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24 May 12 / 12:32:19

Bosnia's US Embassy Gunman Pleads Not Guilty

Mevlid Jasarevic and two others pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges brought against them for shooting at the US embassy in Sarajevo on October 28 last year.

 

Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina

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15 May 12 / 11:26:14

Bosnia's Access to EU's IPA Funds Remains in Doubt

State and entities are still at odds over who should apply for funds from the EU's Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, IPA.

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14 May 12 / 12:21:54

Mid-May Snowfall Surprises Residents of Sarajevo

Residents of the Bosnia and Herzegovina capital, Sarajevo, woke up on Monday morning to find the city covered in several centimeters of snow.

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14 May 12 / 09:42:36

Mladic Asks for Judge Orie to be Dismissed

Ratko Mladic’s defence has asked the President of the Hague Tribunal to dismiss the presiding judge Alphons Orie and postpone the start of the trial scheduled for May 16.

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10 May 12 / 09:57:42

Sarajevo Remembers Children Killed in War

An exhibition commemorating the children killed during the 1992 -1996 siege of Sarajevo has opened in the Bosnian capital. 

bosnian-artist-protests-us-embassy-over-srebrenica-elections
10 May 12 / 09:57:20

Bosnian Artist Protests Over Srebrenica Elections

Bosnian director Gradimir Gojer protested in front of the US embassy in Sarajevo in support of demands that the electoral law should be changed in the town of Srebrenica.

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09 May 12 / 17:57:47

Croatian President Urges Support for RECOM

President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic called on regional leaders to support the legal efforts of the RECOM initiative. 

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09 May 12 / 10:37:02

Bosnian Police Praised For Bravery in Sudan

Bosnia's Security Ministry has praised two policemen engaged in a peace mission to South Sudan after they helped rescued people from an aircraft crash last week.

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08 May 12 / 16:46:57

Brammertz Praises Cooperation with Bosnia

The cooperation between the Hague Tribunal, ICTY, and the Bosnian judiciary is successful, says the ICTY prosecutor Serge Brammertz during his visit to Bosnia.

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08 May 12 / 13:58:27

Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says

A survey of world media freedom in 2011 carried out by US-based watchdog Freedom House put Montenegro in top place in the region. Kosovo has also moved up the rankings while Macedonia has moved down.

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08 May 12 / 11:55:04

Bosnia Finally Takes Control of its Airspace

After years of relying on Serbia and Croatia to undertake some of the services, Bosnia is ready at last to manage air traffic control over the whole country.

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08 May 12 / 10:43:08

Local Elections in Bosnia Due in October

Local elections called for October 7 with the exception of Mostar, where a dispute over power-sharing is ongoing.

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07 May 12 / 17:29:36

Bosniaks Want to Change Electoral Law in Srebrenica

Bosniaks are worried that unless the electoral law is changed the next mayor of Srebrenica could come from a party which does not recognize the Srebrenica genocide.

mladic-defense-request-rejected
04 May 12 / 12:23:31

Mladic's Defence Request Rejected

The Trial Chamber of the Hague Tribunal has rejected a request by the defence of Ratko Mladic to have his trial postponed until August this year.

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04 May 12 / 10:34:54

Austria, Slovenia Vow to Help Bosnia's NATO Plans

As Bosnian Foreign Minister says he hopes for positive signals from the NATO summit in Chicago this month, Austria and Slovenia promise to help Bosnia get closer to membership.

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03 May 12 / 15:50:49

Dobrovoljcka Commemoration Divides Bosnia

Families of victims killed in May 1992 in Dobrovoljacka Street in Sarajevo and representatives of the Republika Srpska government were insulted by ex-Bosnian Army soldiers who were protesting against the commemoration.

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bosnia-is-learning-wrong-counterterrorism-lessons
16 May 12 / 14:32:03

Bosnia is Learning Wrong Counterterrorism Lessons

Continued detention of Imad Al Husin - who has never been charged with a crime - shows Bosnia has taken steps in the wrong direction when it comes to balancing human rights against national security issues.

Business

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22 May 12 / 10:15:12

Bosnia Takes Small Step in Motorway Construction

Bosnia's Federation government has signed an agreement worth 115 million euros with a Turkish company to build five kilometres of motorway.

Culture and Lifestyle

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23 May 12 / 11:39:26

Sarajevo Days Presents Bosnian Culture in Belgrade

Dani Sarajeva introduces Bosnian artists to the Belgrade public in a showcase of regional cultural cooperation.

16 May 12 / 16:24:51

Culture Watch Award Announced