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Missing Croat lay dead at home for eight years

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…

No Easter eggs, says protester in cage

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…

Goal blunder boosts diplomatic ties

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…

Croatian resistance crumbles before Arsenal

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…

Montenegro vote opens separatist Pandora’s box

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…

EU growth ‘must not be stopped’

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…

Croatian grannies fight over lover

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…

Croatia hails its Davis Cup star

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,…

Blast hits UK embassy in Croatia

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…

Croatian zoo opens cages for humans

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…

Big Sheep challenges Big Brother

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…

Elderly woman burns life savings in the oven

A 74-year-old woman accidentally burned her life savings of 4Â 000 euros because she forgot that the money was hidden in an oven, the daily Jutarnji List reported on Friday. The…

Coup plotter surfaces in Zagreb

The exiled opposition leader of Equatorial Guinea, who British-led mercenaries sought to install in power in an abortive coup, surfaced in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, on…

Clairvoyants track down fugitive general

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,…

Dog rescues man trapped under snow

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.…

Rampaging priest: ‘Wine was with him’

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…

Laughing bank clerk makes robber flee

He put a mask on his face, pulled out a gun and demanded money. But when the bank clerk laughed in his face, the would-be robber was so humiliated he just ran away. The…

Big warning for Big Brother contestants

They bathe together in a jacuzzi, tell intimate stories and compete for a one million kuna ( 650) prize. But the health minister has warned 12 contestants of Croatia’s Big…

One teacher, one pupil

Only one day into school and Armando Smiricic Runka is already the teacher’s pet. Little wonder, as he is the only pupil in his class on Premuda — a mid-Adriatic island of just…

Milosevic trail revives bitter memories of Vukovar

”Vukovar looked like all the devils were running wild in it, a distant red-hot spot that was falling apart under thundering and shooting.”