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Croatia won't support Jeremi? for UNGA president [Jan 31, 2012] ZAGREB -- Croatian FM Vesna Pusi? stated that Croatia will support Lithuania's candidate for President of the United Nations General Assembly. This is because Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremi?? entered his bid for the office "at the last moment", she said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic wins Wengen super-combined [Jan 14, 2012] WENGEN, Switzerland (AFP) - Croatian Ivica Kostelic won the men's World Cup super-combined here on Friday, his 21st victory on the circuit and his fifth at the Swiss resort. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic wins Wengen super-combined [Jan 13, 2012] Croatian Ivica Kostelic won the men's World Cup super-combined here on Friday, his 21st victory on the circuit and his fifth at the Swiss resort. [via YahooNews] More >>

Goran Prpic resigns as of Croatia's tennis teams [Nov 18, 2011] The Croatian tennis federation says Goran Prpic has resigned as the captain of the country's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams. It did not give reason for Prpic's stepping down. Prpic headed the Croatian men for four years and the women for 11. His resignation comes ahead of Croatia's Davis Cup series against Japan in the first round on Feb. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-PM pleads not guilty to more corruption charges [Nov 11, 2011] (11-10) 08:10 PST ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader pleaded not guilty Thursday to new corruption charges that accuse him of accepting a euro10 million ($13.63 million) bribe from a... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 09, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 08, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 08, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 07, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia confirms new corruption indictment for ex-PM [Nov 07, 2011] ZAGREB (Reuters) - A Croatian court confirmed an indictment against ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in 2008 from Hungary's energy group MOL in return for giving it a dominant position in the Croatian oil firm INA. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia?s first interior minister arrested over accusations of post-World War II crimes [Nov 05, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia?s former interior minister was arrested Wednesday over accusations that he ordered mass killings of anti-communists soon after the end of World War II, police said. Josip Boljkovac, 89, and two other former ranking Croatian officials have been under investigation for the alleged murders in 1945 and 1946 of soldiers and sympathizers of Croatia?s Ustasha Nazi puppet ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia ex-PM denies corruption [Nov 03, 2011] Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader denies corruption charges over a bank loan, on the first day of his trial. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia?s first interior minister arrested over accusations of post-World War II crimes [Nov 02, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Croatia?s former interior minister was arrested Wednesday over accusations that he ordered mass killings of anti-communists soon after the end of World War II, police said. Josip Boljkovac, 89, and two other former ranking Croatian officials have been under investigation for alleged murders in 1945 and 1946 of soldiers and sympathizers of Croatia?s Ustasha Nazi puppet regime ... [via YahooNews] More >>

On the Beach: Croatia Proving Popular With British Beach-Goers [Nov 02, 2011] MANCHESTER, England, November 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- -On the Beach tip Croatia as the hottest up-and-coming beach getaway spot- The UK's leading online travel agency On the Beach say that figures recently released by the Croatian National Tourist Board support their assertion... [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croatian PM on corruption trial [Oct 28, 2011] Former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader goes on trial on charges of receiving kickbacks from an Austrian bank during the time he served as deputy foreign minister in the 1990s. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex-Croatian PM's corruption trial adjourned [Oct 28, 2011] The trial of former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was adjourned Friday because of his health problems. [via YahooNews] More >>

Jonathan Wilson: Tensions rise, sparks fly as Greece, Croatia go their separate ways [Oct 10, 2011] ATHENS -- Friday should have been a night of triumph for Greece. A 2-0 win over Croatia moved it back to the top of its Euro 2012 qualifying group, and a draw away to Georgia on Tuesday will guarantee the top spot in the group, while Slaven Bilic's Croatian side has to go through a playoff. But the events in the stand that caused the match to be stopped for seven minutes cast a long shadow. None ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Crump misses out in Croatia [Sep 27, 2011] The Croatian Grand Prix was a night of disappointment for Australian Jason Crump, but for American veteran Greg Hancock it was the night of nights as he was crowned World Champion for the second time in his career. The likeable and popular 41 year-old Californian won his first World Championship in 1997 and it took Hancock 14 years to fulfil his dream of a second World Cham... [via YahooNews] More >>

Dinamo Zagreb And Croatia's Latest Star [Sep 23, 2011] Eastern European expert Eliot Rothwell takes a look at Dinamo Zagreb's conveyor belt of talent with a focus on Mateo Kova?i?, the latest promising youngster to burst onto the scene. With thanks to Sasa Ibrulj for help with some more tricky Croatian translations. Think of Croatia. The Dalmatian coast, the capital city Zagreb and talented footballers: Robert Prosinecki, Zvonimir Boban, Davor Suker ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Eastday-Croatia receives EU Accession Treaty text [Sep 18, 2011] Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor (R) shows the EU accession treaty as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) applauds in Zagreb, Croatia, September 17, 2011. The Polish Prime Minister, whose country took over the six-month rotating EU presidency earlier in July, handed over the final text of Croatia's accession treaty to the European Union to Croatian side on Saturday. [via YahooNews] More >>