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NATO To Consult UN On Kosovo Role

28 May 2008 Pristina _ NATO will discuss its security role in Kosovo with the United Nations as the world body begins to adapt its mission there.
European Parliament Flies Kosovo Flag

30 May 2008 Pristina _ The Kosovo flag has been flown over the European Parliament in Brussels.
Mejakic et al: Jailed for 63 years

30 May 2008 The first instance verdicts have been announced before the War Crimes Chamber in Sarajevo, against the indictees who are charged with the crimes in the Omarska and Keraterm detention camps.

in brief

New Details Surface about Bosnian Gunman

Six people were killed in Bosnia's worst post-war shooting rampage
Six people were killed in Bosnia's worst post-war shooting rampage

30 May 2008
Sarajevo _ New details have emerged about the man who killed six people near the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla.


Bosnia Envoy Targets War Fugitives’ Helpers

30 May 2008 Sarajevo_ The High Representative in Bosnia has ordered the seizure of travel documents from 16 people and dismissed an Intelligence and Security Agency officer.

Bosnia Sentences Wartime Camp Trio

30 May 2008 Sarajevo _ Bosnia has sentenced three Bosnian Serbs to a total of 63 years behind bars for war crimes at the Omarska and Keraterm detention camps.


Analysis

Bosnia Braces for Economic Troublelocked

22 May 2008 Global recession and inflation, coupled with an abdication of duty by Bosnian policymakers, may have dire consequences for local economy, experts warn.

By Srecko Latal in Sarajevo

No War Criminals in Forgotten Gorazde

16 April 2008 Thirteen years after the war ended, a town battered by a long siege has been bypassed when it comes to the dispensation of justice.

By Merima Husejnovic in Gorazde

Bosnian Muslims Sue Serbs Over Destroyed Heritage

10 April 2008 Years after several hundred mosques were blown up, the Islamic Community is suing the Republika Srpska for damages in a landmark case.

By Nadzida Cano in Sarajevo

Serbs Quibble Over Monument to Strpci Victims

09 April 2008 The row over a monument to 18 Sandzak Muslims abducted and killed in 1993 reflects wider failure to grant justice to victims’ families.

By Zoran Maksimovic in Novi Pazar


 
 

After Russia’s recent victory at Eurovision, commentators from across ‘Old Europe’ are crying foul, claiming that a system of voting blocs is ruining the credibility of the competition.


The World Bank has stated that the continued liberalization of the service sector is key to the future development of the Balkans.


A Unicredit Bank report has stated that Croatia shows great potential for future growth within the real estate market over the next three to ten years.



The Djerdap Gorge or Iron Gate is found where the Danube River meets and breaks through the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. The gorge and its surroundings create an impressive mixture of local history and monumental scenery.


Most history is written by winners: it’s through Norman eyes, in the main, that we view 11th and 12th century England, for example, and through the Protestant prism that we recall the age of Elizabeth I.


Sarajevo_Snow, a film by Bosnian Director Aida Begic, has won the Critics Week Grand Prize at the 47th Cannes Film Festival.



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