Serbia
Most Wanted Gangster Found with Cocaine, Guns, and Top Judge’s Ex-Wife
Police found one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers, Mladen Samardzija, in a luxury pad with drugs, guns and the ex-wife of a top government aide in Bosnia. The arrest comes alongside a U.S. clampdown on corruption and gangsterism in the region.
It Sure Looks Like Europe Came Damn Close to Another War Last Month
Police and NATO officials tell VICE News that the Serbia-linked gunmen who staged a deadly attack in Kosovo were part of “something bigger” – but what?
A Deadly Monastery Siege Threatens to Unravel Years of Relative Peace on NATO’s Southern Flank
Tensions are rising in Kosovo after gunmen killed a cop in an attack blamed on an infamous Serbian politician and gangster with links to Belgrade. “Russia is thrilled,” a NATO intelligence official in the region told VICE News.
A Trans Woman Was Killed in Serbia. Then Her Memorial Was Trashed.
18-year-old Noa Milivojev’s body was found in the Serbian capital Belgrade weeks after she went missing.
Dozens of Soldiers Injured After Molotov Cocktails Thrown During Protests
Demonstrators armed with clubs, rocks, homemade fire bombs and stun grenades attacked Kosovo police as well as NATO peacekeepers.
The Inside Story of Europe’s Weirdest Crypto Mining Boom
Crypto was meant to set the world free from the old worlds of centralised banks and strongman politics, but in a small and often neglected corner of Europe, a Bitcoin mining boom showed how historic forces are difficult to shake off.
Why Was Israel's Most Wanted Mobster Hiding Out in South Africa?
Yaniv Ben Simon was arrested near Johannesburg after 7 years on the run. He's just one of a number of international fugitives believed to have been using South Africa as a hideout.
Giant Nazi Warships Are Re-Emerging During Europe’s Historic Drought
Twenty World War II warships carrying thousands of explosives have resurfaced in the Danube River after waters reached a record low.
Johnny Depp Honoured by Serbia’s Autocratic Leader for Some Reason
“I’m scared,” Depp joked, as he accepted a national medal and the adoration of the country's president for portraying an animated puffin.
A Genocide Denier Threatens to Unravel 25 Years of Peace in the Balkans
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's confusing manoeuvres have sparked fears of a fresh conflict, and memories of an old one.
Trump’s Attempted Shadow Diplomacy in the Balkans ‘Could Get People Killed’
After Trump said he had dispatched an "envoy" to the Serbia-Kosovo border, one NATO intelligence officer told VICE World News: “Clowns can be very dangerous, as evidenced by how many small children are terrified of them."
Activist Dodges Cops to Deface Mural of Convicted War Criminal
A man threw paint over the Belgrade mural of Ratko Mladic, the "Butcher of Bosnia" who ordered the deaths of 18,000 people.