qualifying ajaxs summit set balkans travel europe countries quarantine break best missing region western play relatives slovenia dream deal moscow midfielders score euro wout border win test live leads celebrates

Articles for Bosnia, search results for previous

Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Netherlands: Nations League fizzles out
1 month ago

Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 Netherlands: Nations League fizzles out

Dutch News  

Brian Brobbey netted his first goal in orange colours as the Netherlands’ Nations League campaign fizzled out in a cold, damp and half-empty stadium in Zenica. The Ajax striker’s reverse header in the 24th minute was a rare highlight of the first half as a team made up largely of reserve players struggled to find coherence. The home team showed …

Play Half
Wales vs Ukraine: All you need to know about the qualifier playoff final for FIFA World Cup 2022, updates
2 years, 6 months ago

Wales vs Ukraine: All you need to know about the qualifier playoff final for FIFA World Cup 2022, updates

The Hindu  

Wales and Ukraine will fight out for the final spot at Qatar 2022 from Europe in the World Cup play-off final in Cardiff on Sunday. Wales 1-1 Ukraine, March 28, 2001 Ukraine 1-1 Wales, June 6, 2001 Ukraine 1-0 Wales, March 28, 2016 The two draws came in the World Cup qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup at a time …

International Wales Poland Ukraine World World Cup Scotland
Analysis: Many denounce war crimes in Ukraine, but justice is slow. Why this time may be different
2 years, 8 months ago

Analysis: Many denounce war crimes in Ukraine, but justice is slow. Why this time may be different

LA Times  

With rare speed, the U.S. government has determined that Russian forces are committing war crimes as they attempt to bombard Ukraine into submission, a brutal onslaught that has displaced millions and likely killed thousands of civilians. “It’s all happening in real time,” said Jane E. Stromseth, a professor of international law and human rights at Georgetown University, who previously worked …

International Justice War Ukraine War Crimes Sudan President
Bosnians worried push to create Serb army may prompt violence
3 years, 1 month ago

Bosnians worried push to create Serb army may prompt violence

Al Jazeera  

If nothing is done to curb Serb president’s push for secession of Republika Srpska entity, Bosnians fear another round of violence could ensue. In July 1995, Serb forces killed the 35-year-old’s father, both grandfathers, four uncles and other relatives during the genocide in Srebrenica, which had been declared a United Nations “safe area”. Last week, Dodik announced Republika Srpska would …

Peace Security Army War Genocide Bosnia His Family
What is Serbia trying to achieve with its military buildup?
3 years, 2 months ago

What is Serbia trying to achieve with its military buildup?

Al Jazeera  

In 2019, Serbia made headlines by overtaking NATO member Croatia as the Balkan region’s biggest military spender, spending $1.14bn, an increase of 43 percent from the previous year. The announcements have made some in neighbouring countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro wary about Serbia’s motives, especially amid calls by Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin on forming a “Serb …

Military Russia Defence Bosnia Nato Serbia Serbian
Air pollution in eastern Europe adds to pandemic health woes
4 years ago

Air pollution in eastern Europe adds to pandemic health woes

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — With the arrival of cold and foggy winter weather amid the pandemic, eastern Europe is facing an extra respiratory health hazard — air pollution. “We have this pressure from two sides now, one and another from polluted air,” said Igor Spaic, a resident of Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo, which is one of the most polluted cities in Europe. …

Health Poland Pollution Air City Balkans Bosnia