Serbian ex-president acquitted

Serbian ex-President Milan Milutinovic has been acquitted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Kosovo by a UN war crimes tribunal.



Five former top Serbian officials were found guilty on some or all the charges relating to the 1990s conflict.



Their sentences range from 15 to 22 years.



It was the court\'s first ruling on alleged crimes committed by Serbian forces in the breakaway region.



Milutinovic was seen largely as a figurehead president during that time.



The court found that the 66 year old, who led Serbia from December 1997 to December 2002, had no direct control over the Yugoslav army.