Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic paid his first official visit abroad to Sarajevo on Tuesday, aiming to foster economic and political ties with the neighbouring country.
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Ukraine Gas Stoppage Threatens Bulgaria, Bosnia
Bulgaria and Bosnia could be be left without natural gas supplies if Russia halts deliveries via Ukraine, the President of the Russian Gas Society has warned.
Read More »Srebrenica Massacre Witness Recalls Surviving Execution
The genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb fighter Aleksandar Cvetkovic heard how a young Bosniak survived because the body of a dead prisoner shielded him from gunfire.
Read More »Witness Recalls Beatings by Bosnian Croat Fighter
The first prosecution witness at the trial of Nikola Maric, accused of the detention, persecution and killing of Bosniaks in the Prozor area, said that the defendant repeatedly assaulted him.
Read More »Dutch Police Arrest Two Bosnian War Crimes Suspects
Two unnamed former Bosnian fighters suspected of committing war crimes during the early 1990s conflict, including the torture and murder of civilians, were arrested in the Netherlands.
Read More »Bosnia Urged To Resolve Residence Rules
The EU, US and the OHR have urged Bosnia’s authorities to adopt a residence law at state-level and assure that returnee rights are respected, following unilateral action on the subject in Republika Srpska.
Read More »Protest Marchers Pile Pressure on Bosnia’s Federation Govt
Several hundred people staged protest marches from various Bosnian towns to Sarajevo, where they demanded the resignation of the Federation entity government.
Read More »Why There’s No ‘Truth’ About the Bosnian War
Twenty-two years after the Bosnian war began, there is still no consensus in the country about its causes, and because of continuing ethnic divisions, there may never be any agreement.
Read More »Sarajevo Reopens Iconic War-Damaged City Hall
The landmark Vijecnica city hall and national library has been reconstructed and reopened 22 years after it was shelled by Serb forces during the wartime siege of the Bosnian capital.
Read More »Deadly Yugoslav Snakes Spark Panic in London
Snakes from former Yugoslavia that are allegedly capable of crushing children to death are causing alarm in a plush part of central London.
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