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Sarajevo, 1992-2012: What Future For A Broken Society?

Stephen Schwartz | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Bill Clinton, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Bosnian War, Dayton Accords, Sarajevo, Kosovo, Hague Tribunal, Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Partition, Genocide, Religion News

A society that once stood for peace and mutual respect is, for now, free of ongoing collective violence, but has also been shorn of its legacy of intercommunal cooperation. What progress has been made for the ordinary people of Bosnia-Herzegovina?

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LOOK: Bosnia In The 90s

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Ratko Mladic War Crimes Trial, Bosnia, Bosnia War, Mladic War Crimes Trial, Srebrenica Massacre, Sarajevo, Ratko Mladic, Ratko Mladic Trial, Ratko Mladic Bosnia War, Srebrenica, World News

On Thursday, a judge at The Hague indefinitely delayed the proceedings in the trial of former Bosnian-Serb general Ratko Mladic, due to 'errors' made ...

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Thief Makes Frightening Discovery

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Sometimes thieves just get more than they bargained for. Police in Sarajevo say a man found what he thought was an ab...

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Bosnia: Shame on Us All

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Hakija Turaljic, Ethnic Cleansing, Serbia, Darfur, Slobodan Milosevic, Jacques Poos, European Union, Holocaust, Radovan Karadzic, Serb Elections, Yugoslavia, Sarajevo, Barack Obama, War Crimes, Bosnia, Belgrade, Douglas Hurd, Armenia, Biljana Plavsic, Dayton Peace Accord, Genocide, Russia, Sudan, Peacekeeping, Republika Srpska, Rwanda, Denazification, World News

On the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war we should feel anger and shame because 'the international order' is still ignoring those warning signs when they occur. We should also acknowledge the human consequences of the West's failure in Bosnia.

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God Has Not Forgotten Sarajevo

Tihomir Kukolja | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Christians, Bosnia, Muslims, Balkans, Sarajevo, Genocide, Christianity, Christian Social Justice, Religion News

I wonder if Jesus walks the streets of an imprisoned and wounded Sarajevo? I cannot help but love those dedicated volunteers of Adventist Development and Relief Agency. No doubt they are fulfilling Jesus' commission.

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Angelina Jolie, Bosnia in Her Heart

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 04.22.2012

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Angelina Jolie goes behind the camera -- and what happens? She shoots a film d'auteur, with unknown Bosnian actors and the film is set in this blind spot of 20th century history, in this moment of utter sorrow, indignity and shame for the nations that let it happen: the Bosnian war.

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PHOTOS: Beautiful Crumbling Cities Of The World

Black Tomato | Posted 02.07.2012

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There is a certain wisp of aesthetic beauty in abandonment. Dilapidated cities are like artistically abstracted urban zones, defined by crumbling walls, elegantly decrepit doors and defaced buildings.

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Bosnia: What Does Republika Srpska Want? (AUDIO)

Kimberly Abbott | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Republika Srpska, International Crisis Group, World News

Post-war economic growth and reconstruction in Republika Srpska and the rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina mask a reality of lingering wartime trauma, which runs deep in the social psyches of both populations.

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Man Opens Fire In Front Of U.S. Embassy In Sarajevo

AP | Posted 12.28.2011

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By SABINA NIKSIC, The Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- A man opened fire with an automatic weapon Friday in what authorities called...

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'Women, War & Peace' is a Must-See Series

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 12.13.2011

This groundbreaking series must be seen.

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Associated Press: America Is Dead -- Funeral Plans Under Debate

Mark Steinberg | Posted 10.08.2011

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It was announced today that the United States of America, also known as the U.S., U.S.A. and the U.S. of A., died during the last week of August 2011 ...

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Mongol Rally: A Defense of Backroads

Grif Peterson | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Kosovo, Sarajevo, 2big2fail, Mongol Rally, Mostar, Split, Balkans, Travel News

Driving from Split to Mostar by car, we were able to witness the tops of Catholic churches transition slowly to the tips of minarets.

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Self-Criticism: A New Habit of Mind

Carla Seaquist | Posted 09.25.2011

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Once again we do the rigid Kabuki dance, leading once again to political stalemate -- this time over raising the federal debt ceiling. Even with the ...

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Politics and Justice: The Outrageous Case of Jovan Divjak

Diana Jenkins | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: War Crimes, Serbia, Sarajevo, International Justice, Bosnia, International Criminal Court, Jovan Divjak Case, International Justice System, Jovan Divjak, World News

It is time for Jovan Divjak to come home. For five long months, this hero and humanitarian has been unable to leave Vienna and return home to Sarajevo while Austrian courts sort out bogus Serbian accusations against him.

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Atomic Art: Nuclear Bunker Turned Into Gallery

Posted 08.21.2011

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Located about 40 miles south of Sarajevo, a bunker that was built during the Cold War to protect the then president of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, ha...

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Is Life in America More Insane Than a War Zone?

Kelly Moore | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Libya, Bosnia, Sarajevo, War, Misurata, Kosovo, Sniper Alley, Arab Spring, Suffering, World News

Indeed, war is a great equalizer. You all suffer (more or less) equally and there is nothing quite like the camaraderie inherent in suffering.

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The Deed Is Done

Kelly Moore | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Serbia, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic, Ratko Mladic Arrested, World News

I suppose I should be jumping for joy now that Mladic is in custody, but it's not that simple. His crimes are not a footnote in the history books for me. They are etched in the fabric of my soul and those of many of my friends.

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Libyan Slaughter Cannot Go Unanswered

Diana Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War Crimes, Libya, Human Rights, International Criminal Court, The Hague, Muammar Gaddafi, Serbia, Youtube, UN Security Council, Sarajevo, Facebook, World News

The International Criminal Court's commitment to investigate crimes against humanity in Libya is sending a strong message that the world's most powerf...

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Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature: Aggie Zivaljevic's 'Where Is My Boy?'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Narrative Magazine: In spring 1992, in response to Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav National Army be...

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Astoria Characters: The Super-Human Handyman

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Astoria, Flea Market, Sead Cerovic, Divorce, Landlord, Bomb, Superintendent, Dsl, Dinosaur, Sarajevo, English, Soldier, Nancy Ruhling, Bosnia, Muslim, Stroke, Bull, Handyman, Flower Shop, Upholstery, Christian, New York News, Popeye, Rock Star, Pirate, Physical Therapist, Gym Teacher, Taxi, Prizefigher, New York News

Sead Cerovic, aka Cera the Bull, is a big guy. His 6-foot-2 frame stands on 240 pounds of monumental muscle.

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A Miscarriage of British Justice

Amb. Swanee Hunt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bosnia, Ejup Ganic, Sarajevo, Serbia, Balkans, World News

Since 1995, Ejup Ganic has sought -- first, as a politician, then as an educator -- to return political stability and economic security to Sarajevo. Earlier this month, British authorities arrested him.

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Ejup Ganic, Ex-Bosnian Leader, Arrested At London Airport

AP | SYLVIA HUI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Geneva Conventions, War Crimes, Bosnia, Ejup Ganic, Dobrovoljacka Street Attack, Bosnian War, Serbia, Yugoslavia, Sarajevo, World News

LONDON — British police arrested a former senior Bosnian leader in London Monday on a Serbian warrant alleging he committed war crimes, to the o...

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Bosnia: Tensions Rising 14 Years After War Ends

The Washington Post | Craig Whitlock | Posted 05.25.2011

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia -- Fourteen years after the United States and NATO intervened to stop war and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, the old divisions and hatre...

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World In Photos, June 18, 2009

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

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Biden Arrives In Bosnia

AP | AIDA CERKEZ-ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Vice President Joe Biden sharply rebuked Bosnia's leaders Tuesday and warned that continued ethnic divisions thre...

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