Eurasia

European Court of Human Rights president to visit Macedonia

The President of the European Court for Human Rights Jean-Paul Costa will visit Macedonia today. President Costa will make an address to the regional conference of constitutional judges on the theme “Independence of Constitutional Judges”, to be held in the city of Ohrid on June 10-13. The President of the …

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Verdicts for Srebrenica genocide set for Thursday

The war crimes tribunal in The Hague today is set to deliver the verdicts for seven Bosnain Serb officers, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in Srebrenica in 1995. The defendants, indicted for genocide of more than 7,000 Muslim prisoners in Srebrenica in July 1995 include Vijadin Popovic, Ljubisa …

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Vuković nije nezakonito prisluškivan

SARAJEVO Hrvatske tajne službe snimile su razgovore pomoćnika ministra sigurnosti BiH Vjekoslava Vukovića vođene sa osobama u Hrvatskoj i nisu prisluškivale njegove telefone u kući u Kiseljaku i u uredu u Sarajevu, tvrde u Županijskom sudu u Rijeci. Ovaj sud u utorak je nepravomoćno Vukovića osudio na devet mjeseci zatvora …

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Slovenian Foreign Minister to visit Kosovo

Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar will pay official visit to Kosovo on Wednesday. Zbogar is slated to meet his Kosovo counterpart Skender Hiseni. The two ministers will discuss the two countries relations as well as the current security situation in Kosovo and the region.

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Vjekoslavu Vukoviću devet mjeseci zatvora

SARAJEVO, RIJEKA Županijski sud u Rijeci osudio je jučer pomoćnika ministra sigurnosti BiH Vjekoslava Vukovića na devet mjeseci zatvora zbog nabavke oružja i eksplozivnih tvari. Presuda riječkog suda je prvostepena i nepravomoćna, zbog čega Vuković sada neće biti smijenjen sa svoje sadašnje funkcije. “Vuković je kao trećeoptuženi osuđen na devet …

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US Deputy Secretary of State: Macedonia should focus on NATO and EU

Macedonian leadership should focus on the reward and that’s a solid future within NATO and EU, US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg told Voice of America. Commenting the name dispute with Greece, Steinberg said the United States would fully support courageous decision-making by the Macedonian leadership.

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‘Wave of Kosovo recognitions’ to follow ICJ

A leading western envoy in Pristina believes the ruling of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo’s independence will lead to a surge in new recognitions. While Pieter Feith, who is EU Special Representative and head of the International Civilian Office, said

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BiH charges three with war crimes

Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday (June 8th) against three people suspected of crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. Milun Kornjaca, Milorad Zivkovic and Dusko Tadic allegedly were involved in 1992 attacks against Muslim civilians in the Cajnice municipality. Prosecutors say they also took part in the killing of …

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