Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia Convicts Former Minister of Organised Crime
The Bosnian state court on Monday sentenced Jerko Ivanovic Lijanovic, the former Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry Minister of Bosnia's Federation entity, to 12 years in prison and imposed a 25,000-euro fine.
Vineyard Sells Wines Celebrating Croatian Fascist Leader
A vineyard owner in Bosnia and Herzegovina is selling bottles of wine labelled with a picture of Croatian WWII-era fascist Ustasa leader Ante Pavelic.
One Dead After Explosion in Bosnian Oil Refinery
One worker died and six others were taken to hospital for treatment after an explosion on Tuesday in the oil refinery in the town of Brod, in the north of Bosnia's mainly Serb entity, Republika Srpska. The explosion occurred in the petroleum processing facility at around 9:30pm local time and the cause is still unknown.
Dodik wants Crimea recognized as part of Russia
Dodik, the leader of the Serb entity (RS) in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) was on Sunday elected as the new Serb representative in the tripartite Presidency of BiH.
Serbian MP Under Police Protection After ISIS Threats
The Serbian authorities have put MP Muamer Zukorlic under police protection after he received several threats from Islamists on social networks, the Bosniak party leader said on Tuesday.
Bosnia Should Recognise Crimea as Russian, Says Dodik
Milorad Dodik, who won the Serb seat on Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite state presidency at the weekend, told Russian newspaper Izvestia on Tuesday that one of his first moves will be to launch an initiative to recognise Crimea as part of Russia.
Turkey welcomes Bosnia elections
Sefik Dzaferovic (L), the presidential candidate from the main Muslim SDA party for Bosnia's three-man presidency, flanked by Bakir Izetbegovic, the SDA party leader, speaks at the party headquarters in Sarajevo on October 7, 2018.
Kosovo policeman arrested with half a kilo of cocaine
According to the Kosovo-based website KoSSev, B.J. was arrested with 500 grams of a substance suspected to be cocaine in his possession.
The officer works in the Urosevac police station, while the arrest happened at the Vrbnica border crossing (with Albania).
Bosnia: Croat rep announces lawsuit against Croatia
In an interview with Croatia's public broadcaster HRT, Zeljko Komsic said, a day after he was elected, that"Croatia had "twice broken a convention on the law of the sea."
Beijing has stern message for Washington
During a meeting, Yi told Pompeo that "a shadow has been cast on future of US-China relations," AP reported.
Pompeo arrived in China from North Korea and said he wanted to inform Yi about his meeting with the North Korean leader.
East Sarajevo: Montenegrins caught with 900 kilos of drugs
Members of the SIPA agency, in cooperation with the RS Interior Ministry and the Police Administration of East Sarajevo confiscated about 900 kilograms of skunk cannabis, hidden in a truck with Montenegrin registration plates.
Vucic feels "a bit better" after agreement with Stoltenberg
He said that this procedure has been established in order to prevent conflicts and more serious consequences.
Vucic said that he asked Stoltenberg not to reduce the KFOR mission in Kosovo and Metohija (KiM), "as it is the only protection for the Serb people."
Serbian Hardliners Claim Victory in Bosnian Elections
The hard-line leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, has won the Serbian seat on Bosnia's tripartite state presidency, according to still incomplete results from Sunday's elections.
McAllister: Accept Serbia's proposal; Merkel: NEIN
This is according to Belgrade newspaper Blic, which is citing a source from diplomatic circles in Berlin. According to the daily, McAllister, a German MEP, recently met with Angela Merkel and expressed his views on this sensitive issue.
Dodik Wins Presidency Seat in Bosnia Election
Bosnia's politial future looked more uncertain on Monday after the hard-line Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik looked set to win the Serbian seat on Bosnia's three-member state presidency.
Polls closed at 7pm on Sunday in an election in which 3,352,933 voters were eligible to vote at 5,794 polling stations.