Ratko Mladic, Serbian War Crime Suspect, in Court After 16-year Hunt

Ratko Mladic War Crime List

BELGRADE, Serbia – Ratko Mladic is an ethnic Serb military leader and accused war criminal. 

On July 24, 1995, Mladic was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and numerous war crimes (including crimes relating to the alleged sniping campaign against civilians in Sarajevo). 

Mladic was vanished from the scene in July 1995 after further expansion of the war crimes list and after as long as 16 years of hunting the most wanted person of Europe, Ratko Mladic, was detained in the wee hours of Thursday (May 26, 2011) in a village located in northern Serbia. Mladic appeared in Belgrade’s Serbian war crimes court first time later on Thursday.

Immediately after his appearance in the court he claimed to be sick and questions rose over whether the 69-year-old Ratko Mladic was fit to stand trial.

The hearing was stopped when Mladic’s lawyer Milos Saljic pointed out that Mladic is unable to communicate. Talking to media he said, “The investigative judge tried to question Ratko Mladic but he failed because he (Mladic) is in a difficult psychological and physical condition.”

Ratko Mladic had to undergo medical assessments and doctors would report on Friday as to whether he is able to appear in court, Saljic further told media-men.

Rafael Nadal Lost to Novak Djokovic in Madrid Open Final

Djokovic Beat Nadal in Madrid Open Final

MADRID, Spain - - Serbian tennis star and world No 2 Novak Djokovic overcame Rafael Nadal on clay for the first time in 10 meetings, beating the top-ranked Spaniard 7-5, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open tennis tournament on Sunday and extended his triumphant start to the season to 32 matches.

Second-ranked Djokovic squandered a 4-0 lead in the first set but recovered to end Nadal's latest winning streak on clay at 37 matches and earn the Serb his third straight victory over Nadal in finals this season. Federer also lost to Djokovic in the finals at Miami and Indian Wells this year.

Nadal had to swallow his first loss on clay in nearly two years, a run of 37 straight victories stretching back to the French Open fourth round in 2009 when he lost to Robin Soderling. .... Continue Reading>>

Three People Killed in a Private Plane Crash in Serbia: Civil Aviation Authorities

BELGRADE, Serbia - - According to Serbia's civil aviation authorities; three people were killed, including pilot and two passengers, in a private plane crash on Sunday in Mrcajevci, a village about 200 kilometres (120 miles) south of Belgrade.

Reportedly, a small private plane, single-engine Cessna 172, went down in an inhabited area of the village. But thankfully no one injured with the impact on the ground. The plane entangled with the power cables before it smack down on the ground.    

Eyewitnesses told B92 TV that the engine of the plane was supposedly failed before the crash as they didn’t hear any noise of the engine before the plane hit the ground.

State news agency Tanjug reports that an investigation team was sent to the site from Belgrade.