Balkans

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said in a letter to The Hague war crimes tribunal on Tuesday (June 30th) that he is not guilty of the 11 counts in the indictment against him. Karadzic, who faces charges of genocide, murder and torture stemming from the …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) The Court of BiH on Tuesday (June 30th) sentenced a former member of the Serb military police to seven and a half years in prison for murdering and torturing non-Serb civilians during the 1992-1995 conflict. Earlier, defendant Rade Veselinovic pleaded guilty to murdering one civilian …

The developments that occurred over the past few weeks and after the end of the Gaza war, have showed to an extent that Turkey acquires a louder voice in the Middle Eastern affairs by promoting itself as the main Muslim power and in parallel trying to combine that with its …

Neće biti malverzacija s plaćanjem novih i povećanih akciza, koje od danas počinje u BiH, tvrdi Kemal Čaušević, direktor Uprave za indirektno oporezivanje BiH. Kaže da su poreski obveznici dužni da popišu sve zalihe i u roku od 10 dana plate razliku između dosadašnje i povećane akcize na kafu, cigarete …

SARAJEVO – Upravni odbor Vijeća za implementaciju mira u BiH nije donio odluku o gašenju OHR-a, a međunarodna zajednica će ostati u BiH sve dok u potpunosti ne bude ispoštovano pet ciljeva i dva uslova. Visoki predstavnik međunarodne zajednice za BiH Valentin Incko naglasio je da je Upravni odbor PIC-a …

In testimony lasting several hours, Damir Ivankovic recalls in detail the crime committed in August 1992 at Koricanske stijene. “I fired a single burst, but not to the end. I moved on the sides, careful not to hit any members of the special response team. I did not use the …

Bosnia and Herzegovina is hopeful that a compromise has been reached with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which would allow this financial institution to activate a Euro 1.2 billion stand-by arrangement for the country. “The IMF is finally satisfied,” reads a front page article in the Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje on …

TIRANA (AFP) – A delay in the ballot count after legislative polls seen as crucial to Albania’s aspirations to join the EU sparked opposition claims of fraud Tuesday, after European election observers’ gave cautious praise for the voting process. The ruling Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha, which held …

TIRANA – Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s centre-right coalition held a slender lead Wednesday in the latest tally of votes after general elections, the electoral commission said. The alliance led by Berisha’s Democratic Party had garnered 46.81 percent of votes against 45.42 percent for a coalition headed by Tirana Mayor …

TIRANA, Albania – Preliminary results from Albania’s weekend parliamentary elections show the governing Democrats have won. But it is not clear whether Prime Minister Sali Berisha has secured the number of seats in parliament needed to govern on his own. With 98 percent of ballot boxes counted Wednesday, the Democratic …