Headlines
- Moscow – terrorist attack occurred ; at least 50 people killed
- Another strong earthquake struck North West Turkey today – Turkish media reported 6 people killed and more than 200 were wounded
- Approximately 100 invalids and families of dead soldiers members blocked the road between Lasvanska Petlja and Zenica due to late pensions
- The EU chiefs of diplomacies met in Brussels today
- Hague – deadlines determined for the charges for genocide brought up by the Republic of Croatia against the Federal Republic Yugoslavia
- BiH constructors will take part in the reconstruction of Turkey
- Soil remains of the last Bosnian king, Stjepan Tomasevic, returned to Jajce
- Promotion of the new OBN programming held in the Holiday Inn Hotel
Brussels
The EU foreign ministers met today in Brussels. They did not cancel sanctions imposed on Montenegro. However, they showed a lot of understanding towards the citizens of Serbia, especially in the areas where democratic opposition parties have majority, Mirko Klarin reported for OBN from Brussels.
The Hague
An informal meeting was held today between the President of the Hague Tribunal, plaintiff state, the Republic of Croatia, and accused state, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Representatives of Croatia said they would need 6 months to prepare documents while representatives of Yugoslavia said they would need the same period to answer the charges. The Tribunal will have to confirm these deadlines formally. The report was produced by OBN journalist, Gordana Frimel.
Ozren (RS)
The High Representative in BiH, Wolfgang Petritsch, visited Ozren today. His visit reconfirmed that the International Community pays great attention to return of refugees to their homes. The report was produced by OBN reporter, Svjetlana Celic Ninkovic.
Jajce / Bugojno
A report on the visit of seventeen resident ambassadors in BiH to the projects of refugee return in the area of SFOR multinational divisions. OBN crew visited area of the South West Division, Jajce and Bugojno municipalities. The report was produced by OBN reporter, Vedran Persic.
De-mining
A piece on the Grabov Gaj village, in the Gradacac Municipality, where the pre-war inhabitants currently return. The UNHCR de-mined the area.
This was followed by a report on the return to the Velika village near Derventa. The returnees to the village need support in order to reconstruct their homes. The report was produced by OBN reporter from Derventa, Muhamed Cabric.
A report on the return of Bosniaks to the Modricki Lug village in the RS and difficult economic situation of the returnees.
Jajce
A piece on the return of the soil remains of the last Bosnian King, Stjepan Tomasevic, to Jajce. The report was produced by OBN reporter from the area, Branka Vrebac.
World
A report on the acceptance of the international peace troops deployment by Indonesia was followed by reports on the current events in Moscow, Middle East and Germany.
This was followed by a report on the reconstruction project of Kosovo and Turkey worth 4 billion dollars, initiated by the World Bank. The WB thinks that companies from BiH can get an important number of jobs in this project of reconstruction, OBN reporter, Anes Alic, confirmed.
“Pionirska dolina” (Sarajevo)
A report on the reconstruction of the Sarajevo zoo “Pionirska dolina”. The plan is to invest 9 million DEM in the reconstruction of the zoo. The report was produced by the OBN reporter, Sevko Bajic.
Sport
A report on the second day of the European Championship in volleyball for disabled persons was followed by report on the international tennis matches and international football.
Sarajevo
A report on the press conference and announcement of the new image of TV OBN and new OBN programming schedule for autumn, held today in the Holiday Inn Hotel in Sarajevo.