Croatia News Archives

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- War crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz accuses Croatian authorities of insufficient co-operation with the tribunal, including hiding documents related to the trials of ...

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Park Plaza Hotels expects to more than double its number of rooms with new developments signed in Russia, Croatia and the UK.

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A Croatian World War Two war crimes suspect said in a television interview he had ordered deportations of Jews and Serbs during World War Two, but only to their homelands and not to death camps in Croatia.

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ZAGREB, Croatia -- The government issued a statement on Saturday expressing hope that Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty will not affect Zagreb's hopes of becoming the 28th EU member.

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European Union foreign ministers said on Monday they would keep the EU reform treaty alive despite Ireland's "No" vote, but conceded they had no quick fixes for rescuing it.

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The RS prime minister attended an economic forum in Russia. Also in diplomatic news: a permanent representation of the EC opened in Montenegro, and Albanian President Bamir Topi met with Cypriot Foreign ...

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LEAD STORY : The Fates of Three Class of '08 Students in Durham, N.C.: Two men did not graduate from Duke University in May because they were two of the three lacrosse players accused of rape in March 2006 and ...

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More than 80 Croatian companies are competing for tenders and other business opportunities in the newest European capital, Pristina.

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With nearby beaches offering a lower-cost option, most people in Southeast Europe don't have to travel far to take a vacation.

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ZAGREB, Croatia -- Some 300 journalists demonstrated in downtown Zagreb on Friday against corruption and organised crime.

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Triweekly flights between Zagreb and Pristina will begin next week. Also in the news: Kosovo will request 1.4 billion euros at the Kosovo Donors' Conference in Brussels, and a Bulgarian tobacco producer will ...

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High Representative Miroslav Lajcak criticised statements by Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, who claimed at the weekend that BiH was "imposed" on Bosnian Serbs.

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ZAGREB, Croatia -- Dusan Miljus, a longtime crime journalist for the Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji List, was beaten by attackers Tuesday Two unidentified men jumped Miljus, 47, outside his home in Zagreb and beat ...

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Try Dubrovnik instead of Paris; head to Lisbon rather than Rome. Opt for picnics over restaurants; family-run three-star inns in favor of five-star hotel chains.

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The Office of the High Representative said in a statement Monday that, although it is aware that campaigning for the October 5th local elections has begun, using nationalist rhetoric could be detrimental to the ...

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A Croatian first division side, struggling to find players for next season, have launched a series of job adverts in the local press on Sunday, asking that players bring their own equipment.

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Some 60,000 people attended a concert Friday in central Zagreb by a controversial Croatian singer known for his sympathies with the country's World War II pro-Nazi regime, police said.

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An international military exercise started on Tuesday in the local waters of central Dalmatian islands at Croatia's Adriatic Coast, the official Hina news agency reported.

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