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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mladic must face life in jail, war crimes prosecutors argue

Ratko Mladic should be jailed for life, prosecutors told a UN court on Wednesday, as the Bosnian Serb general’s war crimes trial draws to a close in the Hague.

07/12/2016

My Europe Series

Bosnia and Herzegovina: dying for coal

On all Saints day, people had come from all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and even from abroad, to honour their loved ones at the cemetary of the Divkovici village, in Bosian and…

11/11/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serb nationalist is elected Srebrenica mayor

Bosnian Serb Mladen Grujicic has been elected mayor of Srebrenica where thousands of Muslims were killed by Bosnian Serbs during the 1990s.

18/10/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia Serbs vote to keep disputed national holiday

Bosnian Serbs have voted overwhelmingly to keep January 9 as a national holiday in defiance of Bosnia’s highest court.

26/09/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serbs defy top court to hold 'Statehood Day' referendum

Bosnian Serbs are voting on Sunday in a referendum over whether to maintain a disputed national holiday.

25/09/2016

World News

Republika Srpska: a vote about more than maintaining a national day?

Bosnian Serbs are voting today (September 25) in a referendum on a disputed national holiday in their autonomous region.

24/09/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serbs set to defy court ruling with national holiday referendum

Bosnian Serbs will this weekend hold a referendum on a disputed national holiday in their autonomous region – despite it being barred by the top court.

23/09/2016

World

Together or apart - exploring approaches to educating twins

This episode of Learning World looks at approaches to schooling for twins and multiples.

08/08/2016

World News

Karadzic appeals war crimes conviction

Radovan Karadzic has appealed his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity.

22/07/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pokémon Go players warned of triggering landmines

The slogan of the hit Pokémon Go mobile game is ‘you’ve got to catch them all’, but for players in Bosnia, it might be worth adding ‘.

20/07/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica buries 127 newly-found victims on 21st anniversary of massacre

Thousands of people have gathered in Srebrenica on the 21st anniversary of Europe’s worst massacre since World War II.

11/07/2016

My Europe Series

American dream? The reality of starting a new life stateside

Alma Telibecirevic, from Sarajevo, is looking to live the American dream.

20/05/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Divided Bosnian Serbs protest for and against the government

Tensions run high in Bosnia's autonomous Serb republic, but the demonstrations ended peacefully.

14/05/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Historic mosque re-opens, 23 years after being destroyed in the Bosnian war

The event on Saturday was an opportunity to project an image of tolerance in the multi-religious, multi-ethnic society.

07/05/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Massive stone ball discovered in Bosnia still a mystery for scientists

The huge spherical stone which was discovered last month in the Podubravlje forest in Bosnia is puzzling the scientific community. The half-buried

18/04/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica divided as it awaits Karadzic verdict

Some are angry, some are sad and some are simply indifferent. What difference, if any, will a verdict make for Srebrenica?

23/03/2016

Europe News

Bosnia formally applies for European Union membership

Although talks have been ongoing since 2003, former Yugoslav Republic of Bosnia formally applied for EU membership this Monday.

15/02/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jailed Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir dies in detention

Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir, serving a life sentence for genocide during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, has died in detention in the Hague

09/02/2016

World News

Bosnia's Muslims protest against ban on religious symbols in courts

Bosnian Muslims have marched in Sarajevo to protest against a Supreme Court ruling that bans the ostentatious wearing of all religious insignia

07/02/2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian police arrest 11 with Islamic State links

Police in Bosnia have detained 11 people suspected of links to the self-titled Islamic State group and militants fighting in Syria and Iraq

22/12/2015