Bosnia Hertegovina

The Hague Tribunal trial of Radovan Karadžić has been suspended for one month, said reports. This came as the defense asked for time to review documents that were disclosed late by the prosecution. The trial chamber noted that this tardiness could have a negative impact on the trial’s expediency, and …

The Central Election Commission (CIK) confirmed at a session Tuesday (November 2nd) the results from the October 3rd general elections. At a state level, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which emerged as the biggest Bosniak party in the vote, will get eight seats in the House of Representatives, while the …

Information available to experts on international terrorism indicate that Bosnia Herzegovina is presently one of the epicentres of extremist Islamic circles in Europe, as it represents a hub for potential Islamic terrorists – the so called “white” or “European” Al-Qaeda . Money from Islamic countries that is laundered through “humanitarian” …

Newly elected member of the tripartite presidency Bakir Izetbegovic on Monday (November 1st) apologised for every innocent victim killed by the BiH army. Speaking to Serbian radio B92, Izetbegovic said all innocent victims are equal and offered his personal apology, but at the same time

Rebuffing comments from a former US ambassador, the US Embassy in Sarajevo reiterated Washington’s support for a united Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Our position … remains unchanged. The US fully supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of BiH,” the embassy said. The Office of the High Representative issued a similar statement, …

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton called on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) politicians Wednesday (October 27th) to come up with a new development strategy for the country. In an address to the European Parliament’s (EP)

Montenegro’s government will declassify all documents related to the deportation of Bosnian refugees in 1992, in order to shed full light on the events, Deputy Prime Minister Svetozar Marovic announced

The court of BiH accepted on Tuesday (October 26th) a plea bargain between prosecutors and Bosnian Serb Dragan Rodic, sentencing him to eight years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Bosniak and Croatian

The first annual Balkans special operation forces conference opened on Tuesday (October 26th) in Sarajevo. Organised by NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command Naples, the conference runs through Thursday and aims to build

The remains of around 100 people believed to have been Muslims killed early in the Bosnian 1992-95 war have been unearthed from a lake bed on the border between Bosnia and Serbia, forensic experts said on Tuesday.