Belgium and Croatia are likely to go through but both sides are approaching the end of their golden eras and Morocco could take advantage of that
It is a marginal improvement, according to the study, but while the country is progressively more peaceful, it is tarnished with violent outbreaks of crime and protests
The positive effect on the children has spilled over into the local community and improved social cohesion
Here are some global hotspots overwhelmed by visitors that authorities have moved to protect
On Monday night, firefighters fought against the flames, which were fanned by winds of up to 100km per hour
France have been crowned World Cup champions for the second time in their history after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow
It is a final few people anticipated when football’s global showpiece kicked off four weeks ago
Suddenly, surreally, the prospect of Croatian hands lifting the fabled trophy is plausible.
England will seek to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 when they lock horns with a talented Croatia team on Wednesday
Every object tells a story, and none more so than the exhibits donated to Croatia’s Museum of Broken Relationships.
It might sound counterproductive, but any strategy to address violence against women has to work to empower men too, says Helen Joseph speaker.
A court has dismissed one of two cases filed against the president of the Croatian football federation because of his anti-gay comments.
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Offering crystal-clear waters uncommon in many parts of rival destinations, Croatia has enjoyed a tourist boom since the end of the Yugoslav wars.
Strands of DNA recovered from the fossilised leg bone of a Neanderthal have shed light on the fragility of this ancient hominid species.
<b>ON CIRCUIT:</b> The Croatian Film Festival, <i>How She Move</i>, <i>Mad Money</i> and <i>Street Kings</i>, starring Forrest Whitaker.
A Croatian man lay dead for eight years in his flat in downtown Zagreb before a neighbour discovered the body, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday. Ivan Bosanac, born in 1918, went missing in February 1999. His nephew reported his absence to the police, who conducted a brief search of the small attic flat, but found nothing.
Giuseppe Costanzo has become a regular visitor to Vodice, a tiny beach resort on Croatia’s coast. But unlike many tourists, the 63-year-old Italian has come to take a seat in a dental clinic rather than claim a spot on the sand. The Italian, a retired postal worker from Latina, near Rome, says he has come to have his teeth implants done by a Croatian dentist.
A Croatian activist on Friday completed a 24-hour stay in a chicken cage in a central square in Zagreb to urge people not to eat eggs on Easter Sunday. But one man attempted to scramble the stunt. He showed up with a bag full of eggs and bombarded the caged man and other activists before police stopped him.
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/ 7 December 2006
A Christmas gift inspired by England goalkeeper Paul Robinson’s horror own goal against Croatia has helped to boost diplomatic ties between London and Zagreb, it was reported on Thursday. The British embassy in Zagreb has printed photographs of the infamous incident on the back of an official invitation for its Christmas party.
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/ 26 October 2006
It’s 5am and dawn is still far off, but Keti and Bela are already at work and don’t seem to mind the cold autumn mist shrouding the Motovun woods in the heart of the Istria peninsula. "Come on Bela! Shoo, shoo! Where is it? Go for it Keti! Shoo, shoo!" Milena Labinjan briskly encourages her two dogs.
Arsenal all but guaranteed themselves a place in the group stages of the Champions League in Zagreb on Tuesday after cruising to a 3-0 victory away to Dinamo Zagreb. A two-goal burst from Cesc Fabregas either side of a strike from Robin van Persie was just reward for the English Premiership side.
Montenegro’s independence could open a Pandora’s box for other separatist movements in Europe and the former Soviet Union, with some already claiming the right to follow the same path. Separatists in Spain’s Basque and Catalan regions were among the first to welcome Montenegro’s independence vote as a positive omen.
As evening mist slowly embraces the village of Kringa in the heart of Croatia’s picturesque Istrian peninsula, a few young enthusiasts gather in a bar trying to revive the legend of a 17th-century local Dracula. Sitting in a red velvet chair in the Vampire bar, decorated with garlic wreaths and lamps with crosses, Mladen Rajko explains how local tourist authorities launched a project last year called "Jure Grando, the Vampire from Kringa".
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/ 14 October 2005
Heads of state from central and south-east Europe insisted on Friday that European Union enlargement continue and include Turkey as well as the Balkan states that emerged from the bloody wars of the 1990s. Fifteen leaders are attending a summit in Zagreb to discuss European integration and expansion
A 71-year-old woman in Croatia attacked and seriously injured another elderly woman over an alleged affair with a 78-year-old man, the daily Vecernji List said on Friday. The jealous granny in the northern town of Cakovec reportedly used a wooden stick to attack her 75-year-old neighbour.
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/ 26 September 2005
Goran Ivanisevic, step aside. Ivan Ljubicic is Croatia’s new tennis celebrity. Ljubicic was hailed as a national icon after leading Croatia to their first Davis Cup final, accounting for all three points in the 3-2 win over Russia in the world-group semifinals. Ljubicic has now won 11 straight matches in Davis Cup play.
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/ 19 September 2005
An explosive device detonated on Monday in the mail room at the British embassy in Zagreb, injuring one person slightly, the embassy said. An embassy spokesperson in the Croatian capital said the device, which Britain’s Sky News channel described as a letter bomb, exploded at 7.30am local time.
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/ 14 September 2005
Visitors to Croatia’s Zagreb zoo can now experience what it feels like to be a caged animal, zoo management announced on Tuesday. People will be able to walk through two cages and feel what it’s like to be held in captivity, as well as learn why humans are "the most dangerous species on the planet".
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/ 14 September 2005
Big Sheep is challenging Big Brother as a viewing favourite for Croatians. Artist Sinisa Labrovic’s sheep are living, eating and sleeping — and even have writers reading them their works — in a ruined factory building in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, as part of an arts festival.
European soothsayers have thrown their weight behind United Nations prosecutors in their stand-off with the Croatian government over fugitive war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina, saying he is hiding in or near Croatian territory, a report said on Wednesday. Five clairvoyants were consulted by the <i>Globus</i> weekly.
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/ 31 January 2005
A dog in north-eastern Croatia was being hailed as a hero on Monday after it reportedly raised the alarm to rescue a man who had been buried under a snow drift during a blizzard. The dog barked until his owner followed him to the place where 54-year-old Stjepan Peserlin lay unconscious beneath a pile of snow.
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/ 16 November 2004
A Croatian priest beat a member of his parish, threatened others with a rifle and crashed his car in a night of drunken rage, press reported on Tuesday. The Slunj region’s bishop, Mile Bogovic, explained that the priest’s violent behaviour was provoked by alcohol.