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Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing video
An animal rights group in Bosnia has called on authorities Wednesday to investigate a claim that a disturbing video of a woman throwing six newborn puppies into a river was filmed in the Balkan country. The video, which first appeared on YouTube, shows the hooded girl taking the puppies from a white bucket and throwing... »
Bosnia welcomes Turkish policy in Balkans
Haris Silajdzic, chairman of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s tripartite presidency, said that the policy which Turkey pursued in Balkans was very positive. Speaking to A.A on Friday, Silajdzic said that he knew that many people in Europe also had positive thoughts about Turkey’s new role in Balkans and Southeastern Europe. Noting that the formal visit which Turkish President Abdullah... »
Steam train connects Bosnia, Serbia
Bosnia and Serbia restarted an old steam-powered train Saturday in an effort to increase tourism in a region that was devastated by war in the 1990s. Thousands of people gathered in the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad to greet the train on century-old, narrow-gauge rails as it ended its 26-mile (42-kilometer) journey from Mokra Gora... »
IMF In Bosnia To Review Loan Implementation
An International Monetary Fund mission arrived in Bosnia Wednesday to review implementation of a EUR1.15 billion loan package, the IMF said. The mission will be in Bosnia for about two weeks to see if Sarajevo has implemented reforms that the IMF demanded when it agreed the loan in July 2009 to help Bosnia weather the... »
Dodik Condemns Turkey’s Activities In Bosnia
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik accused Turkey Monday of interfering in Bosnia’s internal political affairs and Ancara of acting in favor of Bosnian Muslims. “We resent the fact that Turkey wants a unified and centralized Bosnia, favoring only one of the peoples” living in the country, Dodik told Bosnian state radio from Israel, following talks... »
Arrested Islamic extremists in Bosnia freed
Bosnian Serb authorities have freed 5 Muslims after arresting them yesterday on illegal weapons charges. Authorities say that one of the arrested men, Osman Kekic who goes by named Abdul Aziz is a extremist leader of a terrorist cell in the region of Kozarska Dubica, Novi Grad and Prijedor. The other 4 men, police says,... »
Bosnian Serbs arrest extremist Muslims
The authorities in the Serb Republic in Bosnia have arrested 5 extremist Muslims for their connection with Islamic terrorist groups. The authorities have arrested 4 Bosnian Muslims and one ethnic Albanian. The Bosnian Muslims are Osman Kekic who call himself Abdul Aziz, Mirsad Crnalic, Hajrudin Dedic and Samir Blagajcevic. The name of the ethnic Albanian is... »
Bosnian experts find 60 bodies in man-made lake
Officials say they have so far found 60 partial skeletons in the muddy banks of a manmade lake in eastern Bosnia since the water level was lowered for dam maintenance. Amor Masovic, the head of the Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons, said Wednesday the victims were killed at the beginning of the 1992-95 war and... »
Man convicted of lying about Bosnian war ties
A federal jury has convicted an Oregon man of lying about his actions during the Bosnian civil war when he applied to enter the U.S. as a refugee in 1998. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Zeljko Boskovic of Beaverton falsely told authorities he did not participate in the war. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer says the verdict... »
Man convicted of lying about Bosnian war ties
A federal jury has convicted an Oregon man of lying about his actions during the Bosnian civil war when he applied to enter the U.S. as a refugee in 1998. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Zeljko Boskovic of Beaverton falsely told authorities he did not participate in the war. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer says the verdict... »
