#Serbia - Cannabis: Between Pain and the Law

Published on 19 May 2016

The world is divided on marijuana legalization. Numerous studies have shown that it helps in reducing symptoms of some of the most fatal illnesses, which is why cannabis oil has been legalized for medical purposes in numerous countries across the globe.

While a public debate on legalization is going on in many more countries, in Serbia any possession of marijuana is illegal. Arrests of people with illnesses, as well as their family members, have been made. And yet, more and more people are buying the oil illegally.

Vice Serbia speaks with some of these families who wished to hide their identities, fearing the Serbian authorities. We spoke to the head of the group within the Ministry of Health who is strongly against legalization. We also meet a dealer who is willing to cook the oil on camera.

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#Ukriaine - The Struggle to Find Ukraine's Missing Soldiers

Published on 19 May 2016

During the course of the war in eastern Ukraine, hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers have been either captured as POWs or gone missing during the fighting.

During the battle of Ilovaisk in August 2014, Ukrainian soldiers became encircled by Russian regular soldiers and separatist fighters. After intense negotiations the Ukrainians eventually managed to secure safe passage to leave the town. However, that never happened. As the Ukrainians fled the town in their vehicles they were ambushed and slaughtered. It's thought up to a thousand soldiers were killed and hundreds more were captured.

Many of these POWs were released over the course of the following week, however some were summarily executed and others still remain missing.

Families of the missing soldiers have had to endure a torturous and bureaucratic process to find their sons, passed from one ministry to another, with some families having to travel to rebel territory themselves to search for them. VICE News spoke with a British journalist, Lily Hyde, who has been documenting the efforts of families struggling to find their sons and with one mother who continues to wait for her son to return home, 18 months after he went missing.

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#France - Paul Verhoeven joins the Cannes competition with his first film in French + Official Trailer "Elle"

Published on 21 May 2016

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Paul Verhoeven made his name with films like "Robocop", "Total Recall" and "Basic Instinct" – the film that made Sharon Stone an international star at the Cannes film festival in 1992. This year the Dutch director is back in competition with his first French-language film, "Elle".

#Austria - Vienna shooting: Gunman kills two and wounds 11 at concert before turning gun on himself

Published on 22 May 2016

Vienna shooting: Gunman kills two and wounds 11 at concert before turning gun on himself
A gunman killed two people and wounded 11 before turning the weapon on himself at a concert in Vienna.

The shooting happened in the Austrian capital at around 3am local time.

A 27-year-old man was behind the incident which was sparked by a "relationship dispute", according to local reports.

An argument between a man and a woman escalated and the perpetrator went to his car and pulled out a weapon, police said.He then fired "at random" into the crowd before turning the gun on himself in a car park.

Police said some people at the gig, organized by a motorcycle club called 'The Lords', fled into nearby woods to escape the carnage.

The woman was left unharmed.

There were around 150 people at the concert in Nenzing, a town close to the Swiss border.