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Judges at The Hague have ordered that Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj be force-fed if necessary to stop him dying from a hunger strike.
A doctor who examined Mr Seselj said he could die within two weeks if he persisted with his protest.

The 52-year-old ultra-nationalist leader "could have a cardiac arrest", said French doctor Patrick Barriot.

Mr Seselj denies charges of driving the ethnic cleansing of former Yugoslavia in the 1990s wars.

His trial at the international war crimes tribunal was suspended last week because of his ill-health, after more than three weeks on hunger strike.

"He is very weak," said Dr Barriot.

"We have huge concerns about his health," he told the Associated Press.

Dr Barriot examined Mr Seselj, along with Serbian and Russian doctorS.

Mr Seselj has refused to be seen by doctors representing the tribunal, But the court stepped in on Wednesday

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