Croatia’s incumbent president Stipe Mesic promised today to align the former Yugoslav country more closely with the West after overwhelmingly winning a second term in a run-off election.

Croatian President Stipe Mesic insisted he would win a presidential runoff and lead Croatia to the European Union after failing by a narrow margin to win an outright first-round victory in yesterday’s election.

TWO former Yugoslav presidents faced off at a UN war crimes tribunal yesterday, with genocide suspect Slobodan Milosevic arguing that Croatian leader Stipe Mesic was the real criminal.

Two former Yugoslav presidents faced off at a UN war crimes tribunal today with genocide suspect Slobodan Milosevic arguing that Croatian leader Stipe Mesic was the real criminal.

CROATIA’s president told Slobodan Milosevic's genocide trial yesterday the former Serbian leader was a warmonger responsible for Yugoslavia's demise.

SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC relaxed in his chair and smiled across a UN courtroom yesterday as prosecutors accused him of genocide.

Slobodan Milosevic relaxed in his chair and smiled across a UN courtroom today as prosecutors accused him of genocide, claiming he was the kingpin in a plan to wipe out Bosnia’s Muslims.

Croatia has decided to extradite Croat war crimes suspects to the UN war crimes tribunal.

Croatia's president has said he is prepared to testify against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic before the international war crimes tribunal.