Macedonia’s 2011 Independence Day Interview with Stevo Pendarovsk

Macedonia’s 2011 Independence Day Interview conducted by: Sam Vaknin I have been fortunate to meet Stevo Pendarovski several times, in his official capacities, and “for coffee”. On all occasions, I found him to be level-headed, incisively analytical, and a true...

Amy Winehouse booed offstage at concert in Serbia

Amy Winehouse was booed offstage at a concert at Serbia's capital late Saturday night, as she stumbled onto the stage, mumbled through her songs and wandered off. The concert kicked off her European tour, and The...

The Crescent and the Cross

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" "There are two maxims for historians which so harmonise with what I know of history that I would like to claim them as my own, though they really belong to nineteenth-century historiography: first, that...

Macedonia's Minister of Education Cleans Academe's Augean Stables

By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Finally, a true reform: Macedonia's youthful and intrepid Minister of Education is attempting to overhaul the country's bloated academic institutions by introducing basic principles, long accepted...

Is Serbia Serious About Arresting Mladic?

By Daniella Peled - International Justice - ICTY 11...

New Mladic Arrest Bid a "Media Show"

Latest efforts to detain Hague indictee dismissed as public relations exercise on eve of Brammertz visit. By Aleksandar Roknic - International Justice - ICTY ...

Ksenija Pajcin, Filip Kapisoda Dead in Possible Murder / Suicide

Popular Serbian Singer Ksenija Pajcin and Her Boyfriend Filip Kapisoda Have Been Found Dead in Possible Murder / Suicide Both Pajcin and Kapisoda, a model, were found dead in their Belgrade apartment at 12 Niksicka...

Belgrade-Sarajevo Train Resumes After 18 years

Sarajevo a city in Bosnia-Herzogevina had just been showcased to the world as it hosted the XIV Winter Olympics in 1984.  The Olympic Express was a direct train from Belgrade, Serbia to Sarajevo.  The...

Worldwide May Events and comment

From my Blog Perpetual TravellerMay has arrived with the usual fanfare of celebration across the globe, but sadly also to the Swine Flu outbreak scare, which originated in a rural area of Mexico and has almost brought the capital Mexico City to a stand still, which in synergy...

Serbian Gay gathering attacked, US man injured

" © AP 2008-09-21 17:41:01 - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbian police say nationalists have attacked a gay gathering, injuring three people, including a U.S. citizen. Police official Slobodan Vukelic said...

Monster Radovan Karadzic pictured clean-shaven for first time since capture

Clean-shaven Radovan Karadzic appears for first time in UN court after 13 years on the run, facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. " THIS is monster Radovan Karadzic clean-shaven for the first...

Karadzic Sent to Hague as Serbs Protest

Accused war criminal Radovan Karadzic, who is accused of leading the massacre of Bosnian Muslims in the 1990s Yugoslav civil wars, has been sent to the Hague to face an international criminal court. Before he...

Karadzic extradited to The Hague

After being arrested on 21 july Serbian leader  Radovan Karadzic has been transfered to war tribunal court in the Hague. 63 years old former serbian leader was hiding for 13 years and had changed...

Karadzic violent rally attracts fewer than expected

UPDATE: 9:33PM ESTThe rally apparently attracted far fewer numbers that expected, despite the violence that occurred. " The turnout prompted hopes that the political tide in Serbia had turned in favour of the...

EU envoys consider Serbia's bid

UPDATE 11AM: The EU has decided to put off a decision on whether to unfreeze trade benefits for Serbia. For every action there is a reaction, and the EU is looking to quickly demonstrate that they were serious...

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