EU peacekeeping helicopter crashes in Bosnia, killing four and injuring 11 IN FULL The Independent UK · 7h ago
A helicopter with the EU force in Bosnia crashes, killing 4 people and injuring 11 A Italian helicopter of the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia has crashed in the country’s north, killing four people and injuring 11 The Independent UK · 9h ago
Four dead as Italian military helicopter crashes during EU mission in Bosnia The crash occurred on Thursday afternoon and an investigation has since been launched The Independent UK · 9h ago
EU peacekeeping helicopter crash in Bosnia kills at least four The aircraft was involved in Operation Althea. The causes of the accident still have to be established. Euronews · 10h ago
A Bosnian man rescued an abandoned bear cub. Now they're inseparable Masa the bear and Petar Tubic have formed an unlikely friendship on Bosnia's Mount Ozren The Independent UK · Oct 23
Biljana Plavšić obituary Bosnian Serb politician indicted by the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity The Guardian - UK · Oct 18
Hundreds of thousands of dollars and a Putin ally: Why two Trump operatives' Bosnia work is drawing GOP scrutiny The involvement of Trump associates James Blair and Chris LaCivita in advising Milorad Dodik has raised ethical concerns. Their work for Dodik took place amid significant political changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While Dodik previously faced U.S. sanctions, the Trump administration lifted them, creating a complex political scenario. This relationship… The Economic Times · Oct 8
Trump White House in ‘full-on panic mode’ over close advisers hired by pro-Putin Balkans government While Trump is ‘livid’ over his party’s doomed prospects in midterms, some of his top allies are maintaining relationships with Russian-linked leaders The Independent UK · Oct 8
Serb separatist politician Milorad Dodik thanks Trump, Putin as he declares victory in contested Bosnia vote Pro-Russia Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik – who is serving a six-year ban from holding public office for defying rulings of Bosnia’s international envoy and Constitutional Court, claimed victory on Sunday, saying his party would hold a “vast majority”. Euronews · Oct 5
Bosnia awaits for final general election results as preliminary count remains unclear Around 3.4 million eligible voters in Bosnia headed to the polls to choose the three members of the country’s multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national Parliament, and heads of institutions for the country’s two entities. Euronews · Oct 4
Bosnians vote as pro-Russian politician looms large and ethnic tensions simmer Bosnians head to the polls Sunday in elections that could impact how much influence Russia has over the small Balkan nation, with separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik dominating the campaign despite his ban from public office. Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country marred by ethnic tensions, has struggled to recover since… France 24 · Oct 4
Celtic star sent home from international duty after sickness bug Sweden have sent Celtic star Benjamin Nygren home to recover from a sickness bug. The Hoops ace was told to isolate along with Gustaf Lagerbielke, Yasin Ayari and John Mellberg, and they all missed their 1-1 Nations League draw in Bosnia on Friday night. The National (Scotland) · Oct 3
Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic dies in Belgrade Former Bosnian Serb leader Biljana Plavsic has died in Belgrade at 96 The Independent UK · Oct 1
Nations League: Italy rebound in Turkey as France snatch late win in Belgium Italy bounced back in style on Monday, thumping Turkey 4-1 in the rain to revive their Nations League campaign, while France edged Belgium 1-0 in Brussels with a late winner from Michael Olise. Elsewhere, Sweden beat Poland 3-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina overcame Romania 4-2, and Northern Ireland held Hungary to… France 24 · Sep 28
The Conversation · Sep 10 Ratko Mladić: the war criminal who became a martyr for Bosnian Serbs To most of the world, he was the “Butcher of Bosnia”. A brutal murderer who wanted to eradicate Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats in pursuit of an ethnically pure “Greater Serbia”.
International Business Times UK · Sep 8 EU Says Mladić Funeral Shows Serbia Has Failed To Confront Its Dark Past Top EU officials criticised Serbia for supporting the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić, highlighting a failure to confront its past and raising concerns over Serbia's EU membership aspirations.
Euronews · Sep 7 How to stop Ratko Mladić’s death being politicised? Respect for the dead is deeply rooted in the Balkans, writes Orhan Dragaš in an opinion piece for Euronews. Nevertheless, the Serbian state neither organised the funeral, in order to stop Mladić’s death beiing politicised. Even if the political cost of doing so is high.
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Euronews · Sep 7 Thousands attend Bosnian Serb war criminal's funeral in Belgrade despite EU warnings Serbian ministers attended despite earlier assurances no serving officials would be present, with Mladić's coffin arriving draped in the national flag and his medals on display. The EU said any glorification of convicted war criminals "has no place in the EU or in EU candidate countries".
The Independent UK · Sep 7 Anger as ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic is given hero’s funeral in Serbia IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7 Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia’s membership plan
The Independent UK · Sep 7 Serbia accused of glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic by allowing elaborate military funeral The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ was convicted of genocide by a UN court
The Independent UK · Sep 7 Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday
Euronews · Sep 5 Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade amid claims of no state honours Thousands are expected at Mladić's burial in Belgrade on Monday, which will proceed without serving officials, artillery salutes or ceremonial military presence. Brussels has said earlier any glorification would be "incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built".
The Independent UK · Sep 4 Serbia faces EU scrutiny over upcoming funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic The European Union says it is closely watching how Serbia, one of its candidates for membership, will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs