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Bosnian FA complies with FIFA rules
The Bosnia-Herzegovina football federation has replaced its three-member leadership with a single president in order to comply with FIFA demands.
UN court convicts Bosnian Serb of genocide
A U.N. war crimes court convicted a former senior Bosnian Serb army commander Wednesday of genocide for playing a key role in Europe's worst massacre ...
Bosnian Serb police ban Human Rights march
Activists say Bosnian Serb police have banned a march by war survivors to mark International Human Rights Day in Prijedor, where thousands of ...
2 dead as temperatures plummet in Bosnia
Authorities in Bosnia say plummeting temperatures killed two people over the weekend. Police said Monday that one man was found dead in his orchard ...
EU leaders in Norway to pick up Nobel Peace Prize
European Union leaders on Sunday hailed the achievements of the 27-nation bloc, but acknowledged they need more integration and authority to solve ...
Bosnian court: 18 years for US embassy attacker
A Bosnian court on Thursday convicted a man who opened fire on the U.S. embassy of terrorism and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. Mevlid Jasarevic ...
Bosnia's capital becomes safe haven for stray dogs
It's past midnight and a van stops on a hilly Sarajevo street. The side door slides open quietly and four dogs jump out. The van makes a U-turn and ...
Poland agrees to take Bosnian Serb war criminal
A Polish court has agreed to allow a Bosnian Serb war criminal to serve out his sentence in Poland after he was assaulted in a British prison.
Bosnian mother, son killed by their own bull
Bosnian police say a bull fatally gored an elderly woman and her son in a northeastern village. The bull, which belonged to the 76-year-old woman and ...
War crimes court upholds Bosnian Serb convictions
A U.N. war crimes appeals court has upheld the life sentence of Bosnian Serb Milan Lukic, who was convicted for atrocities including burning more than ...
Bosnian Serb public servants protest salary cuts
Almost 3,000 public servants of the Serb region of Bosnia-Herzegovina are protesting against an announced 10 percent salary decrease that is expected ...
UN offers prize to illuminate 3,000 Bosnian homes
Challenge prizes have inspired inventions like margarine or canned food or achievements like the Lindbergh flight over the Atlantic. To help people ...
US: Bosnian War crimes suspect held in NY
A fugitive accused of killing one prisoner and torturing another after a 1995 battle in his native Bosnia has been arrested in upstate New York, ...
Bayern Munich signs Pesic as basketball coach
Svetislav Pesic, who won world and European titles with Germany and the former Yugoslavia, has become Bayern Munich's third basketball coach in less ...
Bosnians express solidarity with Palestinians
More than 2,000 people have marched down Sarajevo's streets to express support for the Palestinians in Gaza. The crowd of mostly young people walked ...
Imams, priests play soccer match in Bosnia
A soccer match between Muslim imams and Catholic priests has helped raise funds for a new kindergarten in Bosnia. More than 4,000 people paid 1 euro ...
Former veterans pay respect to victims in Bosnia
Veterans from opposite sides of the brutal Balkan wars of the 1990s paid their respects Saturday to the victims of the worst massacre in Europe since ...
NYC man sentenced to life in subway terror plot
A New York City man, after reciting verses from the Quran rather than expressing remorse, was sentenced Friday to life in prison in a foiled 2009 plot ...
Joy in Croatia as UN overturns 2 key convictions
Chanting "Victory! Victory!," waving red-and-white checkered flags and dancing in the streets, tens of thousands of jubilant supporters gave two ...
Bosnian Muslims inaugurate new spiritual leader
Bosnia's Muslims have inaugurated their new spiritual leader who will replace the man who led them for nearly two decades. Husein Kavazovic took his ...