was breaking up was that militias were being formed in the ratio and then later among the serbs in croatia so first among the kurds and then among the serbs and there was fighting between these militias and the yugoslav army because the territory was still part of yugoslavia tried to interpose itself between the two there was a breakdown of law and order and the civil war and the hague tribunal has tried to turn this into a joint criminal enterprise planned to conquer parts of creation but this accusation in my view is complete nonsense and so by corporate ing with the hague on it belgrade is in a sense only lending credence to this in my view very biased view of the breakup of yugoslavia ok we have to leave it there for now john laughlin the director of the institute of the baucus and cooperation there in paris for us thank you for that. george's latest spy saga has taken yet another twist to b.c. now says three photojournalists locked up on charges of espionage on behalf of russia have confessed their guilt but artie's ridiculous crew reports there are concerns that the suspects were coe

he led the serbs in east croatia. >> goran, the last remaining fugitive, wanted by the u.n. tribunal in the haugue. it was expected that he would get away, but then he was found in a forest and was meeting someone who was helping him to hide. announcing that he had been arrested, the serbian president said this was his country's responsibility. the president drew comparisons with another fugitive. >> i wnaant to talk about other cases, the case about osama bin laden. it is the same situation. we've been working hard, systematically. >> when croatia broke away from serb-dominated yugoslavia, he took charge of the serb- dominated region. ,e hsas counts of murder and including the slaughter of hundreds of croats. >> this was a precondition and now the country waits for succession talks. serbia hopes that this will rehabilitate their image to the international community. >> in cuba, he is the "bin laden of the americas." but he says he was never convicted of any charges. he is an enemy of castro, and this is one of the most politically-charged issues in united states-cuba relati

and asking dramatic images from croatia a huge fart it's in gulf in the island a grouch has forced hundreds of residents to flee flames and plumes of smoke that have destroyed forests in farms could be seen from the mainland part of being caused by heat wave in the country where temperatures reaching up to forty five degrees celsius. that's a principle of the monarchy but with a look at our main news stories in about six minutes from the meantime the latest business news is next with rita. hello and welcome to business here on arts you know let's start with russia's largest bank which is expanding and europe sperm bank has agreed to a senior opinion let's. expand international and it's the first all that's kind by of russian bank business starts. or has all the details this purchase goes the line with their banks ambitious plans to become an international banking group that will pay your money graham says that by two thousand foot ceiling the bank plans to generate seven per cent of its income from international operations have also felt that he believes in the great potential of those east

its old international operations bank is among the top ten lenders in the czech republic slovakia croatia and bosnia this is a traditional banking business there are no complicated structures or toxic assets there is no dependence on securities operations and almost no big corporate clients it could be called the bank for medium sized and small business those burbank plans to finalize the deal by the end of the year and that is just the beginning here must be upset that they old read the looking out some banking also in other parts of europe and in turkey. the results of the latest european stress tests on banks released late friday show the bank is just one of nine lenders to fail and it's selling some of its. banks in order to improve its balance sheet well richard haynesworth the general director of writing says the acquisition makes. for a bank. the buying at the bottom of the cycle of the business cycle which means that asset prices are low. in a position to buy it is cash rich the strategic benefit is that it gives a foothold into the european union banking regulation in the europea

he is wanted for atrocities in croatia. -- goran hadzic is the last fugitive to be caught. >> the judge has confirmed his identity in the hague. he will be officially charged before extradition to the u.n. war crimes tribunal. what's this arrest brings to a close of our cooperation with the hague tribunal. -- >> this arrest brings to a close our cooperation with they hague tribunal. we'll continue to live up to our obligations. >> he was a leader in the minority. he was accused of orchestrating a massacre where an estimated 260 croatian prisoners were murdered. it is for this crime that he will face trial. he went into hiding after the indictment was issued in 2004. with his arrest, serbia is garnering praise throughout europe. >> this is a milestone for international justice. this is a step towards strengthening international law. >> and serbia moves forward to do with the problems of the past. a future that i believe that has a strong european perspective. >> the government of serbia hopes they will be considered for eu membership. with goran hadzic soon behind bars, a dark chapter in

. >>> one family's four-legged friend rules the roost at their household in croatia. that's because nika is the pet wild boar, described as bossy and confident. she has become fast friends with the other pet in the house, the family dog. people who train boars hunt truffles have offered thousands of dollars for nika, but the family can't seem to part with their wild, furry friend. it's making me feel very guilty about the wild boar ragu i ate. >> they really have these things to hunt truffles? i thought it was just cartoons. >> it's not a wives tale. >> i'm doing it. >> it's time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. >>> the psychiatrist charged in the 2009 shooting at ft. hood is due to be arraigned. major nadal hassan could be punished by death if found guilty in the massacre that claimed 13 lives. >>> in washington there will be a senate subcommittee hearing on the yellowstone river oil spill. earlier this month an exxon mobil pipeline in montana burst spilling an estimated 1,000 barrels of oil into the river. >>>

goran hadzic let serbian forces during the war in croatia in the 1990's. he has been charged with 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. the european union has insisted that serbia and arrest all wanted war crimes suspects before the country is granted candidate status for membership. >> goran hadzic's appearance is the end of the 18 year hunt for those involved in war crimes in the balkan conflict. he is the last of 161 suspect to go on trial. >> it sends a strong signal to the world that international criminal justice is achievable. his arrest confirms the extraordinary success story that is the icty. the era of impunity is over. >> goran hadzic declined to enter a plea before the tribunal. the former warehouse worker became leader of the self- proclaimed republic of serbia krajina during the 1990's. he faces charges of murdering hundreds of croats and expelling tens of thousands more. this includes the killing 267 hospital patients in vukovar. he went into hiding to avoid being prosecuted. u.n. investigators found him, proving he was being

he was the wartime leader of ethnic serbs in eastern croatia and faces charges against humanity.eadline for default just 11 days away in the u.s., president obama has insisted he is prepared to make tough choices to achieve a sweeping deficit-reduction deal in congress. speaking at the university of maryland, mr. obama insisted that the u.s. would meet its obligations. and returning to our top story, a massive explosion has ripped through norway's capital of oslo, leaving at least seven people dead. and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at a youth camp, killing at least 10. i am joined on the phone by a leading norwegian diplomat. how are people reacting to what has happened? >> i think they are shocked to an extent we have not seen since the second world war here. norway is a very peaceful place. first we had a bomb that was an enormous explosion. in must have had hundreds of kilos of explosives. our buildings and windows are shattered. then two and a half hours later, perhaps even more shocking to many, a man starts to kill systematically labor use activists -- yout

. >> when croatia broke away from yugoslavia in 1991, he led a rebellion. he took charge of the estimate surge. the counts against him include murder and persecution, notably the massacre of over 250 in the eastern town and the deportation of many more secure europe lacks the rest of fugitives had been a precondition for serbia to move towards your -- >> the arrrest of fugitives had been a precondition for serbia moving towards the european union. >> tens of thousands of somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine. that was the warning from the united nations today, and it comes with a call for more international aid to stop the crisis from spreading. >> now it is official. somalia is sinking into famine. it is the first time that compelling word has been deployed in almost 20 years. the united nations is hoping it will idle its the world into action triggered a conflict has already driven -- into action. the conflict has already driven people into camps like this one. the former irish president was here during the last famine. now she is back wonde

the wartime leader of ethnic serbs in eastern croatia faces charges, including crimes against humanity in the international court of the hague. now to somalia, where islamic a defiants have given statement to the bbc. they accuse the u.n. of exaggerating the drop for political reasons. al-shabab's spokesperson said the foreign aid agencies -- its ban on foreign aid agencies remain in place. you may find some of these imaging -- images distressing. >> in kenya, the body of a child lies next to those still fighting for life. >> there is still so much need. there is no flesh underneath. >> the combination of war and drought have created a devastating emergency, displacing huge numbers of somalis within their own country, too. the capital of mogadishu is not safe, but still a magnet for people in need. >> she is 80 years old and is taking care of five children. she is the grandmother. the founder and mother died because of disease. -- the father and mother died because of disease. >> al-shabab, which has admitted to links with al qaeda, is fighting the government of somalia. they control s

tourists to go i mean of course at expel your you know the french have experience we developed in croatia remember turkey at the very beginning when we were developing tourism in turkey the area was. under conviction of your government on your president to say that we are going to develop this area to create jobs for the young of course to ensure security the government provides guarantees for up to seventy percent of investment but it's taking a chance to me to build the right decision to develop this area so that is what needs to be done what i want to be investment are we talking about. this is a huge project over many years more than fifteen billion dollars will be invested companies and others will have the opportunity to take part in investors even of course the russian government advice a lot in infrastructure which our companies can complement but i'm thinking about paul mccarthy who built this and other french companies will be presidents are going to invest but it will also be necessary to attract capital from all over the world this is a very big project i want to talk a little

bank is among the top ten lenders in the czech republic slovakia croatia and bosnia this is a traditional banking business there are no complicated structures are toxic assets there is no dependence on securities operations and almost no big corporate clients it could be called the bank for medium sized and small business. so is better bank plans to finalize the deal by the end of the year and it's just the beginning dam on the grounds that that they are already looking at some all the european banking assets and the assets in europe. but then if i look over reporting. headquarters thank you very much for that update it's. now same as for a bank of richard haynesworth the general director of restraints and believes it has made a sound should teach at the session. the big gives. a foothold into the european union. banking regulation in the european union is such that. if you branch in one of the countries you are able to open branches in other of the countries with less difficulty. to go to england and want to open a branch. it would have more difficulty it also gives strategically it give

tourists to go i mean apartheid expel your thought you know the french have experience we developed in croatia remember turkey at the very beginning when we were developing tourism in turkey the area was not safe. and the conviction of your government and your president to say that we are going to develop this area to create jobs for the young of course to ensure security the government provides guarantees for up to seventy percent of investment but it's still taking a chance it's the right decision to develop this area so that is what needs to be done. the aftermath thank you very much for this interview. thank you. forty two thousand americans die each year from car accidents only a thousand. seven hundred thousand people. and thirty two thousand will kill themselves cancer in all its forms kills five hundred sixty thousand of us here part disease is even more devastating it kills over eight hundred seventy thousand americans every year. this is nature and discover its beauty. communicate with the wild and learn. test yourself and become free. to see what nature can give you on t v. if. need

what i think is that there will be sort of powers after croatia would be received in two thousand and thirteen it seems and after that there is recently we have heard of some dutch papers saying that the next wave of large moment would fall in two thousand and thirty so in twenty years time so it is a long period. during which we have to leave normal lives that means that we should try to develop a. particularly cannot make relation as bitter as larger number of countries as possible and not to neglect russia not to do neglect china. latin american or asia or african countries. thank you for your view seven journalists and political analysts and list as you are thank you very much for being on the program it was a pleasure by stuff. triply refuses to negotiate over colonel gadhafi stepping down the news was revealed by libya's foreign minister during a meeting with his russian counterpart in moscow what is catarina is that the foreign ministry got the latest for you. well according to russian officials it was actually the libyan side that asked for this meeting which gives diplomats i

arrested after eight years on the run he's accused of several atrocities during the conflict between croatia and you could hear in the early ninety's ranging from murder to religious persecution it follows the restaurant of that it was wanted for similar crimes which marked the serbians drive to overcome obstacles to its e.u. membership beds john laughlin director of the institute of democracy and cooperation and friends says serbia strategy for improving its image is misguided its. i've never been a supporter of this. policy towards the hague tribunal or indeed towards the european union in general it's my view that i've expressed many times that the hague tribunal is a politically rigged court whose trials are a disgrace to the principles of due process and i moreover think that the prosecutions that have been brought against serbian. indictees are qualitatively different and more aggressive than those that have been brought against other nationalities including against croats you don't improve your image by effectively admitting as the present government in belgrade has done that serbia's

control six many states can i just point out that we currently have enough gonna stop the forces of croatia the forces of slovenia of bosnia and herzegovina of montenegro and macedonia serbia is the odd one out but it's very likely that their forces will now instead of defending their own country be posted to another continent in order to fight for a foreign power and that situation has happened before and i think you have to understand that in that context they try. bunol its main purpose here and also srebrenica which is of course the major part of this is to continuously draw attention away from it but meanwhile we've had iraq we've had as i mentioned afghanistan and we can all see what is happening in libya it is a case of controlling fourteen territories and certainly here from london i know very well how the british empire has also operated in india and elsewhere on this divide and rule basis it is standard those people who know about it can easily recognize it on the telly today if yugoslavia the good news and the bad is the serbs about is so they have to be presented in that way ok

bolds bank is among the top ten lenders in the czech republic slovakia croatia and bosnia this is a traditional banking business there are no complicated structures or talks assets there is no dependence on securities operations and almost no big corporate clients it could be called the bank for medium sized and small business. so burbank plans to finalize the deal by the end of this year and it's just the beginning cameron realises that the pay old resolute thing at some other european banking after the acid in europe into. the town of balakot are reporting outsiders for of anx headquarters thank you very much for that update. you know stay with us for bank of richard haynesworth the general director of restraints and believes it has made a sound strategic decision because it's spared a foothold into the european union. banking regulation in the european union as such. if you. are one of the countries you're able to open branches in other countries with less difficulty than if spear point was to go say to england and say i want to open a branch and it would have more difficulty it also gives s

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gordon adage has been arrested after eight years on the run while he's accused of atrocities during croatia's rule for independence from yugoslavia in the early ninety's ranging from murder to religious persecution it follows the arrest of she was wanted for the civil rights he just had that were key requirements of serbia's to join the e.u. for more insight on the story let's cross live now to dr corbett foreign affairs editor at chronicles my can see many of us are being with us here on r.t. today elf like giving up the war time fugitive president target which may win the praise of the. do you think it comes as as welcome a gesture back at home in serbia. well we've seen. that it should that the reaction of the serbian public was almost uniformly negative because believe. tribunal has a deeply biased to the core of the operation of builtin in the former yugoslavia between the serbs in various other parts it's the second problem is that it is claimed that this will leave the way for serbia has any membership of the european union is actually far from certain because again with knowledge we'v

sought for transfer scenes ranging from murder to religious a prosecution jury in the conflict between croatia and yugoslavia and the nineteenth it follows the arrest of a lot it's wanted by the hague tribunals for similar crimes marking serbia's drive to overcome obstacles in the way of its bid to join the e.u. wolf for more on this that's cause live ballot alexander puppets of the list based in belgrade this coverage many times of being with us here now why do you think that belgrade has waited until now to arrest both had it i'm glad it. well i think the serbian authorities claimed that they couldn't find them before of course the opposition here questions that this is all part of a. election campaign because parliamentary elections are due here early next year and many here in the opposition think that this is all in the function of getting some points from the you because. the current government is desperate to get candid this see and the beginning of negotiations for the work session so some are interpret ing it as putting the timing as close to the election so this can be exploited both

week in serbia after seven years on the run is accused of atrocities during the conflict between croatia and yugoslavia in the early ninety's ranging from murder to religious persecution i will be joined on the line it's been five years since the revolution swept through egypt but many wonder whether it actually succeeded with people taking it to the streets to express their anger at the slow pace of reforms some experts question whether it was worth the bloodshed and one of the guests in the latest cross-talk thinks the forces behind the revolution are actually slowing it down. i think what is very surprising you know ways by the military yes of course it's trying to maintain its power its economic power its hold on egypt there's no question about it but one of the forces may paradoxically is asking the military to slow down partially with change it's actually the liberals who started the revolution because they have not been able to organize themselves so it is almost paradoxically the muslim brotherhood is the one who is pushing for elections as soon as possible. while the liberals ar

general did general go to reno was tried in actually convicted and there is a rose enormous protest in croatia under croatians who had been led to believe quite rightly i think that tribunal was set out on their to have against service and find it quite outrageous that one of their own correlations should get into trouble tribunal that is indeed set up mainly to today actually needled brewton of the yugoslav crisis as being the responsibility of the syrian joint criminal enterprise and i thought it seems to be a lot of frustration on both sides of the fence here but foreign minister has said that his country hopes this final arrest will open the doors to the u. perhaps the last hurdle. well that's what the some of the serbian leaders in belgrade are saying but if you listen to what the europeans are saying they're saying up another hurdle has been crossed they're not saying the last hurdle there is saying an important hurdle and the other hurdles remain namely that really nation by syria. rick last only instruments of kosovo now with with possible exception to the e.u. we do know serbia has a

charges including crimes against humanity for mass murder and torture during the conflict between croatia and yugoslavia in the early ninety's the fifty two year old was on the run for seven years before being arrested just last week. the syrian government's adopted a law to allow political parties other than the ruling ba'ath party opposition groups have been banned for almost half a century a multi-party political system is a key demand of the anti-government protesters who've been staging a four month uprising the army though is still coming down hard on dissent against the regime detaining schools of people in the capital and. the new york hotel maid who accuses the former i.m.f. chief of sex. assaulting her has gone public. has told newsweek magazine that she's telling the truth about the attack in may and wants to see dominic strauss kahn behind bars parties the authorities are considering whether to drop the charges against him amid doubts over her credibility trust can still denies all the charges are true. while heroin addicts in russia are turning to a cheaper deadly alternative

fugitives diet for war crimes by the court is accused of several atrocities during a conflict between croatia and he was early nine ranging from murder to religious persecution officials in serbia hope his arrest will clear the way to e.u. membership of while the government is ready for accession tot's many serbs remain skeptical about their future in the e.u. balkans expert marc rich thinks that membership talks are premature. what it usually gets it has nothing whatsoever i mean the serbian serbia has got many many more hoops to jump over before it can get anywhere close to membership but i think that what the serbian leadership really wants is to have the appearance of traveling hopefully regardless of whether they ever arrive in the e.u. or not because it's that travelling hopefully which allows them to. some people say of many national interests with the excuse that in fact the e.u. needs the ones that it's not your leaders really we're just obeying orders i think that is the argument of the current regime in belgrade and so this carrot of e.u. membership is something they wave in front

was tried in actually connecticut and there is a rose enormous protest in croatia under correlations who have been led to believe quite rightly i think there could be an reset on their to have against terrorism and find it quite outrageous that one of their own correlations should get into trouble tribunal that is indeed a name need to go back to the needle groups and out of the yugoslav process as being the responsibility of the syrian joint criminal enterprise and that person seems to be a lot of frustration on both sides of the fence here but foreign minister has said that his country hopes this final arrest will open the doors of the u. is this perhaps the last hurdle. well that's what some of the serbian leaders in belgrade are saying but if you listen to what the europeans are saying they're saying up another brutal cross they're not saying the last through there is saying and inform her and the other hurdles we need namely. greenish and still be at. risk lasts only it's problems across the world. with the possible exception to that you you are we do know that serbia has a prob

committed during the balkan conflict he's accused of several atrocities throughout the war between croatia and yugoslavia in the early ninety's ranging from murder to religious prosecutor. officials in serbia hope that his arrest will clear the way to e.u. membership but while the government is ready for accession talks many serbs remain skeptical about a future in the club. things that. talks for the meantime premature sons of the serbia will get in return what usually gets nothing whatsoever in the serbian has got many many more hoops to jump over before he can get anywhere close to membership but i think that what the serbian leadership really wants is to have the appearance of traveling hopefully regardless of whether they ever arrive in the e.u. or not because it's that travelling hopefully which allows them to. some people say abandon many national interests with the excuse that in fact the e.u. needs the e.u. wants it's not us your leaders really we're just a of a ng all of us i think that the argument of the current regime in belgrade and so this carrots of e.u. membership is somet

bank is among the top ten lenders in the czech republic slovakia croatia and bosnia this is a traditional banking business there are no complicated structures are toxic assets there is no dependence on securities operations and almost no big corporate clients you could be called the bank for medium sized and small business. so bear bank plans to finalize the deal by the. year and just the beginning gamma graph they are already looking out some banking outfits in other parts of europe i've been trying to get back to you now. thank you very much that's the that was the town of balakot are reporting from headquarters here in moscow. now say it was for a bank richard haynesworth the general director of restraining believes it has made a sound strategic decision. the buying at the bottom of the cycle of the business cycle which means that asset prices are low. in a position to buy it is cash rich the strategic benefit is that it gives you a foothold into the european union banking regulation in the european union is such that if you branch in one of the countries you are able to open branches

to some dramatic images from croatia a huge fire that's engulfing the heart of the brach has forced hundreds of residents to flee the flames plumes of smoke that have destroyed forcing farms could be seen from the mainland the fires have been caused by a heat wave in the country with temperatures reaching up to forty five degrees celsius. not about the summer of our top stories we're in just a few minutes from now in the meantime the business news is next with marina. for the film we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers. hello and welcome to business here on artsy and we start this hour with russia's largest bank which is expanding into europe as a bank has agreed to wire the eastern european units over. international and it's the first that there was this an all that sky why of russian bank now business starts these thoughts and has all the details this purchase goes in line with their bank from bush's plans to become an international banking group that's how the bank your money gets there that's why it's a thousandfold seems better bank plans to generate u

being fought for atrocities ranging from murder to religious persecution during the conflict between croatia and yugoslavia in the adding ninety's it follows the restaurant came out it wanted by the hague tribunal for similar crimes walking so dr tell you become obstacles in the way of it. you don't laundering the central institute of democracy and cooperation in paris it's critical of the type takes towards e.u. membership. i've never been a supporter of this. policy towards the hague tribunal or indeed towards the european union in general it's my view that i've expressed many times that the hague tribunal is a politically rigged court whose trials are a disgrace to the principles of. due process and i moreover think that the prosecutions that have been brought against serbian. indictees are qualitatively different and more aggressive than those that have been brought against other nationalities including against croats. now george's latest spies are taking yet another twist simply see now says three photo journalist locked up on charges of espionage on behalf of russia have confessed thei