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Top Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graft
ReutersSARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the president of the autonomous Muslim-Croat federation, charged with corruption, had been detained illegally, and ordered a lower court to release him immediately. Zivko Budimir was...Tags: Politics, Prosecution, Islam, Interior Policy, Political Corruption
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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: Austria, Germany, Azerbaijan, Norway, Montenegro
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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, Civil Rights, Parliament, International Organizations, Political Corruption
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Maryland National Guard celebrates foreign partnerships
For Capt. Martin Noorsalu, deploying to Afghanistan with the Maryland National Guard last year was an unusual opportunity. Noorsalu is one of only a dozen helicopter pilots in the Estonian Air Force. The sole air defense service of the former Soviet...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Balkan Peninsula, Annapolis, Estonia, Armed Conflicts
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Gays are second-class in South Dakota
Rhode Island has just become the 10th state to grant same-sex couples marriage. South Dakota is one of the embarrassments to the U.S. Constitution to which it claims to be a signatory. In 1996, South Dakota passed a bill whose language would become...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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EU-bound Croatia craves investors but drags feet on reforms
Reuters* Red tape suffocates investment * Trails peers in attracting foreign investment * Croatia four years in recession * Some local firms move production to non-EU neighbours By Igor Ilic and Sasa Kavic DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 10 (Reuters) - The barren...Tags: Political Systems, International Travel, Travel, Elections, Romania
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Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
In Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...
Tags: Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Belief and Faith, Africa
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Court orders detention of Bosnia federation head in graft probe
ReutersSARAJEVO, April 28 (Reuters) - A Bosnian court on Sunday ordered that the president of the country's autonomous Muslim-Croat federation and four other officials be detained for a month after prosecutors said they took bribes to arrange pardons for...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Political Corruption, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Serb president seeks pardon 'on my knees' for Srebrenica
Reuters* Most conciliatory statement yet by Serbia's Nikolic * Surprise comments follow Bosnian Muslim leader's visit * Serbia in line to start EU accession talks By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO, April 25 (Reuters) - Serbia's nationalist president has...Tags: Serbia, Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Genocide, Ratko Mladic
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Soccer-Fans and police hurt in mass fight in Bosnia
ReutersSARAJEVO, April 25 (Reuters) - Sixteen supporters and seven police officers were injured, two of them seriously, in a mass fight on Wednesday when fans of rival soccer clubs clashed in a central Bosnian village while heading to first division matches....Tags: Balkan Peninsula, Hospitals and Clinics, Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
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Major Hainey: A one of a kind man in a first of its kind post
Special to this newspaperMany people in the Imperial Valley have become accustomed to the presence of the British military units that rotate through for their desert training operations. School children have had a chance to meet the tall Brits with strange accents who arrive in...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, U.S. Army, Germany, NATO, Armed Forces
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Designers go global at Miami Fashion Week
Miami Fashion Week revs up its runways March 20-23 at Miami Beach Convention Center. The spate of catwalk shows ($50 to $500) not only puts the media spotlight on South Florida-based talent, but also designers from Latin America, the Caribbean and...
Tags: Rihanna, Fashion Shows, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Miami Beach
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