News: Croatia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Croatia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Croatia: news

Bilic explains England comments

Wednesday, September 9th 2009, 8:45
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic insists he was praising England when he said they had lost their "Englishness" under Italian manager Fabio Capello.
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Australian Serb avoids extradition

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 5:36
related countries: Australia
related places: Zagreb

A former Serb paramilitary leader in Australia, Dragan Vasiljkovic, wins his appeal against extradition to Croatia.
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Gold rejects Croatia 'conspiracy'

Tuesday, September 1st 2009, 8:04

Birmingham owner David Gold rejects claims by the Croatian Football Federation that English players are deliberately injuring Croatia's stars, like Luka Modric.
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Capello recalls Crouch and Lennon

Sunday, August 30th 2009, 19:20
related countries: Slovenia, United Kingdom

Fabio Capello recalls Spurs pair Aaron Lennon and Peter Crouch to his England squad for the friendly with Slovenia and World Cup qualifier versus Croatia.
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Blackburn swoop for strike pair

Monday, August 3rd 2009, 20:38
related countries: Argentina

Blackburn complete a loan deal for Chelsea's Franco di Santo, while Hajduk Split say Rovers have also agreed a deal for Nikola Kalinic.
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Six die in Croatia train crash

Friday, July 24th 2009, 13:35
related places: Split, Zagreb

A train in Croatia has crashed on the line between Zagreb and Split, killing at least six people and injuring 20, officials say.
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Croatia's PM Sanader steps down

Wednesday, July 1st 2009, 13:51

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader makes the surprise decision to resign and withdraw from politics.
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Suspect held over Croatia killing

Monday, June 1st 2009, 15:19
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade

A key suspect in the killing of a newspaper editor in Croatia has been arrested in Belgrade, Serbia's interior minister says.
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Croatian MP jailed for war crimes

Friday, May 8th 2009, 13:49

A far-right Croat MP is jailed for 10 years for war crimes against Serbs during Croatia's war of independence in the early 1990s.
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Hague triples Vukovar jail term

Tuesday, May 5th 2009, 17:14
related places: Vukovar

A Hague court rules that an ex-Yugoslav officer jailed for crimes at Vukovar, Croatia, in 1991 should serve 17, not five years.
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EU calls off talks with Croatia

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 14:02
related countries: Slovenia

The EU calls off the next round of Croatia's membership talks, over its continuing border dispute with Slovenia.
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Croatian tragedy

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 17:55

The murders blocking Croatia's path to Europe
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Nato welcomes Albania and Croatia

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 15:28
related countries: Albania

Albania and Croatia officially join Nato, days before the military alliance marks its 60th anniverary.
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Serbs jailed for Croatia massacre

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 21:01
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade, Vukovar

Thirteen Serbs are jailed by a Belgrade court over the 1991 massacre of some 200 Croats at a pig farm near Vukovar.
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Diplomatic waves

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 5:41
related countries: Slovenia

Coastline spat with Slovenia blocks Croatia's EU bid
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Croatia swoops on crime suspects

Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 20:43

Police in Croatia launch raids targeting suspected organised crime figures, amid pressure to curb violence.
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Croatia web arrests spark furore

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 14:12

Croatia's PM orders an inquiry following arrests of opposition activists who used the social networking website Facebook.
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Serbia 'genocide' case to proceed

Tuesday, November 18th 2008, 22:31
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

The UN's highest court rules that it can hear Croatia's complaint of genocide against Serbia from the 1990s war.
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