A HEARSE took the body of Slobodan Milosevic to Amsterdam airport last night as Serbia cleared the way for the former Yugoslav president’s widow to return for a funeral in Belgrade.

Slobodan Milosevic won his first victory in The Hague today as the UN war crimes tribunal barred the prosecution’s senior investigator from giving evidence, saying it was based on hearsay.

Slobodan Milosevic’s wife was today given a Dutch visa, clearing the way for her to visit the former Yugoslav president at the UN prison in The Hague.

Slobodan Milosevic says he’s not suicidal, is in good health and high spirits, and is convinced he did the right thing for Yugoslavia, said a Canadian lawyer who saw the former Yugoslav President in jail yesterday.

Slobodan Milosevic's wife may be forced to go to a town where her incarcerated husband's name evokes ridicule and hers hatred.