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Four sisters are building the first Hobbit-style village in southeast Europe in the green hills of central Bosnia, hoping to attract fans of "The Lord of the Rings" books and movies as well as sharing their childhood memories.

Reuters

Police arrest Bosnia teenager for threatening to copy Serbia school shooting

Bosnia police on Thursday detained a 18-year-old boy from the western town of Bihac after he had threatened on social networks to copy the deadly mass school shooting in Serbia on Wednesday that claimed nine lives.

Reuters

Family of ex-Bosnian Serb leader sues US to escape sanctions list

Family members of former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic, who was convicted of war crimes for his role in the 1990s Balkan conflict, sued the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday over their continued inclusion on a U.S. sanctions list.

Reuters

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Regional Bosnia government formed as protesters chant 'treason'

Bosnia's parliament on Friday confirmed the new government of the autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation in a tight vote ordered by Bosnia's international envoy as protesters outside chanted "treason".

Reuters

Bosnia envoy amends constitution to push government formation

Bosnia's international envoy amended the constitution on an interim basis on Thursday to help form a regional government after a prolonged deadlock, and gave its parliament one year to draft their own version of his constitutional amendments.

Reuters

Novak Djokovic, World No.1, suffers shock defeat in Banja Luka quarter-finals

NEW DELHI: World's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia suffered a 4-6, 6-7 (6/8) shock defeat at the hands of 70th-ranked Dusan Lajovic as his campaign ended in the quarter-finals of Banja Luka Open in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday.

The Times of India

EU presidency warns against Bosnian Serb secession threats

The European Union on Thursday warned against secessionist threats by Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic and laws limiting media freedom and LGBT rights that could undermine Bosnia's progress towards joining the 27-member bloc.

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Bosnia Serb leader Dodik threatens to declare independence

(This April 14 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of 'independence' in the headline)

Reuters

Bosnia regional PM jailed for embezzlement over COVID ventilators

A Bosnian regional premier and two other men were sentenced to up to six years in jail on Wednesday on charges of embezzlement over the purchase of defective ventilators for COVID patients in 2020 via a raspberry-processing firm.

Reuters

Sasa Papac tells Rangers to get back on the trophy treadmill and use Celtic battle for taking 'one more step'

The Bosnian remains in good nick but wants to see Rangers make up the ground on celtic before they're left panting in the distance.

Daily Record

Blinken compares Bosnia Serb leader to Putin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has compared the policies of separatist leader of the Serbs in Bosnia to those of Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Bosnia's Serb region moves to criminalise defamation despite protests

Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic on Thursday moved towards criminalising acts of defamation and insult despite international criticism and protests by journalists who see the new law as a crackdown on free speech.

Reuters

U.S. sanctions three Bosnians for allegedly threatening peace, stability

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned three Bosnians, including the former chief of Bosnia and Herzegovina's spy agency, for allegedly undermining democratic institutions and endangering peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

Reuters

Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation

Dozens of journalists and rights activists have protested outside parliament in Bosnia’s Serb-run part as lawmakers debated whether to advance a contested law which critics say would restrict freedom of expression and silence critical media

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The Conversation

Friday essay: Lola waited 25 years for her wartime rapist to be convicted. But he is still not in jail

I still vividly remember the moment when Lola told me her wartime rapist was not in jail. I had phoned Lola, a Bosnian woman raped during the 1992 war, to discuss how all the challenges she’d faced during the trial had paid off.

The Guardian - UK

‘Tourism can offer us hope’: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s staggering scenery and beautiful towns

With its wild horses, varied activities and rich history, the small Balkan country embraces a bright new future of sustainable travel

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: We can’t let history repeat itself with the siege of Nagorno-Karabakh

The world watched and allowed a brutal genocide three decades ago in the Bosnian city of Srebrenica. A tragically similar crisis is looming again. Global leaders know how this could end, and they have no excuse to stand by. Indeed, they are bound by law and human decency to intervene…

The Independent UK

Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia do little to solve waste problem

In southwest Serbia, construction machines are being repurposed to clear tons of waste clogging the Potpec lake

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From Bosnia's mines to WA's Goldfields, how one refugee family rebuilt their careers in Australia

Driven away from Bosnia, Martin Vukančić and his wife saw Australia as a land of opportunities — but they would need to learn English and go back to university to grab them.

Reuters

Bosnia state government endorsed in step towards EU integration

Moves to restart Bosnia's European Union integration came a step closer on Wednesday with the formation of a central government headed by ethnic Croat Borjana Kristo, months after elections were held in October.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle's 2023 Holocaust Memorial Day - and the programme of events

Every year, Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions who died in the Holocaust - as well as genocides in places such as Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur

Evening Standard

Balkans river known for beautiful scenery becomes floating rubbish dump

The Drina River in Visegrad in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina has been overflowing with huge piles of rubbish following wet weather in recent weeks

Evening Standard

Drina River in Bosnia clogged by waste

Plastic bottles, rusty barrels and even old refrigerators are among the tons of garbage clogging rivers in Bosnia.On the Drina River, which flows between Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia, garbage is stuck behind a trash barrier near a key hydroelectric power plant, forming huge rubbish islands that float on the surface.

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Sections of Drina River in Bosnia become floating garbage dump as torrential flooding hits Balkans

Decades after the devastating 1990s wars that accompanied the break-up of Yugoslavia, the Balkans lag behind the rest of Europe, both economically and with regard to environmental protection.

The Independent UK

Sections of Balkan river become floating garbage dump

Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating in the Drina River in eastern Bosnia during wet weather

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