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08 May 08

Bosnia Local Elections Set for October 5

Sarajevo _ Bosnia’s Central Election Commission says local elections will take place on October 5.

08 May 08

Bosnia Police in War Crimes Suspects Raid

Sarajevo _ Police in the Bosnian Serb entity are searching the homes of two men in their hunt for top war crimes suspects.

07 May 08

Bosnia Amends Election Law for Srebrenica

Sarajevo _ Both Houses of Bosnia’s State Parliament have adopted changes to the election law for the eastern town of Srebrenica.

07 May 08

Albania's Corruption Index Worsens

Tirana _ Corruption in Albania has worsened over the past year, a study backed by the United States has found.

07 May 08

Three Bosnians Attacked in Croatian Capital

Sarajevo _ Three Bosnian citizens have been attacked at Zagreb's bus station, local media reports.

06 May 08

Serb Muslim Leader Rebuffs Rival's Overtures

Novi Pazar _ The Islamic Community in Serbia headed by Mufti Muamer Zukorlic says they are not talking to a rival Islamic group, despite efforts to ease tensions.

06 May 08

Bosnia's Brcko District Gets Voting Revamp

Sarajevo _ The voting system in the local assembly in Bosnia’s Brcko District has been amended to prevent ethnic outvoting and political stalemate.

06 May 08

Bosnia PM Moves to Sack Govt Officials

Sarajevo _ Bosnia’s State Premier is to sack a minister and two deputy ministers who were found to be in conflict of interest.

06 May 08

Croatia Urges Rights for Bosnian Croats

Sarajevo _ Croatia wants equal constitutional rights for Bosnian Croats, and will continue to fund their return to pre-war homes, Zagreb’s Foreign Minister says.

05 May 08

Serbia 'Ready to Find' War Crimes Fugitives

Sarajevo _ Serbia’s War Crimes Prosecutor said there is political readiness to track down the four remaining top war crimes suspects.

02 May 08

Serb Democrats Are 'Enemies of the State'

Belgrade _ Serbia’s President and Deputy Premier have been branded “public enemies” by a hardline nationalist organisation angry at their signing of a key EU deal.

02 May 08

Presidential Summit Underway in Macedonia

Skopje _ Macedonia’s President is looking to build support for his country’s NATO and EU bids as Presidents from Central and Southeast European countries gather there for a summit.

30 Apr 08

Bosniak Jailed 11 Years for War Crimes

Sarajevo _ Following the closing arguments by the Prosecution and Defence, the Trial Chamber at the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has announced Zijad Kurtovic guilty of all counts in the indictment.

30 Apr 08

Bosnian Croat 'Sorry' for War Crimes

Sarajevo _ Following the conclusion of a guilt admission agreement, Pasko Ljubicic has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment for war crimes against civilians in the Lasva valley in 1993.

30 Apr 08

Press Freedom Limited in Montenegro

Podgorica _ Montenegro has seen a backsliding in press freedom, according to Freedom House’s latest report.

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17 May 13

New Roads to Reform in Bosnia

New proposals to make Bosnia’s Federation entity less dysfunctional and more democratic should not be ignored by the country’s squabbling political elites.

16 May 13