Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cristiano Ronaldo ruled out of Bosnia World Cup playoff

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the two-legged World Cup playoff against Bosnia, the Portuguese Football Federation said.

• Portugal coach denies row with Real over Ronaldo - Reuters UK
• Injured Ronaldo ruled out of playoffs by Portugal - Fox News
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No compensation for mosques destroyed in the Bosnia war

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Sarajevo - A court in Banja Luka ruled as unfounded the demands of Bosnia's Islamic Community that the city pay 64.7 million convertible marks (48 million dollars) as compensation for mosques destroyed during the 1992-95 Bosnia war, local media repor...

Bosnian Muslim leader defends international officials

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Sarajevo - Sulejman Tihic, a top Bosnian Muslim leader, sided on Friday with international officials who have accused Bosnian politicians of having ties to organized crime, Bosnian media reported Friday. Bosnian media recently published internal repo...

Serbia charges six for 1992 killings in Bosnia

Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's war crimes prosecutor has charged six former Serb fighters over their alleged roles in killing, rape and torture of Roma civilians in eastern Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, a statement said Friday.

Russia advocates closing OHR office in Bosnia

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Sarajevo- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday in Sarajevo that the office of the international representative in Bosnia should be closed or transformed to give local authorities greater decision-making authority. Lavrov in Bosnia on ...

Russian FM hopes for cooperation with Bosnia in UN

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Bosnia should not do other people's bidding when it votes in the U.N. Security Council, where it won a seat last month.

Bosnian foreign minister wants to boost economic ties with Russia

Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sven Alkalaj said the country is ready to cooperate with Russia in all spheres and called for Moscow to develop economic ties with Sarajevo.

Lavrov to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina for settlement talks

Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, in order to discuss the Bosnian settlement and bilateral relations between Russia and the Balkan state with its top officials.

Ethnic tensions stretch Bosnia's power grid

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

After hundreds of millions of euros spent on reconstruction after its ruinous civil war, Bosnia-Herzegovina's postwar electrical transmission system has started to succumb to inter-ethnic political tensions

'Butcher of Bosnia' Appears in UN Court

ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Karadzic attends UN tribunal for 1st time since start of war crimes trial.

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Banja Luka

Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Bosnia Blog writes about travel to Banja Luka.

Bosnian Serb commander convicted of war crimes

Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Former Serb army commander Predrag Kujundzic was convicted of crimes against humanity -- including murder and rape -- by Bosnia's war crimes court on Friday and sentenced to 22 years in jail.

Bosnia Serb leader says has quit EU, U.S. talks

Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - The prime minister of Bosnia's Serb half said on Friday he would pull out of talks on constitutional reform led by the United States and European Union set to speed up Bosnia's path to EU and NATO membership.

Plavsic release prompts rebukes in Bosnia, Serbia - Feature

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Belgrade/Sarajevo - The early release of the former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic has unleashed criticism in both Bosnia and Serbia, but official circles in Serbia have remained silent. Plavsic, 79, was flown on Tuesday from Sweden, where sh...

Karadzic a No-Show As His Bosnia War Crimes Trial Begins

Time (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is boycotting his trial at theinternational war crimes tribunal, claiming he needs more time to prepare.Will this lead to more delays -- and more pain for the relatives ofvictims?

Bosnia-Herzegovina - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband & Forecasts

bharatbook123 | 10/13/2009

Bosnia-Herzegovina has made marked economic development since emerging from war, elevating the country to middle-income status as defined by the World Bank. It is also working towards joining the EU, signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) which oversees closer integration with the EU and covers commitments to political, economic, trade, or human rights reform in a country in exchange