Bosnia and Herzegovina News Archives

After 13 years on the run and over a year in prison, Radovan Karadzic is finally scheduled to face trial in The Hague on Monday.

A file photograph showing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic being assisted to open his brief case as he appears in court at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.

In a major foreign policy speech pronounced on Monday ,A UK Foreign Secretary David MilibandA calledA for Turkey's fullA membership of the EU, provided that the candidate country satisfies human rights standards and addresses the role of the military and the separation of powers.

Radovan Karadzic was the "undisputed leader" of Serbs responsible for war crimes during the Bosnian conflict, prosecutors allege.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic faces 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the 1992-1995 Bosnian war in which 100,000 people were killed, including two charges of genocide.

Key dates in the life of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, whose trial on U.N. genocide charges begins Monday: - June 19, 1945: Born in Savnik, Yugoslavia, in what is now the Republic of Montenegro.

A European Parliament plenary session in Brussels, October 2009. Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina must catch up on the reforms needed to qualify for a short-stay visa waiver like those given to Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, members of the European Parliament's committee on civil liberties said on October 19 2009.

On October 26 the trial of Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, will start in The Hague.

Sarajevo Local, EU and US officials have reconvened today at the Butmir military base near Sarajevo to discuss the package, but the chances for agreement now appear to be slim.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Members of the State Investigation and Protection Agency arrested a man Tuesday suspected of war crimes against civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict.

Sarajevo Sarajevo Nineteen mental patients, who have spent the last 17 years in Hungary, returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina last week, after local authorities renovated the Jakes hospital, near the northern Bosnian town of Modrica.

Strasbourg European Parliament Members of the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs also supported Fajon's proposal to start a visa dialogue with Kosovo.

Sarajevo The statement was issued by Wolfgang Petritsch, Paddy Ashdown and Christian Schwarz-Schilling, who served as high representatives to Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1999 and 2007.

Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the biggest and the most important city in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation.

Foreign Minister Urmas Paet at a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon noted that he backs further NATO expansion.

Here are the 65 foreign-language contenders for the 82nd Academy Awards, along with the names of the directors and countries of origin: Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has made progress along its road map, but the international community is focusing on the wrong issues With the closure of the office of the high representative seemingly imminent, the international community has convened Bosnia and Herzegovina's political elites in a determined bid to induce constitutional change in return ...

Bojana Barlovac Gjeraqina Tuhina EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn says the European Commission, EC, has recommended that Macedonia start its EU accession negotiations.

Bosnia Urged to Reform Sarajevo Srecko Latal The World Bank The World Bank is urging Bosnian leaders to undertake critical economic and social reforms a oewith or withouta the assistance of the Bank and IMF.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt have urged members of Bosnia-Herzegovina's tripartite Presidency to work together to solve a constitutional crisis that threatens to destabilize the country.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who helped secure peace in Bosnia with the 1995 Dayton agreement, is holding talks with Bosnian politicians on 8-9 October to seek a solution to deepening ethnic divisions and the threat of new conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Time: 2009 Oct 19 12:00 - 13:30 Summary: PROFESSIONAL LUNCHEON Sven Alkalaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Language: The speech and Q& A will be in English.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- The city of Sarajevo has filed criminal charges against Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik for abuse of power, and inciting ethnic, racial and religious hatred, the city press office announced on Tuesday .

A- The European Union and the United States announced yesterday that they would call an extraordinary meeting of Bosnian leaders, expressing A'serious concernA' about the political stalemate there.

Decided to take a day trip to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina because it's only a few hours by bus from Dubrovnik.

The parliament of Bosnia's Serb Republic has approved a plan to pull all Serbian participation in all state institutions unless the country's International Office of the High Representative reverses a decision concerning the state electricity company.

Successive governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina have failed to provide justice for thousands of women and girls who were raped during the 1992-1995 war, a new Amnesty International report reveals.

Bosnia & Herzegovina national coach Miroslav Blazovic has announced his squad for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers away against Estonia on October 10 and at home against Spain four days later.

MAP is designed to assist aspiring partner countries meet NATO standards and prepare for possible future membership.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Hundreds gathered in Tuzla on Tuesday to protest a Serbian court verdict sentencing Bosnian national Ilija Jurisic to 12 years in prison for war crimes.

Abstract AIM: To explore the short- and long-term psychological consequences of rape on women victims of rape during the 1992-1995 war against Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.