Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives a medal from pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday received a medal from the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia's Serbs, who has been sanctioned by the U.S. and Britain because of his separatist policies. Orban visited the Bosnian Serb administrative...

Today in History: March 24, Exxon Valdez crashes in Alaska, creates massive oil spill

Today in History Today is Sunday, March 24, the 84th day of 2024. There are 282 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez (vahl-DEEZ’) ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William...

EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed in principle Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. The 27 leaders gave the political green light at a summit in...

A moderately strong earthquake shakes Montenegro and neighboring countries in the Western Balkans

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A moderately strong earthquake shook Montenegro and neighboring countries early Thursday, causing some damage but no reported casualties. The magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit an uninhabited border area between Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the U.S....

European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch says

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm will recommend that member countries open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday, despite lingering ethnic divisions in the Western Balkan country. ...

The European Union's executive branch to recommend the opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina

German foreign minister visits Bosnia, urges Western Balkans join EU in face of Russian aggression

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Germany's foreign minister said Tuesday that Western Balkans countries joining the European Union is a “geopolitical necessity” that would make Europe stronger in the face of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. The six nations...

Western Balkans leaders pledge to speed up reforms for EU growth plan

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leaders of Western Balkan countries agreed Thursday to speed up regional cooperation to benefit more from a new European Union plan of financial aid that will help provide a faster road to membership. Brussels' plan calls for 6 billion euros (about $6.5...

Migrants from Africa and Mideast who died in Bosnia get marble headstones and a memorial

BIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a natural border between Bosnia and Serbia, there are simple, durable gravestones marking the final resting places of dozens of migrants who drowned in recent years trying to reach Western Europe. ...

Muslims and Jews in Bosnia observe Holocaust Remembrance Day and call for peace and dialogue

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Jews and Muslims from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica on Saturday to jointly observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day and to promote compassion and dialogue amid the Israel-Hamas war. The gathering was organized by the center...