NEWS WATCH: War Crimes Suspect Karadzic Demands ‘Reward’ at Trial

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Listen: RealAudioMP3 By BosNewsLife News Center with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos THE HAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has denied responsibility for genocide and other war crimes, saying instead he should be rewarded for trying to avoid more bloodshed.

NEWS WATCH: Many Injured In Bosnia’s Worst Unrest Since War

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife bosnia-4SARAJEVO/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Violent anti-government protests are spreading throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina with reports that more than 150 people have been injured in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.

NEWS WATCH: Sarajevo Recalls Shots That Sparked World War One Amid Controversy

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife Vienna Philharmonic Vijecnica SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (BosNewsLife)-- Famed Austrian musicians, government leaders and residents have gathered in Sarajevo to commemorate that the first two shots of World War I were fired exactly 100 years ago in what is now the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Yet, the events were overshadowed by different interpretations over what sparked one of the deadliest conflicts in history.

NEWS WATCH: Son Wartime Leader Wins Bosnia’s Elections

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST/SARAJEVO (BosNewsLife)-- Preliminary election results in ethnically divided Bosnia-Herzegovina suggest that its three-person presidency will remain deadlocked over the country's future, with two leaders of the ethnically divided nation advocating unity and a third pushing for its breakup. Sunday's vote has been closely watched by the international community.

NEWS WATCH: Last Bosnian Refugees Return Home From Hungary

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary afp-hague-radovan-karadzic-court190_01BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Mental patients who fled the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s have returned home after years in a refugee facility in Hungary.

NEWS WATCH: Thousands Remember Europe’s Worst Massacre Since World War II

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife massacre1SREBRENICA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Thousands of Bosnian Muslims have prayed and remembered the dead in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica on Saturday, the 14th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II. They also re-buried hundreds of victims recently recovered from mass graves.

Report: ‘Christians Flee Bosnia Amid Discrimination, Islamization’

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RealAudioMP3 Listen to BosNewsLife's news report via Vatican Radio By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife SARAJEVO, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians are massively leaving post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina amid mounting discrimination and Islamization, according to a new report released Friday, October 12.

NEWS WATCH: Survivors Seek Justice on 15th Anniversary of Srebrenica Massacre

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife SREBRENICA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Preparations are underway for the 15th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II. On July 11, 1995 the killing began of about 8,000 Muslims in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica during the Balkan conflict that broke up Yugoslavia.

NEW EUROPE: World Mourns Victims Of Srebrenica Massacre At 20th Anniversary

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife srebrenicaaSREBRENICA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (BosNewsLife)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the world to mourn the loss of thousands of victims of Europe's worst massacre since World War Two, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the atrocity in the Bosnian town Srebrenica. "We can offer no solace that fully addresses the pain borne by the victims' families. But we must look back at Srebrenica with clear eyes, commemorate the tragedy, and learn from it," he said.

NEWS WATCH: Bosnian Serb General Sentenced For Genocide

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Listen to this BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio: RealAudioMP3 By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife images BUDAPEST/THE HAGUE (BosNewsLife)-- A United Nations court has sentenced former Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir to life imprisonment for crimes committed during the Balkan war in the mid-1990s, including his involvement in killing thousands of Muslims.