The Appellate Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, rejected on Thursday Radovan Karadzic’s request to delay his trial until June 2010. The decision about the date the trial will resume should be made shortly; it is expected that it will continue within the next several …

Progress has been made in talks to reunify Cyprus, leaders of the two communities on the divided island said after meeting Tuesday (March 30th). The session was the last ahead of a break for presidential elections in the Turkish-dominated north, scheduled for April 18th. “After many meetings … we are …

EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon wants to serve another mandate. He said that he would like to serve another two years after his current mandate expires in June. De Kermabon reiterated that EULEX is in Kosovo to help local institutions strengthen the rule of law, but described the current fight …