Eurasia

BiH charges four with genocide

Prosecutors filed genocide charges against four former members of the Republika Srpska (RS) Army on Tuesday (August 10th). They allegedly took part in killing of more than 800 Bosniaks after the fall of Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. The four are identified as Branimir Manojlovic, Stanko Kojic, Vlastimir Golijan …

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Cypriot leaders meet ahead of summer break

President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu held another round of talks Tuesday (August 10th) aimed at reunifying the divided island. They focused this time on the property issue. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, described the discussions as “good” and said they will …

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Russia deploys S-300 air defense system in Abkhazia

Russia has deployed an S-300 air defense system in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, Russian media reported on Wednesday, citing the commander of the Russian Air Force. “We have placed an S-300 system in Abkhazia. It will protect the airspace of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” Gen-Col Alexander Zelenin said.

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Karadzic Seeks Trial Postponement

Radovan Karadzic has asked for his trial be postponed for three weeks to allow him to review audio and video recordings found in the apartment of Ratko Mladic’s wife. The “Mladic tapes”, an assortment of meeting notes, 93 audio and 10 video tapes, two CDs and eight DVDs, were found …

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Nikoli Špiriću prijete smrću

SARAJEVO Nikola Špirić, predsjedavajući Vijeća ministara BiH, primio je anonimnu prijetnju smrću, saopšteno je iz njegovog kabineta. U pismu koje je stiglo u Špirićev ured, a koje je, navodno, upućeno iz Mostara, Špiriću prijete smrću jer “radi protiv Bosne i bosanskog naroda”. Pismo obiluje porukama uvredljivog sadržaja, psovkama, prijetnjama i …

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