Friday, May 27, 2011

The Arrest Of Ratko Mladic -- News Roundup May 27, 2011

General Ratko Mladic (c.) arrives at Special Court in Belgrad, on May 26. Bosnian Serb wartime general Mladic was arrested in Lazarevo in the early hours on Thursday after 16 years on the run from war crimes charges. Marko Djurica/Reuters

Ratko Mladic Arrest Ends One Of World's Longest Manhunts -- Christian Science Monitor

Ratko Mladic's arrest, which has been hailed as a major step for Serbia toward EU membership, comes nearly 16 years after he was charged with war crimes.

The arrest of Europe’s most wanted man, alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic, has been hailed as a milestone in the quest to bring justice to the Western Balkans and in Serbia’s path to international rehabilitation.

After 16 years on the run, Mr. Mladic was arrested in the village of Lazarevo, northern Serbia, bringing an end to one of history’s longest manhunts. With international backing, homes had been searched in Bosnia and Serbia, but Mladic – perhaps the single biggest villain of the war – always seemed to be a step ahead.

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More News On the Arrest Of Ratko Mladic

Serbia arrests Mladic on war crimes charges -- Yahoo News/AP
Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic appears in court -- Yahoo News/AFP
Ratko Mladic to face tribunal on genocide charges -- Yahoo News/Reuters
War Crimes Fugitive Mladic Appears in Serbian Court -- Voice of America
Ratko Mladic arrested: Serb general called to account after 16 years on the run -- The Telegraph
A calm surrender and hordes of angry Mladic supporters -- Globe And Mail
Ratko Mladic arrest divides Serbian villagers -- The Guardian
Bosnia's war victims find relief at Mladic's capture -- CNN
Ratko Mladic's arrest reopens old wounds -- CBS
After Ratko's arrests, a look back at the Srebenica massacre -- Christian Science Monitor
Mladic capture closes dark chapter for Serbia -- Globe And Mail
The Mladic arrest: Justice finally arrives -- Mark Vlasic, Al Jazeera
Butcher of Bosnia who saw himself as an avenging angel -- Peter Popham, The Independent
Ratko Mladic: An old man faces justice -- Guardian editorial
What the arrest of Ratko Mladic means -- CNN

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