THE lawyer for war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic says he has formally filed an appeal against the former general’s detention — a move that will likely delay his extradition for at least a day.

THE capture of Ratko Mladic was hailed yesterday as a boost for Serbia, for Europe and for the country’s hopes of joining the European Union.

Ratko Mladic, the ruthless Bosnian Serb military leader charged with orchestrating Europe’s worst massacre of civilians since the Second World War, was arrested at a relative’s home in a tiny Serbian village today after a 16-year hunt.

The capture of Ratko Mladic was hailed this afternoon as a boost for Serbia, for Europe and for the country’s hopes of joining the European Union (EU).

General Ratko Mladic, Europe’s most wanted war crimes fugitive, has been arrested in Serbia, the country’s president said today.

A group of 10 people accused of helping Europe’s most wanted fugitive Ratko Mladic evade justice, were cleared by a Serbian court today.

THE chief UN war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia left open for the first time the possibility that Europe’s most wanted fugitive, Ratko Mladic, may be hiding outside Serbia.

Serbian authorities conducted another unsuccessful hunt for Europe’s most-wanted war crimes fugitive, pledging to meet a European Union demand to arrest Ratko Mladic.

Video clips showing war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic living freely in Serbia have emerged on Bosnian state TV.

Top war crimes fugitive General Ratko Mladic is being guarded by armed men and has no intention of surrendering to the UN war crimes tribunal, according to a senior Serbian official.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will face a judge today for the first time over his string of monstrous war crimes.

HIDING behind a long white beard and glasses, Europe’s most wanted man Radovan Karadzic was living a new life, practicing alternative medicine, when he was finally arrested.

THE surprise capture of Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, is expected to transform Serbia’s place in the world and greatly increase its chances of entering the European Union.

Hiding behind a long white beard and glasses, Europe’s most wanted man Radovan Karadzic was living a new life practising alternative medicine when he was finally arrested.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, the alleged architect of war crimes including Europe’s worst massacre since the Second World War, was in custody today after more than a decade on the run.

The office of Serbian president said last night that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic had been arrested in Serbia.

A UN inquiry has identified people who may have been involved in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri and is investigating new information about the buyers of a van used in the bombing, the chief investigator said.

The UN probe into the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has reached “a critical stage”, the chief investigator reported today.

Syria suggested it may not cooperate with a planned international tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri because Damascus was not consulted on the plan, according to a letter circulated at the United Nations.

A Lebanese police officer and his bodyguard were wounded by a remote-controlled roadside bomb today in an apparent assassination attempt.

A UN investigation is closer to understanding the circumstances surrounding former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination and has received better cooperation with Syria, according to a report released today.

President Bashar Assad of Syria indicated today his rejection of a second request by UN investigators to interview him over the Rafik Hariri assassination, declaring that Syria would not bow to international pressure.