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Germany wants EU sanctions slapped on Bosnian Serb leader

(AP) — The European
Union should slap sanc- Her comments followed a
tions on Bosnian Serb vote Friday by the Bosnian
leader Milorad Dodik for Serb parliament to launch
his efforts to get Serb- a series of steps that could
dominated areas in Bosnia weaken war-ravaged Bosnia’s
to secede from the Bal- central authority.
kan country, Germany’s
new foreign minister said The United States has al-
Monday. ready placed a travel ban and
assets freeze on Dodik and
Annalena Baerbock, who threatened more sanctions
took office last week, told re- in case Bosnian Serbs further
porters in Brussels that the weaken Bosnia’s central in-
situation in Bosnia-Herze- stitutions.
govina was “worrying” and
the Bosnian Serb secession The idea of the EU impos-
attempts were “unaccept- ing sanctions on Dodik has
able.” support among most of the
bloc’s 27 members, but any
“For me personally, this move to subject him to asset
means (...) that the existing freezes and travel bans re-
sanctions regime should now quires unanimity, and Hun-
also be used against Mr. Do- gary and Slovenia are block-
dik,” Baerbock said after a ing such a move.
meeting of EU foreign min- dead and millions homeless It started after Bosnian Serbs, ethnically pure territories in
isters, where she pressed for The 1992-1995 Bosnian War during the worst bloodshed with the help of the Serb-led Bosnia with an aim of joining
the measures to be imposed. left more than 100,000 people in Europe since World War II. Yugoslav army, tried to create Serbia.

Fireball from overturned tanker kills dozens in Haiti

(AP) — A gasoline tanker killing at least 60 people in Haiti’s second largest city, burned bodies of the young can.
overturned and exploded the latest disaster to befall along the northern coast. victims in white sheets and
in northern Haiti, un- the Caribbean nation. Hours later, at dawn Tuesday, loaded them onto the back of The shortages are the latest
leashing a fireball that buildings and overturned ve- a construction truck. manifestation of a society on
swept through homes and The blast occurred shortly af- hicles were still smoldering the brink ever since the July 7
businesses on its way to ter midnight in Cap-Haitien, as firefighters covered the Hundreds of Haitians — assassination of President Jo-
who aren’t easily shocked venel Moise and a 7.2 magni-
amid so much of their coun- tude earthquake a few weeks
try’s misfortune — looked later that killed more than
on from rooftops in disbelief 2,200 people and destroyed
at the loss of so much life. tens of thousands of homes.

“It’s horrible what happened,” The country of more than 11
said Patrick Almonor, deputy million people also has been
mayor of Cap-Haitien, add- hit by a spike in gang-related
ing that he expects the death kidnappings, including 17
toll to rise as first responders missionaries with a U.S. reli-
comb through buildings gut- gious organization who were
ted by the fire. “We lost so abducted in mid-October.
many lives.” Five of them have been re-
leased but another 12 are still
Early reports indicate that the being held.
tanker was trying to avoid an
oncoming motorcycle when “It’s terrible what our coun-
it flipped. Onlookers then try has to go through,” Larose
rushed to the scene with said.
buckets to scoop up what they
could of the tanker’s valu- Hospitals in Haiti’s sec-
able cargo, likely for resale on ond largest city seemed ill
the black market, as the fuel equipped to deal with the
spilled toward a nearby pile disaster. One facility over-
of simmering trash, Dave whelmed with burn victims
Larose, a civil engineer who pleaded for basic supplies and
works in Cap-Haitien, told more medical staff.
The Associated Press. Prime Minister Ariel Hen-
ry, himself a physician, an-
In recent months, Haiti has nounced that he would de-
been battered by severe fuel ploy field hospitals and travel
shortages that have shuttered to the area in the company of
gas stations, sent gas prices a large contingent of medi-
on the black market spiral- cal professionals. He also de-
ing and forced hospitals and clared three days of national
businesses to close as the mourning.
U.S. and Canadian govern-
ments have urged their citi- “The entire Haitian nation is
zens to leave while they still grieving,” he tweeted