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Bosnian Serb Military Policeman Indicted for Fatal Beatings
Ex-military policeman Blagoje Vlacic was indicted for beating Bosniak civilian prisoners to death at an improvised jail in a restaurant in Sekovici in north-east Bosnia in 1993.
Religious Tolerance Patchy in Balkans, State Department Says
The International Religious Freedom Report for 2013 published by the State Department says societal discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice remains widespread in the Balkans.
Victims of most abuse, including cases of physical violence and vandalizing places of worship, are usually members of smaller religious groups, it says.
UN Mediator Arrives Empty Handed in Macedonia
On arrival in Skopje on Monday, UN mediator Matthew Nimetz said he was bringing no new proposal on his two-day visit, but rather old ideas that were worth considering further.
“I don’t have a new proposal but I have some things in my head," Nimetz told reporters.
Sarajevans Protest Over Bombing of Gaza
Around 400 people marched through center of Sarajevo on Friday, demanding an end to violence in the Gaza strip.
Many of the protesters were from Palestine while others were citizens of Sarajevo who joined them, carrying a big Palestinian flag and banners calling for an end to killing.
Embassy: France will pay additional EUR 1 million to Serbia
BELGRADE - The French Embassy in Belgrade voiced satisfaction over the great success of the Donors' Conference organized to help repair the damage caused by the May floods in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which raised a total of EUR 1.846 billion for the two countries, adding that France will pay an additional EUR 1 million in emergency financial aid to Serbia.
Bosnia's Radoncic Shruggs Off Kelmendi Row
Media mogul and former Security Minister Fahrudin Radoncic has been forced on the defensive following reports that he was mentioned by name during the reading of the indictment of Naser Kelmendi, who is being tried in Kosovo for murder among other grave offences.
Dutch court rules state liable over 300 Srebrenica victims
A court in the Netherlands ruled Wednesday that the Dutch state was liable for the deaths of over 300 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II.
Indictment for war crimes against Serb civilians in Odzak
SARAJEVO - The prosecutor of the Special Department for War Crimes of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Prosecutor's Office has raised an indictment against four former members of the Croatian Defence Council suspected of rape, torture and sexual abuse of Serb women in the area of Odzak, northern part of the Bosniak and Croatian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the war in the former Yugoslavia, in the
Nikolic takes part in meeting of SEE heads of state
DUBROVNIK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic is taking part in an annual meeting of the heads of state of South-East Europe (SEE), which welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a guest, in Dubrovnik on Tuesday.
Gov't adopts report on floods
BELGRADE - The Serbian government adopted a report on catastrophic floods that hit Serbia in May, which will be presented at a donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday.
Deniau: 2014 marked by improving political relations
BELGRADE - French Ambassador to Serbia Francois-Xavier Deniau said on Monday 2014 had so far been marked by improving top-level political relations between Serbia and France, adding that the French government saw Serbia as its future partner in the EU.
Government adopts report on floods
Government adopts report on floods
BELGRADE -- The Serbian government adopted a report on catastrophic floods that hit Serbia in May, which will be presented at a donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday.
The Spark That Could Set The Balkans On Fire
Turkish prime minister’s alleged statement shows: The Spark That Could Set The Balkans On Fire
BELGRADE: Turkish representatives claim that Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement that he would defend Bosnians was made up, but it has nevertheless stirred up the Balkans.
Nikolic meets regional leaders in Cavtat and Dubrovnik
DUBROVNIK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will attend a meeting of business leaders of southeastern Europe entitled Summit 100 in Cavtat on Monday and a meeting of regional leaders, participants of the Brdo-Brioni process in Dubrovnik on Tuesday.
Serbia Rattled by Turkish PM’s Bosnia ‘Threat’
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic is due to hold meetings with the Turkish ambassador to Serbia and the President of Bosnia’s Serb entity Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik on Monday to discuss Erdogan’s alleged comments.
Erdogan was reported to have told an election campaign rally that Turkey would take action if Bosniaks were threatened in any way.