A court in The Hague will soon issue its verdict in the war crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three co-accused amid prosecution claims of an “historic” climate of witness ...

Croatia unveils deal adding 18 Chunmoo launchers to its arsenal, after Serbia says it plans to begin producing long-range ballistic missiles. Boo-hwan Lee, chairman of Hanwha’s board of directors (L) ...

President sets October 25 election date, saying Serbia needs an end to a year-and-a-half of 'turbulence' - referring to student-led protests that have rocked the country. Aleksandar Vucic signs the ...

The funeral of Ratko Mladic was held in Belgrade with thousands of mourners including senior officials from Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska – defying EU warnings about glorifying the Bosnian Serb ...

Follow BIRN’s reporters for the latest developments as the wartime Bosnian Serb military chief, who died while serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity, is buried in the ...

Four experts told BIRN that ‘state-sponsored event’ should not be taken as representative of all Serbian society – even if it sent a disturbing message. This post is also available in this language: ...

Mico Stanisic, the wartime Bosnian Serb interior minister – sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Hague Tribunal – has again requested early release, after being rejected in 2024. This post is also ...

Bucharest authorities expand investigation into the controversial 'manosphere' influencers, bringing new human trafficking charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate. Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive at ...

Serbian Orthodox Bishop who hailed convicted war criminal's 'wonderful and holy qualities' faces charges of inciting national, racial and religious hatred. This post is also available in this language ...

The former head of the Pristina-based Institute for Advancing Interethnic Relations, Fatmir Sheholli, pleaded not guilty to spying for Serbia's intelligence agency, the BIA. Fatmir Sheholli at the ...

President Aleksandar Vucic’s trial podcast, featuring well-known basketball coach Miroslav Nikolic, follows an online self-promotion trend embraced by other politicians in the region and beyond.

BIRN’s analysis of Hague Tribunal evidence reveals which Yugoslav People’s Army and Serb paramilitary units were deployed in villages around Vukovar in Croatia in November 1991 when Croat civilian ...