Three Bosnian Muslims, including two active police officers, were arrested Wednesday accused of involvement in the torture of ethnic Croats during the country’s 1992-1995 war, prosecutors said.
Read More »U.S. backs Bosnia’s unity
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stated that the U.S supported united Bosnia-Herzegovina and wanted to see the country make progress next year. She met with Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Željko Komšić in Washington. The U.S. secretary of state said the U.S. believed that Bosnia-Herzegovina would make progress in 2012 …
Read More »Bosnia’s Croats say the Bosniaks are responsible for political situation
After Croat parties say they offered major concessions to help form a state government, Social Democrat leader says demands to form Croat entity have worsened the political climate. Croat and Bosniak [Muslim] parties in Bosnia have accused one another of blocking the formation of a state government 14 months after …
Read More »Bosnia will submit EU candidacy status application in December
Bosnia will seek EU candidacy status in December despite an ongoing stalemate in forming a central government, a top official said on Wednesday. “I think we will submit this year, namely in December, a candidacy to join the European Union,” Muslim member of Bosnia’s
Read More »Witness testifies on exhumation of 2,500 Srebrenica victims in Karadzic trial
A prosecution witness in the trial of wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Thursday testified before the United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on exhumation of 2,500 victims killed by Serb forces in eastern town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
Read More »Austrian Major General Robert Brieger will command EUFOR in Bosnia
Austrian Major General Robert Brieger will take over command of the European Union’s military force in Bosnia on December 6, the defence ministry said Friday.
Read More »Serbian President urges Kosovo Serbs to protest peacefully
Speaking in Bosnia, Serbian President says he supports right to protest, but only by peaceful methods. Serbs needed to take down their barricades in northern Kosovo, Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic, told
Read More »Time is running for Bosnia to reform constitution
Time is running out for Bosnia to agree on changes to the constitution meeting objections from the European Court of Human Rights. A November 30 deadline is fast approaching for Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement a 2009 European Court of Human Rights decision on eligibility for high office.
Read More »Bosnia and Serbia reached deal on war crimes cooperation
Bosnia and Serbia reached a deal on Wednesday to enable them to track down and prosecute fugitives suspected of committing war crimes during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict, officials said. The announcement is seen as a major breakthrough in
Read More »Serbian President says that Bosnia problems should be resolved according to Dayton Agreement
The problems in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be resolved inside the country, said Serbian President Boris Tadic on the occasion of the anniversary of signing Dayton Agreement. According to Tadic the problems should be resolved in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, which brought peace and rule of law in Bosnia …
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