The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on war crimes in Ukraine: quest for justice must be pursued

New evidence of a mass grave in Mariupol to hide thousands of civilian dead has added to international calls for Russia to be held accountable

Sun Apr 24 2022 - 20:00

Millstreet prepares to offer sanctuary again

Kosovar experience from the 1990s helps as 300 Ukrainian refugees begin to arrive

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 20:39

Serbia's Vucic pledges stability as he seeks re-election

President’s ruling party holds a commanding lead over rivals ahead of vote on Sunday

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 18:42

Controversial Kosovan court begins investigation of alleged war crimes

Former Kosovan prime minister Thaci and a commander of the KLA among those facing charges

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 16:45

Serbia trades barbs with angry neighbours as Balkan tempers fray

Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro question Belgrade’s commitment to peace and stability

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 17:08

Genocide conviction upheld against Bosnian Serb military leader Mladic

Verdict reaffirms life sentence for ex-general whose forces executed 8,000 at Srebrenica

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 15:38

Kosovo’s new president says Serbia must answer for ‘genocide’

Vjosa Osmani says EU-brokered talks offer Belgrade a chance to seek forgiveness

Wed Apr 14 2021 - 17:05

Lara Marlowe: Robert Fisk, my former husband, was the finest journalist of his generation

If he was controversial, it was because he refused to conform. Robert never followed the herd

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00

David McWilliams: Johnson’s UK and Milosevic’s Yugoslavia – spot the difference

This could be the beginning of the end of the UK as the centre now struggles to hold

Sat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00

Kosovan president Hashim Thaci charged with war crimes

Charges allege independence leader and others responsible for politically-motivated murders

Wed Jun 24 2020 - 20:22

Election landslide boosts Serbia's president before Kosovo talks

Aleksandar Vucic hails party’s ‘historic’ win ahead of Moscow and Washington meetings

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 16:56

Peter Handke ‘will not talk to media again’ after questions about his politics

The Nobel Prize in Literature winner says journalists should engage with his writing

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 10:29

‘I believed it’: John Banville was told he won 2019 Nobel Prize in hoax call

Author says he was phoned by Swedish Academy number shortly before announcement

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 20:08

Kosovo hails Bill Clinton 20 years after Nato drove out Serbian forces

Belgrade, Russia and China still denounce West’s ‘humanitarian intervention’

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 16:22

Anti-Vucic protesters invade TV station to call for him to step down

Serbians rally for 15th time since November to call for president’s demise and free polls

Sun Mar 17 2019 - 18:23

Serbs protest ahead of Putin’s visit to Belgrade

Anti- and pro-government demonstrators plan rival rallies this week

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 08:37

Serbian leader ready to hear protesters’ demands as rallies grow

President Aleksandar Vucic accused of undermining democracy and rule of law

Mon Dec 31 2018 - 12:54

Land-swap fears unite many of Kosovo’s Serbs and Albanians

Broad multi-ethnic opposition in Kosovo to talk of border changes with Serbia

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00

Serbian lawyers strike over prominent colleague’s murder

Dragoslav Ognjanovic defended Slobodan Milosevic and alleged mafia figures

Mon Jul 30 2018 - 18:35

Slobodan Milosevic’s former lawyer shot dead in Belgrade

Dragoslav Ognjanovic (57) had also defended some of Serbia’s leading underworld figures

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 10:57

UN court quashes acquittal of Serb politician for war crimes

Ultra-nationalist Vojislav Seselj says is proud of war crimes, stands ‘ready to repeat them’

Wed Apr 11 2018 - 19:29

Musicians and miners hope to heal Kosovo’s divisions

Mitrovica residents are aiming to bring together Kosovar Albanians and ethnic Serbs

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 01:00

Croatia vows to help Serbia clear obstacles from its EU path

Leaders disagree on history but seek answers to practical disputes

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 18:57

Serbia seeks more arms and energy from Russia despite western qualms

US official recently urged Belgrade to choose between the EU and Moscow

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 19:49

Serbia: avoiding hard truths of history

Ratko Mladic’s genocide conviction would have been an apt, if belated, moment for Belgrade to call his crimes by their names

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 00:05

Mladic convicted of genocide and war crimes by UN tribunal

Conviction over slaughter of Bosnian Muslims not ‘a verdict against the Serbian people’

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 18:35

Serbia looks to future as Mladic’s victims welcome verdict

Bosnian Muslims hope ruling will help end Serbs' genocide denial

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 16:00

Serbian civil society calls ‘pinkwash’ over first lesbian premier

Ana Brbanic appointment seen as PR move by dominant president Aleksandar Vucic

Sat Jul 22 2017 - 01:00

Ana Brnabic defies critics to become first woman to lead Serbia

New premier to pursue EU membership and good ties with Russia

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 20:57

Serbia election: EU and Russia congratulate Vucic for landslide win

Current prime minister crushes rivals amid rising geopolitical rivalry in Balkans

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 15:56

Vucic's opponents cry foul in Serbian presidential vote

Populist premier aiming to extend his political dominance

Sun Apr 02 2017 - 23:56

Vucic’s domination stokes fears for Serbian democracy

Prime minister Aleksandar Vucic poised to become president in Sunday’s election

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 01:00

Vladimir Putin backs Serbian premier Aleksandar Vucic

West claims Russia increasing its role in political exploitation of tense Balkan states

Mon Mar 27 2017 - 19:00

Serbia's populist premier seeks to cement power as president

Critics see danger in Aleksandar Vucic's political dominance

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 17:32