Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria Assumes Council of Europe Chairmanship from Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria assumed on Tuesday the rotating Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This occurred at a meeting attended by representatives of the organisation's 47 member states at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg.
REJECTED Kosovo failed to become a member of UNESCO
REJECTED Kosovo failed to become a member of UNESCO
UNESCO has not accepted Kosovo as a member; the proposal failed to gain a two-thirds majority at the organization's General Conference in Paris on Monday.
142 countries voted - 92 in favor, 50 against, while 29 abstained. Pristina's bid required 95 votes in favor to be successful.
PM: Serbia and RS must behave responsibly toward each other
Serbia "must behave responsibly towards everyone, including the RS," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.
However, he added, the Serb entity in Bosnia (RS) "should also behave responsibly towards Serbia."
Instagram removes account showing destroyed Serb churches
An Instagram account maintained by the Student Office in Kosovska Mitrovica has been shut down for publishing "disturbing content."
The content in question are photographs posted on the account dubbed "No to Kosovo's Membership in UNESCO," showing destroyed Serb holy places and cemeteries in Kosovo.
Belgrade Court Acquits Bosnian Serb of Torture
The Belgrade-based Higher Court ruled on Thursday that there was not enough evidence to convict Pop Kostic of torturing and ill-treating Bosniak civilian Muhamed Bukvic, who was imprisoned in detention camp Luka in Brcko, Bosnia in Herzegovina.
"There is no reliable evidence that the accused Boban Pop Kostic committed a war crime against civilians," presiding judge Vera Vukotic said.
Bosnia Jails Salafist Chief for Recruiting Fighters
A court in Sarajevo on Thursday jailed a salafist cleric, Husein "Bilal" Bosnic, for seven years for public incitement to terrorist activities, recruitment of terrorists and organization of a terrorist group.
Sarajevo: Passer-by killed during bank robbery
A passer-by has been shot and killed during a bank robbery in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Thursday.
This has been confirmed by Irfan Nefic, a spokesperson for the Sarajevo Canton police.
Ziraat profit increases 13 percent
Turkey's state-owned Ziraat Bank saw profit surge by 13 percent in the third quarter compared with the same period of 2014, the bank said in a statement late Nov. 4.
The bank's profit reached 1.152 billion Turkish Liras ($402 million), up from 1.02 billion liras ($35.6 billion) in the third quarter of last year.
Disputes Delay Publication of Bosnia Census
A Bosnian minister has admitted that the elaboration of data collected for the census in 2013 "is not proceeding according to plan.
"We can be sure that we won't be able to publish the results before the end of this year," Adil Osmanovic, the Minister for Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said.
Serbia, Bosnia Pledge Closer Ties After Tensions
Serbia and Bosnia signed four important protocols on Wednesday at their first joint government session in Sarajevo.
The first concerns research into missing persons from the conflict of the 1990s, protection of the historic Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic bridge in Visegrad, eastern Bosia, and stronger cooperation in the telecommunication and environmental sectors.
Dodik: Referendum to go ahead, Serbia picked wrong partner
RS President Milorad Dodik says it is good that Serbia is building build good relations in the region - but believes it has chosen the wrong partner in Bosnia.
Serbian, Croatian Hooligans Clash in Athens
Football hooligans from Greece, Serbia and Croatia have wrought havoc in Athens ahead of Wednesday's UEFA match.
With the UEFA Champions League match between Olympiakos, Greece, and Dinamo, Croatia, scheduled for Wednesday, militant football fans have already started conflicts.
Serbia and Bosnia agree to strengthen cooperation
The Serbian government and the Bosnian Council of Ministers held a joint session in Sarajevo today and agreed to strengthen cooperation.
The two countries will also undertake joint activities in the economic sphere, according to reports.
Serbia, Bosnia Pledge Closer Ties at Joint Session
At their first joint session in Sarajevo, the Serbian and Bosnian governments were due to discuss stronger economic and environmental cooperation.
The Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, arrived in Sarajevo on Tuesday with a delegation of members of the Serbian government who will participate in the joint session with the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbian and Bosnian governments to hold first joint session
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina "must build the future together."
He added that he believes that future "will be much better than the one which many thought was coming."