Former war commander Ratko Mladic to receive full state honors in Serbia

The former military leader, colloquially known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', died Thursday in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’ - CNN

Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’  CNN

Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing over 7,000 allied naval personnel. Our reporter Mélodie Sforza met one of the last surviving former kamikaze pilots.

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EU Warns Against Glorification of Ratko Mladic

The European Commission warned Serbia against glorifying convicted war criminals following the death of Bosnian Serb war-time military chief Ratko Mla

Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours': minister

Serbia's Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said on Aug. 28 that former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic "will receive all the military and state honors to which he is entitled."

Serbia says war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honors'

Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, whose forces besieged the Bosnian capital for several years in the 1990s and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, 'will...

Serbian President Vucic Says UN Court ‘Wanted Mladic to Die Behind Bars’

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague was guilty of "uncivilised" and "unjustifiable" behaviour for not releasing the Bosnian Serb genocide convict before his death this week.

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Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors

Funeral to be held at state expense - “It is certain that General Mladić will receive all the military and state honors to which he is entitled,” the Serbian justice minister said The post Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored - The Copenhagen Post

Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored  The Copenhagen Post

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence - PressTV

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence  PressTV