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The assembly of Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity began discussing disputed changes to the law on public peace and order on Tuesday despite a walkout by opposition parties, which accused the government of trying to create a "totalitarian regime".

Dodik convinced "genocide was committed against Serbs"

BELGRADE -- RS President Milorad Dodik stated on Tuesday that genocide was committed against Serbs in Croatia during the 1990s.

The leader of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina added the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) "leaves a sense of injustice because of was done to Serbs."

Vucic, Dodik discuss "intl. community's plans for Bosnia"

BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and President of the Serb Republic (RS) Milorad Dodik met in Belgrade on Tuesday and discussed "current affairs."

This included "plans of the international community" for the Serb entity (RS) and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

THE HAGUE/BELGRADE- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will issue its ruling on genocide suits filed by Croatia and Serbia for the crimes committed during the war in Croatia in the period 1991-1995.

The former general, who served a four-year sentence in Bosnia for crimes commited in Croatia's independence war, has returned his hometown of Osijek to await a fresh trial.

Pope Francis will pay a one-day visit to Sarajevo on June 6, 2015.

The announcement about the visit came as Pope Francis addressed the crowds in St. Peter's Square after the recitation of the Angelus prayer, according to reports of the Vatican Radio.

Bosnia's tripartite Presidency agreed and signed a new version of a joint declaration expressing the country's interest in European integration and its readiness to undertake all required activities in line with the EU reform agenda.