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A Bosnian Serb woman applauds past a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as several hundreds gather during a peaceful protest 29 October 2007, in western Bosnian town of Banja Luka. Protests were also held in other major cities and towns of Republika Srpska, which along with the Muslim-Croat Federation makes up post-war Bosnia. The rallies were staged against moves by the international community’s High Representative to Bosnia, Miroslav Lajcak, to streamline central institutions bogged down by the absenteeism of rival ethnic parties. AFP PHOTO/MILAN RADULOVIC