RTRS

A video showing a man painting over the Serbian Cyrillic portion of traffic signs in the Herzegovina area of Bosnia-Herzegovina has been posted online.

According to RTRS, the public broadcaster of the Serb Republic (RS) entity, the video was posted on the "Forgotten Sons of the Homeland War" (Croatian: "Zaboravljeni Sinovi Domovinskog Rata") Facebook page.

"Standing together" against nationalism was the message of the event held on Monday evening by Bosnia's top religious leaders in an attempt to defuse tensions in the country.

The event saw Bosnia's Grand Mufti and the head of the Catholic Church in Bosnia share jokes with Bishop Grigorije of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Jakob Finci, president of the Jewish Community of Bosnia.

BANJALUKA - The Republika Srpska public broadcaster RTRS reported Thursday it had obtained secret orders issued by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Intelligence and Security Agency (OBA) for eavesdropping on Serbian officials.

The operation has been underway for five months, the report said, and the RTRS website published scans of OBA documents designated as secret.

BANJALUKA - The Republika Srpska public broadcaster RTRS reported Thursday it had obtained secret orders issued by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Intelligence and Security Agency (OBA) for eavesdropping on Serbian officials.

The operation has been underway for five months, the report said, and the RTRS website published scans of OBA documents designated as secret.

A commission set up to organize the RS Day referendum has published an ad in local newspapers calling on all RS citizens to vote.

Serb Republic (RS) President Milorad Dodik has said that he "accepts help from Serbia and Europe" so that a planned referendum "would not have to be held."

Milorad Dodik says it is "logical" that Russia has supported the Serb entity's intention to hold a referendum on the state-level justice system in Bosnia.

RS leader: Russia's role "useful and impartial"

MOSCOW -- RS President Milorad Dodik has said that Russia "proved to be useful and impartial politically" when it comes to the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Russia sends aid to flood-affected areas of Bosnia

SARAJEVO -- A Russian airplane carrying 38 tons of humanitarian aid for the areas affected by the May floods landed on Thursday in Sarajevo.

Berlin conference "meant to show Germany's dominance"

BANJA LUKA -- A conference dedicated to the Western Balkans, scheduled for August 28 in Berlin, is meant to show the dominance of Germany in this region, says Milorad Dodik.