Bosnian prosecutors have ordered the detention of three top Bosnian Serb officials over a series of separatist actions in recent weeks that have heightened tensions in the Balkan country.

The court said that implementation of these laws before it makes its final ruling on their constitutionality would have "serious and unavoidable consequences."

The parliament of the autonomous Serb Republic was discussing on Thursday the draft of a new constitution that would equip the region with sovereign authority. It also provides fo