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Federation marks Statehood Day, RS ignores it

SARAJEVO -- The Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina is today marking Statehood Day. Officials and delegations laid flowers at the Eternal Flame monument in Sarajevo. Two members of Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency –...

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[OPINION] A European cure for Balkan depression

VIENNA -- Or is there a hope that European leaders will use the anniversary to announce the successful integration of the remaining Balkan countries into the European Union? Indeed, it is striking that the majority of citizens...

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Bosnia hails Kuwait ties as premier visits

SARAJEVO: Chairman of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency Council Haris Silajdzic yesterday met the editors-in-chief of Arruya, Al-Dar and Kuwait Times as well as Secretary General of Kuwait Journalists Association Faisal Al-Qenai....

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Church in Balkans Faces Uphill Battle [2009-11-24]

Bosnian Cardinal Laments Dispersion of Faithful By Chiara Santomiero ROME, NOV. 24, 2009 .- The diocese where Vinko Puljic became a priest used to have around 120,000 Catholics. Now that Puljic is a cardinal, the number of...

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The Mystery of Bosnia's Ancient Pyramids

An amateur archaeologist says he's discovered the world's oldest pyramids in the Balkans. But many experts remain dubious Sam Osmanagich kneels down next to a low wall, part of a 6-by-10-foot rectangle of fieldstone with an...

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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The park that set up World War I In 1914, Europe was a powder cage waiting for a spark to ignite it. The spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by members of the Serb Background to the...

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Political situation in Bosnia 'bleak,' UN diplomats say

New York - United Nations Security Council members said Monday the political situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina has further deteriorated because of continued divisions in the top leadership in Sarajevo. A report by High...

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Manjaca Survivors Call for Memorial

Former camp inmates feel their experiences have been ignored. By Velma Saric in Sarajevo (TU No 625, 20-Nov-09) Former prisoners plan to request a memorial centre at the site of the notorious Manjaca camp, amid concerns that...

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US Supports BiH, Montenegro for NATO MAP

The US-Adriatic Charter ministers agreed to sign a joint statement on enhancing co-operation through regional centres in the Western Balkans. By Antonio Prlenda for Southeast European Times in Sarajevo – 20/11/09 US-Adriatic...

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From warzone to a touristic heaven

clipped by: wayne01 clipper's remarks: Enjoying relative peace, Sarajevo is undergoing a major face lift to restore its place among Europe’s most hospitable destinations. An upsurge in tourist visit speaks about its readiness...

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