Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci convicted of war crimes, sentenced to 25 years by The Hague court.

Kosovo former president Hashim Thaci was found guilty during Hague war crimes trial and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Thaci was convicted by the Hague court of four counts of war crimes...

Alongside Thaçi, three other former KLA leaders were also sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

A Hague-based EU-backed court found former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci guilty on four war crimes counts. The verdict deepens divisions in Kosovo as wider proceedings against former KLA leaders continue.

A European Union-backed court has convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of four counts of war crimes during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia.

THE HAGUE, Sept 14 - A war crimes tribunal will on Wednesday announce a verdict in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci over charges dating back to a 1990s conflict fought over independence from Serbia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thousands of people have rallied in Kosovo in support of a former president and three other ex-fighters ahead of their verdicts next week at a Netherlands-based court.