The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic was told that his forces never intentionally cut electricity supplies to Sarajevo civilians during the war.
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Bosnian Serb Chief Blocks Money Laundering Laws
Bosnian Serb leader is poised to block parliament’s adoption of laws on money-laundering, on the grounds that the issue should have been decided by Bosnia’s entities.
Read More »Kosovo Serbs Urged Not to Boycott Elections
Serbs in Kosovo should not boycott June 8 general elections because a boycott will not solve any of their problems, a debate on Friday in the Serb-run northern part of Mitrovica heard.
Read More »Bosniak Soldier ‘Ordered Killings of Croats’
The trial of Bosniak former soldier Vehid Subotic over a massacre in the village of Dusina near Zenica in 1993 was told that an eyewitness saw the defendant order the killings.
Read More »Warning Issued Over Bosnia Money-Laundering Risks
After the Bosnian parliament failed to adopt legislation to tackle money-laundering, Council of Europe experts urged other states to be vigilant in financial dealings with the country.
Read More »Bosnia Exhumes Wartime Corpses Washed Up By Floods
An exhumation is being launched near the flood-hit town of Doboj after recent heavy rains uncovered human remains suspected to be those of victims of the 1992-95 war.
Read More »Serbia Finds 27 Bodies in Kosovo Mass Grave
The remains of 27 people, believed to be Kosovo Albanians killed by Belgrade’s forces during the 1990s war, were exhumed from a quarry near the south Serbian town of Raska.
Read More »Ratko Mladic’s Troops ‘Didn’t Shell Sarajevo Market’
Two former Bosnian Serb Army soldiers told the trial of their wartime commander Ratko Mladic that Bosniak forces were responsible for attacking civilians in the besieged capital.
Read More »Transparency Urged in Bosnia Humanitarian Aid
As humanitarian help reaches Bosnian flood zones from home and abroad, concerns are growing about whether the aid will be distributed in a transparent fashion.
Read More »Parents Demand Children’s Memorial in Bosnia’s Prijedor
Parents of 102 children who were killed or went missing in Prijedor during the 1992-95 war launched a campaign urging the local authorities to finally erect a memorial in the town.
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