capital city of serbia. less than two miles from the city center, serbia's largest and most infamous prison. centraini zatvor. known locally as cz. >> my parents are from belgrade so there was a bit more emotion going to a prison in serbia than say other prisons around the world. cz has an ominous reputation for serbs. it's where inmates went in, and then you'd never see them again. >> cz opened its doors in 1950 and has housed countless political prisoners, including opponents of the late serbian president slobodan milosevic. many were still there when milosevic himself was incarcerated here in 2001, while awaiting trial for corruption and war crimes. today it houses some of the nation's most dangerous criminals. including the assassin of a former serbian prime minister. >> translator: they have committed all kinds of criminal offenses. basically every criminal offense on the books. these include organized crimes, war crime and other serious criminal offenses such as homicide. >> like american prisons, cz f

brian: serbia. mr. gruber: serbia was supposed to be a humanitarian intervention. i think serbia was one place where you can look at both sides of that and come up with your own conclusions. i talked in belgrade to a lot of serbians, all of whom felt that the intervention in 1999 in a major european city was indefensible. many of the places i went to in virtually every military conflict we have, there is some humanitarian veneer over what our purposes are. specifically in belgrade, there was genocide that happened there. there was potential additional genocide. in the kosovo area. that was an interesting case of trying to see whether humanitarian interventions are defensible, and what people on the other end of the gun barrel think. brian: pause here for a second. did you find people -- did you try to find people in all these places that thought we were terrible with our intervention and people who thought we had done the right thing? mr. gruber: i went with a completely open mind. first of all, try to get interviews through contacts and making contact. serendipito

before an audience of world leader, the presidents of bols any a, serbia and croatia —— bosnia and serbiaace agreement. romania was cut off from the outside world in order to help the massacre there. from sex at the white house, the lewinsky affair guaranteed him his place in history as only the second us president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm in singapore. i'm in london. our top stories. a philippine senator who's calling for the impeachment of president rodrigo duterte tells us she fears for her life, but won't be silenced. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, has called an emergency meeting to discuss the rohingya crisis. ceremonies have taken taken place in the nepalese capital kathmandu to mark the death of the last king of the isolated himalayan region of upper mustang. king bista, who reigned the buddhist kingdom for more than half a century, died on friday aged 86. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world the china daily focuses on the controversy over the discovery of a us drone in the south china sea. the newspaper attacks what it descr

. >> we had been told that this was the prison that houses the most notorious criminals of serbia. >> maximum security prison located in the serbian countryside outside belgrade. >> they had done the grounds up beautifully and you heard birds everywhere. all you could hear were the sounds of birds, birds, birds, birds. that was very surprising to me. you couldn't escape it. >> the prison's garden-like grounds and collection of birds, including peacocks, are part of a renovation project. prison officials felt a relaxing natural environment could help their rehabilitation efforts. >> it did have, actually, a much calmer feel than i expected. the buildup was pretty big. serbia's biggest, most notorious prison, then here i am with peacocks and birds and cats wandering around. >> in fact, when we wandered into the prison's shoe factory where inmate workers make dozens of shoes per day, the scene was more reminiscent of a disney film than a prison. >> this is our pet. >> this shoe shop was a pretty unique area that we got to film in. and just the fact that all the shoes were being made by h

this is made for the nyx space awards serbia 2016. she's drawing on herself.likerandom lines onbody. >> yep. i see where this is going. >> i'm already freaking out. >> looks inspired by a wooden puppet doll and now she's draw a string on her belly, because around it she is going to fill in a bunch of negative space and then just wait until she starts drawing lines. then the lines on her skin to make it look like she is in fact made out of wood. >> a whole bunch of people my wife included that are absolutely terrified of dolls. >> freaks me out. going to freak her out. >> it is fascinating, mesmerizing, and it's starting to come ther. it will just blow your mind a little bit more. watch this. she starts filling in the whites of her neck but she's not going to be any wooden puppet doll. check this out. >> wow. >> she starts filling in the black. >> yikes! >> stalending in with the background. yet. she puts on the blue wig to finish the look. she has her arms painted now. >> i'm very uncomfortable. >> e. >> holy >> that's so cool. >> that's mental. >> yeah! >> wo

bartender, from serbia, says this is the first Ñtime he has moved the heimlich -- has used in hammockneuver to save somebody's life. the co-owner of the restaurant is now requiring all employees learn the technique. anchor 2: i bet that will be a longtime friendship. thank you. at 11:00, a 911 call taker in washington dc credited for saving a life, and this was the last day of her training. this morning, a worker collapsed and was not breathing. coworkers called 911 and desiree howond gave instructions on to conduct a cpr and that woman was revived. and thanked for her life-saving voice. anchor 1: some heartbreak to hope. this little puppy lost her pause -- paws, now she is getti anchor 2: a new beginning for a sweet dog that has been through a nightmare. we introduced you to liberty last night. off for were cut meat in cambodia. she has been rescued and today, she has been outfitted with new legs. we've been waiting to see that. prosthetics will make her life so much better and they did it at a fraction of the cost thanks to a fund for needy animals. anchor 1: we are on your side wit

. -- majority were i buy union were albanian. 5000 people from serbia, iraq, and kosovo made up of the majority based on the record influx win hundred 90,000 migrants enter germany. migrants enter germany. >> there is always the danger of being repatriated forcefully. tim: stay with us on bbc "world news america." still to come, five-time british champion sir bradley wiggins announces his retirement from cycling at the age of 36. ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has gotten underway with the introduction of the euro. >> with money that we picked up in belgium, we've will be in france and it will be the same money. the former beatle is recovering in the hospital after being stabbed at his home. a 33-year-old man from liver full is being interviewed on suspicion of attempted murder. >> i think it was good. >> just good? >> no, fantastic. >> that's better. hello, you are watching bbc "world news america." with me, tim willcox. john kerry vents frustration with israel over the settlement expansion, saying the only way to achieve is a two state solution. the prime mini

in serbia, the russian foreign minister was contemptuous of american complaints. he said, "we are tired of hearing this whining from our american colleagues in the current administration. we need to immediately halt military action." the acrimony continued in new york at the u.n. security council. this came from the americans to syria, russia, and iran. >> are you truly incapable of shame? is there literally nothing that can shame you? is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a child that gets under your skin, that creeps you out a little bit? jeremy: deadlock in the security council for years paralyzed hopes of a diplomatic solution to the war. the syrian ambassador showed what he said was proof that syrian soldiers are helping, not hurting civilians in the areas they captured in aleppo. in london, in the commons, the former chancellor disavowed britain's syria policy, for which he admitted some responsibility. >> the tragedy in aleppo did not come out of a vacuum. it was created by a vacuum, a vacuum of western leadership -- of american le

a further 5000 people from each of serbia, iraq and kosovo made from apartment at —— made up the majoritycord influx, when roughly 890,000 migrants entered germany. the organisation for security and co—operation in europe says it came under a major cyber attack in november. it said the incident had put the integrity of its computer network at risk, but that the systems were safe now. the 0sce said that it didn't want to speculate about reports that russian hackers were behind the security breach. police in pakistan have arrested three men accused of preparing home—made liquor mixed with aftershave, causing one of the country's deadliest cases of mass alcohol poisoning. thirty—four people died and many more were hospitalised after they drank the mixture on christmas eve. thirteen people have died in peru after their bus fell 300 metres into a ravine. the accident happened in the central peruvian region of ayacucho. the bus was headed towards huanta, in the district of ayna san francisco. one person is still unaccounted for. the russian defence ministry says salvage teams have recovered a s

a further 5000 from serbia, iraq and kosovo made up the majority.year's record influx when roughly 890,000 migrants into germany. you are watching bbc world news. stay with us. still to come five—time british olympic champion and tourde five—time british olympic champion and tour de france winner bradley wiggins announces his retirement from cycling at the age of 36. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital. a 33—year—old man is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines —john you're watching bbc news. the latest headlines — john kerry vent his frustration with israel and says the only way to achieve pcs with a two—state solution. israeli prime minister hits back thomas saying the secretary of state's speech was biased against his country and that he barely touched on the root of the problem. could the russian plane that crashed over the black sea on sunday, killing 92 people, have suffered a problem wi

australian court justice, headed i and indonesia former prosecutor general, a civil society leader from serbia. the three of them did a mega job not only of writing a report of creating news information about what was going on in north korea regarding human rights and i think raising that profile has been important. the united nations has been an important effort in raising the profile of human rights. at the time, the north korean human rights act was passed in 2004, the united nations at that time the human rights commission had adopted the resolution criticizing north korea for its human rights record. we have continued through the human rights council to adopt with overwhelming votes resolutions critical of the north koreans every year since that time. we have been able to raise the issue in general assembly as well with a resolution on the verge of being passed this year 14th time.h or we have adopted a resolution of the general assembly and in the last two years with unable to raise the issue with the north korean security council in we will be doing that again sometime in the next coupl

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names tos sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton in his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: a truck has killed nine people after it was driven into crowds at a christmas market in berlin. russia's ambassador to turkey has been killed in ankara. the gunman shouted comments about syria an aleppo after the shooting. today's other major story is that the russian ambassador to turkey has been shot and killed. andrei karlov was addressing a meeting in ankara when a man shot him several times in the back, shouting, "don't forget aleppo," and, "revenge." the gunman was an off—duty turkish police officer. the attack follows days of prot

kilometres a day, and from berlin they will cross through the czech republic, austria, slovenia, croatia, serbiagration route that many syrians have made, fleeing this bloody and relentless civil war, one that is claimed the lives of of people. it doesn't have much chance to work, i know, i'm not naive that i will stop the war, but i think naive that i will stop the war, but ithinki naive that i will stop the war, but i think i want to do everything i can to do something. the organisers have warned participants that they should be prepared to sleep rough and to rely on public donations for food. but for these demonstrators, the walk to aleppo pales in comparison to the hardships so many at theirfinal comparison to the hardships so many at their final destination have comparison to the hardships so many at theirfinal destination have been forced to endure. arrun soma, bbc news. that's it for now. thanks very much for watching. the weather next. after a mild and windy day for many on christmas day, boxing day has been turning much quieter and colder. we much quieter and colder. had some much quiet

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names tont. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. i'm lebo diseko. the latest headlines. reports from syria say that the evacuation of the rebel—held enclave in eastern aleppo has resumed. several hundred people are being moved out on buses. jordanian security forces say they've killed four gunmen who attacked a town and crusader—era castle popular with tourists, leaving 10 people dead. the hungarian—born actress and socialite zsa zsa gabor has died. her age was a closely guarded secret but she was thought to have been 99. she made more than 60 films but became better known for her husbands, who by her own reckoning numbered eight—and—a—half. she didn't really cou

a further 5,000 people from each of serbia, iraq and kosovo made up the majority.influx, when roughly 890,000 migrants entered germany. translation: many realise after some time that their original wishes and dreams cannot be fulfilled in germany, and there is always the danger of being repatriated forcefully. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... five—time british olympic champion and tour de france winner sir bradley wiggins announces his retirement from cycling, aged 36 it has just got to be the way to do it. jordan harrison is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire home. —— george harrison. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better! this is bbc world news. i'm tim willcox. the latest headlines... john kerry sets out the us vision for the middle east, saying the only way to achieve peace is with a two—state solution. israel's prime minister has hit back, saying the secretary of state's speech was biased against is

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names toromanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: the philippine senator who's calling for the impeachment of president duterte, leila de lima, has told the bbc that she now fears for her life. under mounting international criticism, the leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has agreed to an emergency meeting of regional foreign ministers on monday to discuss the growing rohingya crisis. ceremonies have taken taken place in the nepalese capital, kathmandu, to mark the death of the last king of the isolated himalayan region of upper mustang. king bista, who reigned th

a very cool and dark diplomatic place with people vying for influence in the shattered remains of serbiaor joining the metropolitan police. thank you forjoining us. what measures have been put in place, notjust in london but other cities? first of all, we want to make sure people will enjoy tonight. every year, people come here, the london eye, next to big ben and cd firework display. ireland 1 million people attend the event, 100,000 buy tickets for it. it's a great event and what we do is make an best effort to make sure everyone is safe. some of our officers are armed and some of those will be seen. we make sure we had a good section regime and people know that we are following the events in berlin and making special letters that there are no equal access to certain sites. we will take these measures to help people enjoy the event and of course keep them safe. to help people enjoy the event and of course keep them safelj recognise that you may be slightly circumspect about this answer, but what particular intelligence or threats has led you to take this decision, to put more resources

before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names ton border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news. i'm adnan nawaz. the latest headlines: reports from syria say that the evacuation of the rebel—held enclave in eastern aleppo has resumed. several hundred people are being moved out on buses. tension is building in the congolese capital, kinshasa, as presidentjoseph kabila's term in office formally expires, with no sign of elections to choose his successor. the trial begins this monday of the confidante of south korea's president. choi soon—sil is at the heart of a political scandal that's engulfed the country and led to president park offering to step down. the bbc‘s steve evans joins us from outside the

wales from their friendly against serbia have been fined round 16,00 pounds.rbaijan £15,000, for similar offencers fifa say there is only room for sport and nothing else when inside the stadium and on the pitch but we can expect appeals here. pitch but we can expect appeals here. the broadcaster and rabbi, lionel blue, has died, aged 86. he became a rabbi in 1960 and was a regular contributor to thought for the day on bbc radio 4. he revealed his sexuality relatively late in life — the first british rabbi to speak openly about his homosexuality since i couldn't find anyone to love who would love me, i decided to love god instead. i then began to see people in a different light. crushed in a late—night train, i saw god's image in them, and they ceased to be pushy, crazed cattle, but souls journeying to paradise, like me. and when i offered one my seat, i saw how love had blossomed into loving kindness. the reverend lionel blue,0be who has died at the age of 86 the hungarian born actress and socialite, zsa zsa gabor, has died. her age was a closely guarded secre

country to protect them but more recently we've seen nazis break into students for liberty events in serbiasault some of our students to try to shut down conversations. we've seen our students arrested in the gambia. we actually just learned about one of our students being beaten up by police in ethiopia, just a couple weeks ago. simply for holding an event to discuss these ideas. but, inspiring thing is that, students like jorge and others are not backing down in the face of these thugs. they're continuing on. john: fortunately most of you are from america. you haven't had this happen. you have questions for alexander or jorge, come up to the microphone. >> john, i'm from bristol, virginia, go to university of virginia. my question for who are say. i had cousin not recently, last year was protested in venezuela put in jail. what do you think the future for central and south america is moving forward? john: south america has the same resources we have but it stayed poor when north america got rich. do people have a sense it was government that did that? >> i don't think they did. all the hi

you can emphasize those -- but you forget that you can only or should be done in serbia. 1941. i was 20 years of age. and advertise you can find -- -- for thed on file germans if you make any against ans -- killed, 54 wounded. in my city, i was a gorilla. i was now 95. at 40 years of age, they had executed all my class for 50 years of age. 60 years of age. they ask -- teachers get aside. the teachers -- we are lecturing our children now. second question. >> we are going to the first question so they can answer it. then i'll i will get you to the second question. can you comment on the corporation war -- the croatian war criminals. we have asked you to talk about the nazis, but you have anything on others who were collaborators with nazis? >> yeah, the role of the so-called [speaking german] croatian, members of the regime,croatian they played a large role in this. there were a large number of them escaping through italy. in that case, actually was a different catholic official. croatianhe head of the catholic community in rome. and he helped many holocaust perpetrators and croa

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when seimold diacha met with me, he gave me this from serbia. it has the markings of st. george slaying the dragon with the date of 1894, various serbian markings. i would say that after i learned so much about seimold diachka, i asked the clinton administration if they could indict him for war crimes for crimes against humanity to make sure we could eventually bring him down. when the bosnian secret police brought him to me, he gave me this memento. i have kept this under my desk. he gave that to me, hoping that maybe he would not get picked up. luckily, the clinton administration had decided to pick him up. they had a typically obscure d.o.d. acronym to cover the status of this kind of person. they called them pifwics, persons indicted for war crimes. the british special air service carried it out. when they waited for seimold, they waited by a riverbank for him to do his sunday fishing with his son. they then had an officer, who had painstakingly memorized the serbian arrest record and indictment, so he could read it to divment acha. >> when he started reading it, divm