BELGRADE, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Serbia's Belgrade District Court received no appeal against the extradition of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague by the end of office hours on Tuesday, a court spokeswoman said.

    "Considering the fact that an appeal did not arrive, the court didn't make any decision," the court's spokeswoman Ivana Ramic told reporters in Belgrade.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic (C) attends a party in Novi Banovci near Belgrade in this image taken from a June 22, 2008 video footage. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The 63-year-old Karadzic, who was arrested in Belgrade on July 21, was indicted for genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

    Ramic said that the deadline for submitting an appeal had expired on July 25.

    Considering that the deadline was followed by a weekend, the court is obliged to wait for a reasonable period of time for an appeal to arrive by mail so that it can be considered, Ramic said.

    Goran Petronijevic, a new attorney for the wartime Bosnian Serb leader, said earlier on Tuesday that legal conditions for Karadzic's transfer to The Hague had not been met yet because the court had not decided on the appeal.

    However, he could not say if an appeal had been filed at all, saying that he did not take part in the appeals proceedings.

A combination photo shows Bosnian Serb wartime leader and indicted war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic (L) in an undated recent file photo and (R) attending a parliamentary session in the Republik of Srpska in Bosanski Samac February 13, 1995. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Karadzic's attorneys previously declined to say if they had filed an appeal, saying that they were buying time for their client.

    Dusan Ignjatovic, a Serbian government official in charge of cooperation with the Hague tribunal, said Tuesday that Karadzic could be transferred to The Hague by the end of the week. Ignjatovic said he believed that no appeal had been filed at all.

    Once it receives an appeal, the Belgrade District Court has three days to decide on it. The final decision on the extradition is signed by the Justice Ministry.

World opinion mixed on Karadzic arrest

    BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- World opinion mixed on Tuesday after the arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.

    The Russian foreign ministry on Tuesday said that the arrest of Karadzic was "an internal matter" for Serbia, and the trial of Karadzic should be "impartial," accusing the UN war crimes tribunal of "an often biased approach."

Skirmishes break out in Belgrade over Karadzic arrest

    BELGRADE, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Skirmishes broke out Tuesday afternoon between the police and protesters against the arrest of the former Bosnia Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in the capital Belgrade.

    Protesters who gathered in downtown Belgrade chanted Karadzic's name and threw firecrackers and chairs at the police and started smashing nearby cafes, local media reported. 

Ministers: Arrest of Karadzic "a significant step" for Serbia-EU ties

    BRUSSELS, July 22 (Xinhua) -- EU foreign ministers said here on Tuesday that the arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was "a significant step on Serbia's path towards the EU."

    "This development illustrates the commitment of the new government in Belgrade to contribute to peace and stability in the Balkans regions," the ministers said in a conclusion of their meeting. Full story

Bulgaria: Karadzic's arrest shows Serbian resolve for co-op 

    SOFIA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian Foreign Ministry assesses the arrest of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic as a clear signal for the new Serbian government's resolve for efficient cooperation with the international community, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dimiter Tsochev said in a statement on Tuesday.

    For Bulgaria, this is an important step towards the security in the region bringing neighboring Serbia closer to the European Union, the statement said. Full story

    BELGRADE, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, a top war crimes suspect, was arrested on Monday night in Serbia, the office of Serbian President Boris Tadic said in a statement.

    "Karadzic was brought to the investigative judge of the War Crimes Court in Belgrade, in accordance with the law on cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)," said the statement, adding that the raid was conducted by the Serbian security forces. Full story