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FACTBOX: Ratko Mladic, from soldier to fugitive

(Reuters) – Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, charged with genocide for the murder of thousands of Muslims at Srebrenica and other crimes during the Bosnian war and arrested after 11 years on the run, was indicted along with his army commander, General Ratko Mladic, 66.

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Karadzic arrest marks Serbian break with nationalism

BELGRADE (Reuters) – The arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic will propel Serbia closer to the rest of Europe and signals a definitive break with the nationalism of the past.

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Obama visits Iraq’s Anbar, former insurgent haven

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama traveled to Anbar province on Tuesday to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in Iraq.

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