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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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21 Mar 12 / 14:23:47

Bosnian Ex-Soldiers Stage Sleep Protest Over Pensions

Several hundred retired Bosnian soldiers slept out on the streets of Sarajevo, demanding that the government start paying their pensions.

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20 Mar 12 / 17:26:26

Komsic Rocks Bosnian SDP by Quitting Posts

Resignation of top Social Democrat and State Presidency member from all party posts is likely to fuel criticism of party boss Zlatko Lagumdzija’s management.

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20 Mar 12 / 15:34:12

Balkan States Vow to Tackle Gay Discrimination

Governments pledged to tackle prejudices facing people of a different sexual orientation at a conference in Montenegro on Monday.

zeljko-komsic-resigns-over-all-sdp-posts
20 Mar 12 / 10:27:21

Bosnia's Zeljko Komsic Resigns SDP Posts

Senior Social Democrat and member of State Presidency resigns from all party posts for reasons as yet unknown.

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20 Mar 12 / 09:45:33

Bosnia Urged To Boost Anti-Corruption Agency

EU enlargement official says one of the priorities facing Bosnia in the next few months is getting the state anti-corruption agency up and running.

international-community-mostar-cannot-be-disintegrated
19 Mar 12 / 11:23:15

Mostar's Unity Not in Danger, Inzko Says

Bosnia's High Representative says discussions over new ways to reorganise governing the city do not threaten its unity.

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19 Mar 12 / 09:49:40

Balkans Seek Half Billion Euro for Refugees

Countries from the region hope a donors' conference in Sarajevo will raise more than half billion euro to solve outstanding refugee issues.

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16 Mar 12 / 12:22:17

Witness Recalls Meeting with Karadzic

At the trial of Radovan Karadzic, a witness said that she overheard a conversation between Karadzic and Mladic that “Srebrenica was finished”.

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15 Mar 12 / 13:32:28

ICTY Decision “Damaging” to Ratko Mladic

The defence of Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska, requests to be allowed to appeal the decision on accepting established facts.

bosnia-steps-ahead-from-finance-stalemate
15 Mar 12 / 10:16:48

Bosnia Lays Basis For Long-Awaited Budget

Bosnia adopted a Global Fiscal Framework for 2012-14 on Wednesday, creating a basis for the country to set a proper budget after more than a year spent on so-called 'temporary financing'.

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14 Mar 12 / 11:34:37

ICMP Seeks to Help Families of Missing

The International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP, is launching a new project to inform the families of missing about their rights and the search for their loved ones.

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14 Mar 12 / 08:23:45

Bosnian Serb Leader Threatens NATO Referendum

As Bosnia starts trying to meet the conditions of NATO's Membership Action Plan, the Bosnian Serb leader says he will call the referendum in his entity if actual membership comes on the agenda.

croatian-ex-minister-told-to-meet-karadzic-lawyer
13 Mar 12 / 15:47:12

Croatian ex-Minister Told to Meet Karadzic Lawyer

Hague tribunal agrees that Vladimir Zagorec should be interviewed by Karadzic’s lawyer on arms smuggling.

bosnian-serb-entity-veterans-hit-by-lower-pensions
13 Mar 12 / 09:34:41

Bosnian Serb Veterans Hit by Pension Reforms

As Bosnian Serb war veterans protest over a new law on pensions, opposition parties in Republika Srpska have called for it to be scrapped.

bosnia-s-court-offers-lessons-for-war-crimes-prosecutions
13 Mar 12 / 09:21:12

Bosnia’s Lessons for War Crimes Prosecutions

Countries that want to prosecute war crimes can learn from experience of Bosnia's courts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. 

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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