforeseen moves against their…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Thousands march in Tirana in memory of three protesters shot dead by armyA MAJOR opposition protest in Albania to commemorate three people shot dead in a rally last week has passed off peacefully after…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Terrorism rife in a country shaping up for world sporting eventsANALYSIS: With insurgency and corruption raging in Russia, concerns have surfaced over securityWed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Albania leader warns of 'tough response' to protestsALBANIAN PRIME minister Sali Berisha has warned of a “tough response” to any attempt to use street protests to unseat him, as…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Albania braced for protests after three killedALBANIA IS braced for more anti-government protests this week despite appeals for calm from the European Union and United States…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Lukashenko sworn in for fourth term as Belarus presidentA DEFIANT Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in for a fourth term as president of Belarus, in a ceremony clouded by EU and US…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
No Latvia refuge for Moscow's ex-mayorLATVIA HAS bluntly rejected a request for residency from former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov and banned him from entering the Baltic…Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
Pilots blamed for crash that killed Polish presidentRUSSIAN INVESTIGATORS have blamed a host of Polish failings for the air crash that killed the country’s president Lech Kaczynski…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Pressure mounts for punitive reply to Belarus crackdownPRESSURE IS mounting within the European Union and United States for a political punishment to be imposed on Belarus’s President…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Lukashenko rivals charged with causing unrestBELARUS HAS charged several of the politicians who ran against Alexander Lukashenko in this month’s disputed president election…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Poland to forge links with Estonian catsESTONIA IS preparing to send several lynx to Poland to help boost its dwindling population of Europe’s largest cat.Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Moscow dismisses criticism of tycoon trialMOSCOW HAS chided the West for criticising the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, telling it to stop…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Sanader awaits decision on extradition requestFORMER CROATIAN prime minister Ivo Sanader will spend the new year in detention in Austria awaiting a court decision on Zagreb…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Ex-minister arrested in Ukraine on abuse of office chargeA FORMER Ukrainian interior minister has been arrested in a dramatic operation by masked security service agentsTue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
US criticises second conviction for Russian tycoonFORMER RUSSIAN oil billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been found guilty of money laundering and embezzlement in a case widely…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
EU and US review Belarus relationsTHE EUROPEAN Union and the United States are reviewing their relationship with Belarus after the former Soviet state ignored …Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Balcony leap to protest at cutbacksROMANIA’S GOVERNMENT has survived a no-confidence vote that was disrupted by a man throwing himself off a balcony into the parliament…Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Hundreds jailed in crackdown over Belarus election dissentBELARUS HAS jailed about 600 people who protested against President Alexander Lukashenko’s election victory on Sunday, amid stern…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Belarus poll clampdown criticised by WestBELARUS’S PRESIDENT Alexander Lukashenko has defied the West by rejecting widespread criticism of Sunday’s election, the violent…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Former PM charged with funds misuseUKRAINIAN PROSECUTORS have charged former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko with misuse of state funds, in what she called a politically…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Thousands protest in Minsk over election resultTHOUSANDS OF Belarusians massed last night in the centre of the capital, Minsk, to protest against an election that exit polls…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Around the world's finest hotels to end up in St PetersburgWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Liam Madden, General manager, Kempinski Moika 22Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Medvedev urges Poland to open energy market to Russian firmsKREMLIN LEADER Dmitry Medvedev has called on Poland to open its energy market to Russian companies on the first day of a visit…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Old divisions die hard as new Europe clings to ancient prejudicesBUDAPEST LETTER: Hard times in Central Europe mean it only takes the slightest scratch for historical wounds to gush anewThu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Medvedev warns of new arms race if missile deal failsRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev has warned the West that a new arms race could result from failure to agree on a controversial…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Moldovan election impasse could hamper EU membershipMOLDOVA’S PRO-WESTERN liberals appear to have failed to secure a big enough general election victory to break the political deadlock…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Romania police chief sacked over alleged criminal linksROMANIA’S POLICE chief and a senior interior ministry official have been sacked over corruption scandals that have increased …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Major protest in Kiev at tax lawTHOUSANDS OF Ukrainian businessmen protested yesterday against a new tax law that they say will destroy their livelihoods while…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
