A handshake between Kosovan prime minister Hashim Thaci and former Serbian president Boris Tadic has triggered outrage in both countries.

The UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague released two top aides to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic today pending the start of their trials.

The prison meeting in The Hague between Slobodan Milosevic and his lawyers has been delayed because Milosevic’s luggage, which his legal team had brought from Belgrade, was lost at Amsterdam airport, one of his lawyers said.

A hand grenade has exploded in a packed cafe in southern Serbia, injuring 21 people.