Slobodan Milosevic defied doctors’ orders to quit smoking and took smuggled medication, an internal report said today, clearing the tribunal of giving inadequate medical care that might have led to the prisoner’s death.

The pressures of defending himself against scores of war crimes charges took its toll on Slobodan Milosevic today, and he was too tired to appear in court.

Slobodan Milosevic may attempt to force former US President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to give evidence at his genocide trial.

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal is to appoint a lawyer to assist Slobodan Milosevic.

Slobodan Milosevic’s wife left Belgrade today to visit her husband in a UN prison in the Netherlands where he is being held pending trial for atrocities in Kosovo.