Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said he should be rewarded for doing all he could to avoid war, as he began his defense Tuesday at the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Karadzic is on trial for 10 counts of war crimes and genocide stemming from the Bosnian War that followed the […]
Karadzic Says He Should Be Rewarded for Trying to Avoid War
Posted October 16th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
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Bosnian Serb Commander Begins Defense at War Crimes Tribunal
Posted October 16th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Bosnian Serb war commander Radovan Karadzic begins his defense Tuesday at the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Karadzic is accused of masterminding the massacre of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995. He is also accused of responsibility for the three-year siege of the […]
British, Scottish Leaders Sign Deal on Independence Vote
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
British and Scottish leaders have signed a deal on a referendum that could lead to Scotland’s independence. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond signed an agreement Monday in Edinburgh that finalizes details for a vote in late 2014 on whether Scotland should become an independent country or stay within the […]
Russian Elections Preserve Putin’s Dominance
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Russia’s ruling party appears to have won Sunday’s local elections, but opponents are alleging widespread voting violations that will preserve President Vladimir Putin’s dominance. The Central Elections Commission said Monday early results showed United Russia heading for victory in all five provincial elections for governor. The ruling party had nearly 5,000 candidates running for office […]
British, Scottish Leaders to Sign Deal on Independence Vote
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
The British prime minister travels to Scotland Monday to sign a deal on a referendum that could break up the United Kingdom. David Cameron, who opposes the breakaway, will meet with Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond in Edinburgh to forge an agreement on the details of a vote on Scottish independence. The referendum is expected […]
Russian Elections Preserves Putin’s Dominance
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Russia’s ruling party is the big winner in Sunday’s elections. United Russia had nearly 5,000 candidates running for office around the country. The ruling party’s candidates were set to win all five elections for governor. Opponents allege widespread voting violations in the elections that will preserve President Vladimir Putin’s dominance. Leaders of United Russia – […]
Lithuania Votes in Opposition
Posted October 15th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Leaders of Lithuania’s three opposition parties met Monday to craft an agreement that could lead to a new government coalition, following Sunday’s vote that rejected the austerity-minded government. The three opposition parties received a little more than half of the votes cast. The Labor Party received 23 percent of the ballots, while the Social Democrats […]
Montenegro Ruling Party Wins Election
Posted October 14th, 2012 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Montenegro’s ruling coalition has won the most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election. An unofficial tally by CEMI, a non-government election monitoring group, shows the center-left Democratic Party of Socialists, led by veteran politician Milo Djukanovic, won 46 percent of the vote. That gives them 39 out of 81 seats in the future parliament with 95 […]
Opposition Leading Lithuanian Elections
Posted October 14th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Lithuania’s left-wing opposition has taken the lead in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Exit polls show the left-wing Labor Party in first place, receiving nearly 20 percent of the vote while their likely coalition partners the center-left Social Democrats were in second with 18 percent. Meanwhile the conservative Homeland Union, led by Prime Minister Andrius Kubillius, was […]
Montenegro Ruling Party Set to Keep Power
Posted October 14th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Montenegro’s ruling coalition has taken a strong lead in Sunday’s parliamentary election. Exit polls show the center-left Democratic Party of Socialists, led by veteran political Milo Djukanovic, won 46 percent of the vote, which would extend their 20-year hold on power in the former Yugoslav republic. The exit polls showed the lead opposition Democratic Front […]
