Morgan Freeman will be the guest of honour at the upcoming Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The actor’s upcoming flick ‘Invictus’, in which he stars as former South African president Nelson Mandela, directed by Clint Eastwood, will be shown at the festival”s closing gala. The Oscar winner has been invited to the country [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bosnia’
Indicted Croat soldiers released
June 22nd, 2010 |
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Croatia has indicted seven former members of the Croatian Army 7th Guard Brigade with execution of six Serb prisoners of war. The six were killed in Bosnia, in September 1995.
Prosecutor optimist about Ganić case
June 18th, 2010 |
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Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir VukÄević expressed optimism over Serbia’s request for the extradition Ejup Ganić from the UK. The former Muslim member of Bosnia’s war times presidency is held in the UK on Serbia’s arrest warrant.
Bosnian delegation continues visit
June 17th, 2010 |
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Bosniaks (Muslims) in Serbia can be a bridge for good relations between Serbia and Bosnia, says Sulejman Tihić. The visiting speaker of the Bosnian House of Peoples and leader of the SDA party in that country yesterday received a Golden Plaque from the Bosniak National Council in Serbia.
“Bosnia will condemn all crimesâ€
June 16th, 2010 |
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Bosnia’s Parliamentary House of Peoples Speaker Sujelman Tihić said that Bosnia will adopt a resolution condemning all crimes of the 1992-95 war. However, he said that a resolution on Srebrenica would have to be adopted first.
MUP special units, regional counterparts in drill
June 11th, 2010 |
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Members of special police units of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Bulgaria performed a joint exercise on Thursday. The officers worked according to a hostage rescue scenario as they staged the drill at the Serbian police (MUP) special units training center in Kula, northern Serbia.
6 Former Draft Dodgers Who Sent Others to War
June 10th, 2010 |
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Not a fan of warfare? Don’t join the army. However, if you’re sending your country to war it’s probably for the best if you didn’t avoid military service. Here are 6 contemporary American draft dodgers!
“Serbia backs integrity of Bosnia, entitiesâ€
June 8th, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić said in Banja Luka, RS, this Tuesday that Serbia “stands behind†the Dayton agreement. The peace deal signed in Dayton, Ohio in 1995 ended the war in Bosnia and divided that country into two entities: the Serb republic, RS, and the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia.
Opposition leader: Bosnia never became state
June 7th, 2010 |
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Serbian opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolić said that after 15 years, the international community has not been able to make a country out of Bosnia. “Today, just like in 1995, there are two separate entities, I even think that the division is a lot deeper now, when there is no threat of war,†Nikolić said.
Opposition leader: Bosnia never became state
June 7th, 2010 |
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Serbian opposition SNS party leader Tomislav Nikolić said that after 15 years, the international community has not been able to make a country out of Bosnia. “Today, just like in 1995, there are two separate entities, I even think that the division is a lot deeper now, when there is no threat of war,†Nikolić said.
Croatian PM discusses Bosnian situation
June 6th, 2010 |
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Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor met with Bosnia-Herzegovina officials to discuss the situation in the country and region. Kosor met with Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency officials, agreeing that cooperation between Bosnia and Croatia is good, but that there are open questions that still need to be solved.
“Bosnia won’t recognize Kosovoâ€
June 5th, 2010 |
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Republic of Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik said that Bosnia-Herzegovina would not be recognizing Kosovo’s independence. He denied statements made by the Kosovo foreign ministry that Bosnia is close to recognizing Kosovo.
Dodik: No rift with Belgrade
June 4th, 2010 |
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Republic of Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik reiterated late on Thursday that there was no rift between Belgrade and Banja Luka. Dodik said that Serbian President Boris Tadić and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković will soon attend a meeting of the Committee for the implementation of the Agreement on Special Parallel Ties between Serbia and RS, which will be held in Bosnia’s Serb republic.
Mladić diary reveals journalist killer?
June 3rd, 2010 |
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Belgrade daily Politika writes that Ratko Mladić’s diaries could uncover new leads regarding the 1994 murder of journalist Radoslava Dada Vujasinović. The diaries of the former military leader of Bosnia’s Serbs, who is now a fugitive after being indicted for war crimes and genocide by the Hague Tribunal, were recently handed over to that court.
Croatian president visits RS
May 30th, 2010 |
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Croatian President Ivo Josipović said that the return of Croats to Bosnia and Serbs to Croatia must be insisted on. He is currently visiting the Republic of Srpska and is the first Croatian president to ever visit the Bosnian Serb entity.
EC recommends abolition of visas for Bosnia, Albania
May 27th, 2010 |
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The European Commission (EC) recommended on Thursday to the European Parliament and Council of Europe to abolish visas for Bosnia and Albania. Granting visa-free regime is a cornerstone of the EU integration policy towards Western Balkans, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom told a press conference in Brussels.
“Bosnia, Serbia relations have improvedâ€
May 27th, 2010 |
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Bosnia’s newly-appointed mbassador to Serbia, BoriÅ¡a Arnaut, says relations between his country and Serbia are “constantly improvingâ€. The aim, Arnaut added, was to bring them to an even higher level.
Croatian president to visit RS
May 26th, 2010 |
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Ivo Josipović will be the first Croatian President to visit the Republic of Srpska (RS), Bosnia’s Serb entity. According to a Zagreb daily, former presidents Franjo TuÄ‘man and Stjepan Mesić never set foot in the Bosnian Serb republic, “from which some 200,000 Croatian were expelled during the warâ€.
18 years since murder of Serbs in Bosnian village
May 25th, 2010 |
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Memorial services were held today in the village of Bradina near Konjic, Bosnia, to mark the 18th anniversary of the killing of Serb civilians. On May 25, 1992 ,Muslim-Croatian forces killed 48 Serb villagers, while the local Orthodox church and the village itself were burned to the ground.
Intl. rep: Bosnia has no clear vision
May 25th, 2010 |
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International community is concerned because Bosnia-Herzegovina does not have a vision for a common future, said Valentin Inzko. The high international representative in Bosnia made the statement on Monday while addressing the UN Security Council in New York.