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Bosnian Muslims call for action near Sarajevo in 1996 to trace the 8,000 men and boys who went missing in the massacre
Bosnian Muslims call for action near Sarajevo in 1996 to trace the 8,000 men and boys who went missing in the massacre
Bosnian Muslims call for action near Sarajevo in 1996 to trace the 8,000 men and boys who went missing in the massacre
Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt have both visited conflict zones around the world
US Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton
Bosnian Muslim women, survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, watch a television broadcast of the first day of trial
Prosecutors also hold Ratko Mladic responsible for the siege of Sarajevo that left an estimated 10,000 people dead
Bosnian Muslim women, survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, watch a television broadcast of the first day of trial
Prosecutors also hold Ratko Mladic responsible for the siege of Sarajevo that left an estimated 10,000 people dead
Prosecutors also hold Ratko Mladic responsible for the siege of Sarajevo that left an estimated 10,000 people dead
Serbian ex-army chief Ratko Mladic (C) has been indicted on 11 counts of genocide and war crimes
Sarajevo soccer players train in the snow in January
Angelina Jolie (left) will receive Sarajevo's 2012 honorary citizenship award
An elderly woman leaves flowers on some of 11, 451 empty chairs on the main street of Sarajevo
Bosnia is one of the poorest countries in Europe and has 40% unemployment
People gather along the main street in Sarajevo to mark the 20th anniversary of the conflict
More than 11,000 red chairs, symbolised the 11541 victims of the Bosnian conflict, lined Sarajevo's main avenue
Bosnia is one of the poorest countries in Europe and has 40% unemployment
A woman looks at activists from the "Women in Black" anti-war organization during a protest in Belgrade
Some 100,000 people were killed and two million were displaced during the Bosnian conflict
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Al-Jazeera plans British, French news channels

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Mar 18, 2013 13:38 EDT
Qatar's Al-Jazeera television network said Monday it was preparing to launch a news channel in Britain while studies are at an advanced stage for a French-language channel.
 

Sarajevo siege photo stirs distant, dark memories

by Roland de Courson  AFP Global Edition
Jan 30, 2013 02:11 EST
It's autumn 1992, and an icy chill has settled over Sarajevo. Bosnian residents are struggling to keep warm in their besieged city, scavenging whatever firewood they can after gas and electric supplies have been cut off. From their hiding spots in the hills surrounding the town, snipers shoot at anything that moves.
 

Kusturica to shoot new movie with Bellucci in Bosnia

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Jan 19, 2013 15:45 EST
Italian actress Monica Bellucci is to play the main role in Emir Kusturica's new movie "Love and War" set in Bosnia, the Serbian director said Saturday.
 

UN court sentences Srebrenica commander to life

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Dec 12, 2012 13:38 EST
The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court found Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir guilty of genocide Wednesday for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst atrocity since World War II, and sentenced him to life in jail.
 

Bosnian Islamist gets 18 years for US embassy attack

by Rusmir Smajilhodzic  AFP Global Edition
Dec 06, 2012 10:43 EST
A Bosnian court on Thursday sentenced an Islamist who opened fire at the US embassy in Sarajevo last year to 18 years in prison.
 

Bosnian Serb defiant as UN court upholds convictions

by Jan Hennop  AFP Global Edition
Dec 04, 2012 13:15 EST
The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court on Tuesday upheld Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader Milan Lukic's life sentence for murdering Muslims during Bosnia's bloody 1992-95 war and ordered his cousin and co-accused to remain in jail although with a lesser sentence.
 

Bosnia reshuffles cabinet pledging EU-sought reforms

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Nov 22, 2012 13:55 EST
Bosnian lawmakers on Thursday backed a reshuffled government composed of ministers from a new multi-ethnic coalition pledging to implement reforms sought by the European Union.
 

Clinton urges EU/NATO entry for Bosnia and slams separatists

by by Nicolas Revise  AFP Global Edition
Oct 30, 2012 12:58 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged war-scarred Bosnia to join the EU and NATO to ensure stability as she told Bosnian Serb leaders to drop separatist threats.
 

Clinton says EU, NATO entry is way to stability in Bosnia

by by Nicolas Revise  AFP Global Edition
Oct 30, 2012 10:18 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that Bosnia's entry into the European Union and NATO would be the best way to ensure lasting stability for the war-scarred Balkans nation.
 

Clinton to push Bosnia for reforms on Balkans tour

by Rusmir Smajilhodzic  AFP Global Edition
Oct 30, 2012 05:26 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday was set to meet war-scarred Bosnia's three presidents at the start of a Balkans tour in which the EU foreign policy chief will join her in pushing for reforms.
 

Clinton to push Bosnia for reforms in Balkans tour

by Nicolas Revise  AFP Global Edition
Oct 29, 2012 23:53 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a five-nation Balkans tour on Tuesday, seeking to push regional leaders to stick to existing agreements and enact the reforms needed to join the EU and NATO.
 

Clinton arrives in Bosnia at start of her Balkans tour

by Nicolas Revise  AFP Global Edition
Oct 29, 2012 16:03 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Bosnia Monday to kick off a five-nation Balkans tour during which she will push for greater integration of the volatile region into the EU and NATO.
 

Clinton heads for Algeria, Balkans

by Nicolas Revise  AFP Global Edition
Oct 28, 2012 03:55 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will leave Washington Sunday to travel to Algeria, for discussions on the Mali crisis, before joining EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton in the Balkans.
 

'I should be rewarded', Karadzic tells war crimes court

by Jan Hennop  AFP Global Edition
Oct 16, 2012 12:08 EDT
A defiant Radovan Karadzic told the UN Yugoslav war crimes court Tuesday he should be rewarded for doing everything to avoid war in Bosnia, insisting he was a tolerant man who had sought to reduce human suffering.
 

I should be rewarded, Karadzic tells war crimes court

by Jan Hennop  AFP Global Edition
Oct 16, 2012 08:31 EDT
A strident Radovan Karadzic told the UN Yugoslav war crimes court on Tuesday he should be rewarded for doing everything to avoid war in Bosnia and insisted no one thought there would be genocide.
 

Karadzic opens Srebrenica defence before UN judges

by Jan Hennop  AFP Global Edition
Oct 15, 2012 23:11 EDT
Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic opens his defence before the United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes court Tuesday, hoping to convince judges of his innocence in a conflict that claimed 100,000 lives.
 

Europe's first hijab-wearing mayor to take office in Bosnia

by Rusmir Smajilhodzic  AFP Global Edition
Oct 09, 2012 16:35 EDT
A new woman mayor in Bosnia who is the first in her country and the continent to wear the hijab headscarf, said Tuesday her election was "a model for Europe and Islam."
 

Bosnia's national museum closes doors after 124 years

by by Rusmir Smajilhodzic  AFP Global Edition
Oct 04, 2012 14:41 EDT
Bosnia's National Museum, founded in the 19th century and home to a famed 600-year old Jewish manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah, closed its doors indefinitely Thursday due to political disputes and a lack of funding.
 

Catholic, Orthodox leaders call for peace from Sarajevo

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Sep 09, 2012 11:09 EDT
Serb Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej and Sarajevo Archbishop, Cardinal Vinko Puljic, on Sunday called for peace from a country that was the scene of the worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II.
 

Sarajevo's Ramadan gunner keeps tradition alive

by Rusmir Smajilhodzic  AFP Global Edition
Aug 18, 2012 10:37 EDT
In Bosnia, one of a handful of European countries with a Muslim majority population, Smail "Smajo" Krivic keeps a once-banned tradition alive during the holy month of Ramadan.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Sarajevo
—  City  —
City of Sarajevo
Grad Sarajevo

Flag
Seal
Bosnia and Herzegovina surrounding Sarajevo (dark green, center)
Coordinates: 43°52′0″N 18°25′0″E / 43.866667°N 18.416667°E / 43.866667; 18.416667
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonFlag of Sarajevo Canton.png Sarajevo Canton
Municipalities4
Government
 - MayorAlija Behmen (SDP)
Area [1]
 - Urban141.5 km2 (54.6 sq mi)
Elevation500 m (1,640 ft)
Population (30 June 2009)[2]
 - City305,242
 - Density2,157.2/km2 (5,587.1/sq mi)
 - Urban305,242
 - Metro423,645
 - DemonymSarajevan
Time zoneCentral European Time (UTC+1)
Postal code71000
Area code(s)+387 (33)
Twin Cities
 - Zagreb[3] Croatia
 - Ljubljana Slovenia
 - Salt Lake City United States
 - Cairo Egypt
 - Dubrovnik Croatia
 - Skopje Macedonia
 - Konya Turkey
WebsiteCity of Sarajevo