Toplica Miladinovic

Haxhi Balaj remembers that it was sunny on May 5, 1999, and that his mother Shehrije was trying to find something for lunch for the family.

They had run out of flour, among the many other things they were missing in those difficult days during the Kosovo war.

BELGRADE - Serbia's War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic ordered an investigation against Gen. Dragan Zivanovic, former commander of the 125th motorized brigade, on suspicion that he is responsible for the crimes committed against the civilian Albanian population in four villages in Kosovo-Metohija from April 1 to May 15, 1999.

Former commander suspected of war crimes

BELGRADE -- The war crimes prosecutor has ordered an investigation against General Dragan Živanović on suspicion of involvement in war crimes in Kosovo during in 1999.

War crimes verdicts improve Kosovo-Serbia relations, experts say

The Belgrade court decisions on war crimes committed in Kosovo will help improve the relationship between Albanians and Serbs, experts and citizens said.

Future verdicts by the Belgrade High Court War Crimes Chamber could help improve relations between Serbia and Kosovo. [AFP]