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The UN's highest court on Tuesday rejected rival claims of genocide by Croatia and Serbia in landmark rulings over the 1991-1995 war, as both former foes reluctantly accepted the verdict and pledged to turn the page on their bloody history. Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said he hoped the judgement would help the two Balkans neighbours to find "lasting peace," while his Croatian counterpart Ivo Josipovic called on politicians to work together to build good relationships. Sixteen years after the first case was lodged at the International Court of Justice, chief judge Peter Tomka dismissed Zagreb's claim that Serb forces committed genocide during Croatia's war of independence. He made a similar ruling in a counter-claim by Belgrade over a Croatian counter-offensive that forced 200,000 Serbs to flee after the last major battle of the war.
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