NPR People: Sylvia PoggioliSylvia Poggioli is senior European correspondent for NPR's foreign desk and reports from Rome, Italy; the Balkans; other parts of Europe; and the Middle East. Poggioli can be heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.Karadzic's Arrest Brings Mixed Feelings In Sarajevo- July 24, 2008 Radovan Karadzic's arrest on war crimes charges was met with a burst of celebration in the streets of Sarajevo, which suffered a brutal siege at the hands of Bosnian Serb militias loyal to Karadzic during the Bosnian war. But many citizens of Sarajevo are bitter that he was able to live on the lam for 13 years.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92881599&ft=1&f=2101034 Karadzic's Dual Life: War Fugitive, New Age Mystic- July 23, 2008 Since the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the media in Belgrade have been filled with details of how he lived on the run for more than a decade. The former Bosnian Serb leader wanted for war crimes was passing himself off as a New Age mystic.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92809597&ft=1&f=2101034 Karadzic Arrest Is First Step In Legal Process- July 22, 2008 Former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic's arrest in Serbia is the first step in a process that will send him to a war crimes tribunal in The Hague. He stands accused of mass killings of Muslims during the Bosnian war.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92793897&ft=1&f=2101034 U.S. And Iran Discuss Nuclear Plan in Geneva- July 20, 2008 Iran has been given two weeks to agree to freeze its uranium enrichment program or face the prospect of new and tougher U.N. sanctions. The timetable stems from seven-country sessions in Geneva, where top-level U.S. and Iranian officials were present.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92716691&ft=1&f=2101034 Iranian Nuke Talks End In Deadlock- July 19, 2008 Representatives from the United States and Iran sat down at the same table in Geneva on Saturday to talk about Iran's nuclear program. It was a historic moment, but didn't produce a diplomatic breakthrough. What is clear is that Iran faces a new deadline and the threat of more sanctions.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92710366&ft=1&f=2101034 Italy Plans To Fingerprint Roma- July 14, 2008 Italy is moving ahead with plans to fingerprint the country's Roma, or gypsy, people. The government says the fingerprinting is necessary to fight crime, identify illegal immigrants and protect Roma children from exploitation. The plan has critics.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92529373&ft=1&f=2101034 Italy's Berlusconi Urges Immunity For Top Officials- July 9, 2008 In Italy on Tuesday, opposition parties protested Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's efforts to pass legislation that would grant immunity from prosecution to the country's top four officials. That includes Berlusconi, who is being tried on corruption charges and is under investigation for bribery.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92357277&ft=1&f=2101034 |