The Republic of Srpska is a product of the Balkan war and was created by Serbian war criminals Mladic e Karadzic, who left many deaths in their wake. The Republic was officially recognised at the end of the war and Bosnia and Herzegovina was divided into two confederate territorial entities: the Croatian-Muslim Federation and the Republic of Srpska. The latter is threatening to separate from the republic. But, according to the croatian journalist Dario Terzic, "however much history teaches us that one can never say never in Bosnia Herzegovina, I don’t think that the Serbian part of Bosnia can truly break off from the country.”
Since June 8, Guinea was paralyzed by a general strike called by the two largest national unions to protest against President Lansana Conte and the economic crisis. The strike degenerated into street battles between police and students who don’t want their final exams cancelled. Reports speak of 18 dead
'Gulf Syndrome' no longer exists, wiped off the slate by the English Minister of Defence. The decision not to recognise the invalidity of one of the ex-soldiers who, in 1991, participated in the invasion of Iraq, overturns the historic sentence of an English court which last November opened the path to compensation
It’s a bit like the devil dipping his hand into the holy water font. At least that’s what most people would say. Wal-Mart, the giant American retailer, the biggest merchandiser in the world, has apparently decided to banish the negative image it has been stuck with for the last several years
After the fall of Mogadishu, last week the Union of Islamic Courts advanced rapidly and now Jowhar, a strategically vital place 90 km north of the Somali capital, is also in their hands. Jowhar is also where many warlords have sought refuge having fled from Mogadishu. The Islamic militias ferociously attacked the city on two fronts entering it from the north and south
The travel diary of Breaking the Ice - First morning in the desert. A very chilly night. We wake up very early, relatively. Yahia, our Egyptian guide form Baharyha Oasis arrives. Loading the trucks and off we go
06/21/2006 The denied syndrome
06/20/2006 The Gentle Giant
06/19/2006 The arsenal of the Horn of Africa
06/16/2006 Brazil, countdown for omophobia
06/15/2006 The Flag of War
06/14/2006 Canada, the Conclave of the Mighty
06/13/2006 Iraq: No Name, Killed with No Reason
06/12/2006 Beauty Won’t Save Chechnya
06/09/2006 Final with low accusations
06/08/2006 Up Against the Ghosts of a Dictatorship
06/07/2006 Up Against the Ghosts of a Dictatorship
06/06/2006 The Black Market in Black Gold
06/05/2006 Stories from Kabul
06/01/2006 Dams of disagreement
05/30/2006 Kabul in Flames
05/29/2006 In Beslan, Injustice
05/26/2006 Overtaking
05/25/2006 Afghanistan, The Goose With the Golden Eggs
05/24/2006 Affaire Habré: Last Act?
05/23/2006 The Damned of Soy
05/22/2006 Taliban at Yale
05/19/2006 A deadly journey across the gulf
05/18/2006 Combat Posters
05/17/2006 An Ayatollah for Comoros
05/16/2006 Kenya: the chase is on
05/15/2006 Blue Helmets Are Not Alone
05/12/2006 Croatian soccer fans against the Hague
05/11/2006 East Timor, the alarm returns
05/10/2006 Mogadishu, Land of Conquest
05/09/2006 Afghanistan, Journey into the Country of Poppies
05/05/2006 Victims of dishonor
05/03/2006 Pizza and Coke
05/02/2006 The oil bomb
04/27/2006 The children are at risk the most
04/26/2006 The dam of discord
04/24/2006 The impeachment movement
04/21/2006 Iconoclasts in Opposition
04/20/2006 We’re already at step one
04/19/2006 The underbelly of the beast
04/18/2006 A burning story
04/14/2006 Fighting in N’djamena
04/13/2006 Born in the dust
04/12/2006 Schwarzy isn’t waiting for Bush
04/10/2006 Casamance, the second round has begun
04/07/2006 Russia, the untouchables
04/06/2006 Afghanistan, the war reappears
04/05/2006 Broken Promises
04/04/2006 To Study in Peace
04/03/2006 License to Torture
03/29/2006 The Revolt of the Slaves
03/27/2006 Aceh has been betrayed
03/24/2006 Aceh has been betrayed
03/23/2006 Maybe This Time
03/22/2006 Syriana in Plain Terms
03/21/2006 Exiled in Belorussia
03/20/2006 United against everyone
03/17/2006 Hope for Haiti
03/15/2006 Zimbabwe, a bitter birthday
03/14/2006 The War in Amman
03/13/2006 The Forgotten Children
03/10/2006 Die or escape
03/09/2006 Lorena between two fires
03/08/2006 8 March
03/07/2006 Women As Bargaining Chips
03/06/2006 Armoured Killers
03/03/2006 United, one wins
03/02/2006 Another Year of Madness
03/01/2006 Balucistan, a Forgotten Conflict
02/27/2006 The War Disease
02/24/2006 The War Disease
02/23/2006 Mohammed Is Not the Only Cause for Protest in Nigeria