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Bosnian Serb president rejects urgent border deal with Croatia
ReutersSARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Serbian part of Bosnia's presidency - which is shared between three ethnic groups - has rejected border regulations that are due to come into force when neighboring Croatia joins the EU next month. The other two parts of Bosnia's...Tags: Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, European Union, Balkan Peninsula
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Bosnian Serb president relents over urgent Croatia border deal
ReutersSARAJEVO (Reuters) - The Serb member of Bosnia's presidency agreed on Tuesday to new border rules needed for when neighboring Croatia joins the EU in July, reversing his position from Monday when he rejected the deal. Nebojsa Radmanovic, the Serb...Tags: Politics, Government, Croatia
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Obama, Syria and the Aspin Doctrine
As President Barack Obama contemplates his many bad options in Syria, he may want to consider the Aspin Doctrine, an argument for intervention abroad made by President Clinton’s first secretary of defense, Les Aspin. In 1993, the Clinton...Tags: Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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Catholic monks revive Bosnian cheese tradition
ReutersBy Daria Sito-Sucic BANJA LUKA, Bosnia, June 13 (Reuters) - Three Roman Catholic monks are fighting to keep alive a monastic cheese-making tradition in Bosnia that has been passed down by word of mouth for 130 years. The pale yellow Trappist cheese made...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Cheese
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Chinese firms invest in emerging markets energy for EU toehold
ReutersBy Maja Zuvela STANARI, Bosnia, June 11 (Reuters) - When China's Dongfang Electric Corp. bid to build the Stanari power plant in northern Bosnia, the strategy was simple: sacrifice profits for a toehold in emerging Europe. Against little competition...Tags: Serbia, China, Economy, Business and Finance, Mining, Wen Jiabao
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Bosnians protest over row that leaves babies in ID limbo
Reuters* Some 5,000 protest in Sarajevo * Bosnians angered by row over ID numbers * Newborn babies unregistered since February By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO, June 11 (Reuters) - Around 5,000 Bosnians marched in Sarajevo on Tuesday to voice growing public...Tags: Politics, Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, European Union
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Protesters allow out bankers, lawmakers trapped in Bosnian parliament
ReutersSARAJEVO, June 7 (Reuters) - Around 1,500 lawmakers, government employees and international bankers stuck inside Bosnia's parliament for 14 hours were allowed to leave the building in the early hours of Friday after a deal was reached with blockading...Tags: Parliament, Politics, Germany, Family, Banking
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FACTBOX-Aluminium smelter cutbacks
ReutersJune 7 (Reuters) - More aluminium smelters are cutting capacity to help erode the mountain of inventories that has long overshadowed the market, and bring supply and demand into balance. On Thursday, Bosnia's sole aluminium smelter, Aluminij Mostar, said...Tags: Germany, China, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Jamaica
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War crimes suspect extradited from NY to native Bosnia to be tried on torture, killing charges
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Federal officials say a New York man has been extradited to his native Bosnia-Herzegovina to be tried for war crimes committed in the 1990s, including the torture of one prisoner and the slaying of another. Acting Assistant...Tags: Murder, War Crimes, Bosnian War (1992-1995)
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Hezbollah leader affirms support for Assad in Syria
BEIRUT — The leader of the militant group Hezbollah on Saturday aligned his powerful movement squarely behind the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and vowed victory against Syrian rebels, whom he assailed as proxy warriors for the West...Tags: Rebellions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Michel Suleiman, Wars and Interventions, Government
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Germany, Turkey, Romania, BP Plc, Hungary
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Bosnia under pressure to change if it wants EU membership
Reuters* Bosnia's EU prospects falling further behind * Brussels says can assist, facilitate where needed * Sarajevo needs to act or face consequences By Martin Santa BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - Bosnia is falling behind on commitments to human rights and...Tags: Politics, Parliament, Justice and Rights, International Organizations, Political Corruption
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