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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.

08/05/2016

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20th anniversary of Dayton peace accord that ended Bosnian war

A metal capsule containing over 20-thousand wishes has been stored away in a Sarajevo museum – to mark the 20th anniversary of the peace deal that

22/11/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia announces five million aid package for Srebrenica

Serbia is to donate five million euros to help rejuvenate the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica in a bid to atone for war atrocities. Some 8,000

11/11/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Historic talks between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

Sarajevo has set the scene of historic talks between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, 20 years after the end of the Bosnian War. The first ever

04/11/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Deadly mine accident in Bosnia

Four miners died and two were injured when a platform holding up the roof caved in on them at a mine in central Bosnia. Tuesday’s accident occurred

13/10/2015

Sport

Paredes wins Cliff Diving World Series event in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Britain’s Gary Hunt had a rare off day when he failed to take home a medal at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series event in Mostar in Bosnia

16/08/2015

Sport

Man City's Dzeko moves to Roma in loan deal

Edin Dzeko has joined Serie A side Roma on a season-long loan from Manchester City. Only last summer the 29-year-old Bosnia-Hercegovina international

12/08/2015

Serbia

Bosnia-Herzegovina presidency visits Serbia in effort to "relax" relations

Members of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency have met Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade. The visit by Dragan Covic, Bakir

22/07/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia protests after PM Vucic attacked at Srebrenica massacre anniversary

Serbia has protested to Bosnia after its prime minister was forced to flee a ceremony in Srebrenica to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre by

12/07/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbian PM Vucic forced to flee Srebrenica commemoration

As tens of thousands gathered near Srebrenica in Bosnia on Saturday to mark 20 years since the massacre that saw 8,000 Muslim men and boys slain by

11/07/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica: Bosnia marks 20 year massacre anniversary

11/07/2015

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nowhere to call home in Bosnia: The bitter legacy of the Balkan wars

Twenty years after the Srebrenica massacre, some 100,000 Bosnians are still refugees in their own country. In Jezevac, 70 families live in a small

11/07/2015