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Headlines vary significantly in their characterization of Ratko Mladic, ranging from "war criminal" to "Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia’" and "convicted of Bosnia genocide."
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19 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
85/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
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RATKO Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general whose forces carried out the worst massacre in Europe since the Second World War, has died in prison at age 84.
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general whose forces carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, has died while serving a life sentence for his crimes.
A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated "safe area" of Bosnia, Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two,...
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died, Serbian state broadcaster RTS reported on Thursda...
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
Ratko Mladic, a former Serbian general dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia", has died in prison. The 84-year-old was convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of at lea...
Ratko Mladic, the notorious Bosnian Serb general, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes
Ratko Mladic, infamous for his role in the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, has died at 83.
Mladic was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for war crimes committed during the wars in Yugoslavia during the 1990s
BELGRADE/AMSTERDAM, Aug 27 - Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated \"safe area\" of Bosnia, Europe's worst a...
The Bosnian Serb general oversaw atrocities in Bosnia in the 1990s. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2017.
Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces rained shells and snipers’ bullets on Sarajevo and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, has died while se...
Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide From the archive: Fourteen years a fugitive: the hunt for the Butcher of B...
Thousands of Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats were murdered, tortured and displaced by armed forces under his command.
Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in atrocities including the Srebrenica genocide during the Bosnian War, has died in prison at 84,...
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general responsible for atrocities during the 1990s Bosnian war, has died in a U.N. prison hospital at age 84
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in Europe's worst atrocity since World War II, has died, a U.N. official confirmed Thursday.
Ratko Mladic, architect of Srebrenica genocide and ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84 Submitted by MEE staff on
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