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Former Military Commander Of Bosnian Serbs Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

11:08pm November 22, 2017

by Teri Schultz

Ratko Mladic was found guilty of committing genocide — in which thousands were massacred — and war crimes during a conflict in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

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Nura Mustafic, one of the Mothers of Srebrenica, wipes away tears as she reacts to the verdict handed down against former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, in The Hague on Wednesday. Mladic was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity and

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Remembering The 'Monstrous' Legacy Of Ratko Mladic

4:46pm November 22, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Mladic's conviction "serves as a reminder of the evil one man can do with an army at his command," writes NPR's Tom Gjelten, who covered the war in Bosnia in the 1990s.

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Bosnian Journalist Says Conviction Of Ratko Mladic Doesn't Mean Closure

4:45pm November 22, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bosnian journalist Nidzara Ahmetasevic about the conviction of Ratko Mladic for war crimes and committing genocide during a conflict in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

People celebrate as they watch a live TV broadcast on Wednesday in Srebrenica, when U.N. judges announce the life sentence in the trial of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, accused of genocide and war crimes in the brutal Balkans conflicts over

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'Butcher Of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic Guilty Of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

9:31am November 22, 2017

by Teri Schultz

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia found the former Bosnian Serb general guilty of multiple counts of crimes against humanity and one count of genocide.

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Russia Hosts Leaders Of Turkey And Iran For Meeting On Syria

7:32am November 22, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the leaders of Turkey and Iran in Sochi, Russia on Wednesday for a summit meeting about Syria.

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Ratko Mladic Found Guilty Of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

7:05am November 22, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

After 20 years of trying to bring justice to the former Yugoslavia, we look at the International Criminal Tribunal's end with the sentence for Ratko Mladic.

This undated concept drawing shows a radical fully foiling monohull, the AC75, for the 2021 America's Cup, created by Emirates Team New Zealand.

America's Cup Race Gets A Radical New Single-Hulled Boat

9:22am November 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The 166-year-old yacht race, which has featured giant foiling catamarans in recent years, will return to monohulls in 2021. But the new boats are far from traditional.

Italian Hairstylist Gives Her Car A New Look

6:58am November 21, 2017

Maria Lucia Mugno spent days covering her Fiat in human hair — 264 pounds of it. Mugno says she shampoos and brushes the hairy car to keep it looking beautiful.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the chairman of the German Christian Social Union state group, Alexander Dobrindt, center, arrive for a faction meeting at the Bundestag, in Berlin, on Monday.

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Germany's Merkel: New Elections Preferable To Minority Government

1:27am November 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The chancellor says she's "very skeptical" of forming a minority government, something that hasn't happened in nearly 70 years. New elections are the better option, she says.

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In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Coalition Talks Have Failed

4:28pm November 20, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Attempts by German chancellor Angela Merkel to form a coalition government have collapsed — earning a rebuke from the German President, who called on politicians to put aside their party interests for the sake of the country.

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