This place challenges every notion of what a European city feels like

This place challenges every notion of what a European city feels like

If you had to guess where in the world you were by looking at a single street,you’d have little chance of identifying Sarajevo.

  • byBrian Johnston

Latest

A generation after the Bosnian genocide,we still haven’t broken the cycle of hate
Opinion
Genocide

A generation after the Bosnian genocide,we still haven’t broken the cycle of hate

On this day – July 11 – 28 years ago,Bosnian Serb forces murdered thousands of Bosniak boys and men in Srebrenica. That slaughter should continue to inspire us to fight extremism wherever we find it.

  • byAmra Sabic-El-Rayess
Russia spent $US300 million to covertly influence world politics,says US

Russia spent $US300 million to covertly influence world politics,says US

The release of the State Department cable is the latest effort by the Biden administration to declassify intelligence about Moscow’s military and political aims.

  • byNomaan Merchant
‘I did what she wanted’:spinning shack a farmer’s tribute to restless wife

‘I did what she wanted’:spinning shack a farmer’s tribute to restless wife

Using electric motors and the wheels of an old military transport vehicle,the Bosnian home can turn a full circle in 22 seconds.

  • bySabina Niksic
In the Herald:September 21,1991

In the Herald:September 21,1991

Gai Waterhouse left the Supreme Court yesterday with renewed hope of obtaining her training licence.

  • byHarry Hollinsworth
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic loses genocide appeal in UN court

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic loses genocide appeal in UN court

The rejection of Mladic’s appeals closed a grim chapter in European history that included the continent’s first genocide since World War II.

  • byMike Corder
Advertisement
'Floating landfill':huge islands of litter choke Balkan rivers,lakes

'Floating landfill':huge islands of litter choke Balkan rivers,lakes

Plastic bottles and bags,rusty barrels and other garbage could be seen clogging the Drina river near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad.

  • byEldar Emric
'If they not help us,we will die':hundreds stranded outside in snow

'If they not help us,we will die':hundreds stranded outside in snow

Around 1000 migrants are stuck at a border with no heat and shelter after a fire destroyed a migrant camp in north-west Bosnia.

UNESCO adds Singapore hawker stalls,Balkan grass mowing to cultural heritage list

UNESCO adds Singapore hawker stalls,Balkan grass mowing to cultural heritage list

The annual update to the United Nations'living heritage list includes hawker food,competitive grass mowing and camel racing - but no Australian customs.

Srebrenica massacre leaves its mark 25 years on

Srebrenica massacre leaves its mark 25 years on

Bosnian officials say there is still widespread denial of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II.

  • bySabina Niksic
Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic jailed for life over genocidal massacres

Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic jailed for life over genocidal massacres

War crimes tribunal said Karadzic's crimes in Sarajevo and Srebrenica were noted for their"sheer scale and systematic cruelty".

  • byNick Miller