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Wars of words
Serbia arrests Goran Hadzic, the last remaining fugitive sought by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Who is he?
- Born in 1958 in Croatia
- Elected president of the self-declared "Republic of Serbian Krajina" in Croatia in September 1991, and led the Croatian Serb separatist forces.
- Indicted in 2004 on 14 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the '91-'95 conflict, including the murder and persecution Croatian and non-Serb civilians.
What else?
- The indictment also alleges that Mr Hadzic was responsible for the deportation of 20,000 people from the town of Vukovar after it was captured.
- He is also wanted in Croatia for genocide.
Today's Reality Check:
The 'phone hacking drama played out for the politicians
Yesterday afternoon I switched my computer to live coverage of the media event of the year: the Murdochs sitting before MPs. It seemed their task was twofold. Firstly, to give the impression they were being contrite and helpful, but while saying a lot, in the end saying nothing. Secondly, to show to nervous News Corp board directors that James Murdoch could be trusted to take charge of his father’s company, restore faith in News Corp and raise the share price of their company. But it didn't seem to me that the questionning was going their way, and Rupert Murdoch often seemed unsure and looked frail - but maybe that was part of the tactics.
For some closer analysis we turned to Charlie Beckett who himself has spent decades working as a journalist at the BBC & ITV News. He now runs POLIS - the forum for research and debate into international journalism at the London School of Economics.
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Famine in Somalia
The United Nations has declared the humanitarian crisis caused by the drought in the Horn of Africa a famine.
The difference between a food crisis and a famine is a technical distinction. It's defined as when two adults or four children per 10 thousand people die of hunger every day, and a third of children are acutely malnourished, but "famine" is a highly emotive word. Some are hoping that the label will spur governments and private individuals into coming up with the money desperately needed to help the estimated 10 million people affected. However, Patrick Smith, of Africa Confidential , is less optimistic. He says that while the use of the word is significant, it may not change anything on the ground
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