Welcome news for many tonight, as former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who lived on the run for nearly 13 years with a giant Santa Claus beard as disguise, will be extradited to The Hague to face 11 charges related to genocide. More:

“An official with the prosecution office who spoke on condition of anonymity said Karadzic was in one of four jeeps with tinted windows which were seen leaving the downtown Belgrade war crimes court at about 3:45am (01:45 GMT) on Wednesday where Karadzic had been held since his arrest on July 21.


The vehicles were heading for Belgrade airport from where Karadzic will be flown to the UN court in the Netherlands.”

Late Tuesday, Serbs protesting the extradition fought with cops in Belgrade. About 15,000 rallied in support of Karadzic.

(Photo: INTERPOL)