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We want answers: family

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:06:50 GMT

Britt Lapthorne's grieving family believe that the 21-year-old backpacker was murdered and have demanded Croatian police provide full details of her autopsy.

The sun sets over the sea in Dubrovnik, the famous Adriatic town, in Croatia November 3, 2007.

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:43:58 GMT

U.S. researchers have found a way to make efficient silicon-based solar cells that are flexible enough to be rolled around a pencil and transparent enough to be used to tint windows on buildings or cars.

Croatia gets 2 new ministers to fight crime

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:35:57 GMT

ZAGREB, Croatia : Croatia's parliament appointed two political independents as the nation's new interior and justice ministers on Friday, and the premier asked them to focus on fighting organized crime.

Bulgarian police destroy 638kg of illicit drugs; Croatian police seize 411kg of drugs

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:52:24 GMT

Bulgarian authorities on Friday incinerated 638 kg of illicit drugs seized at border checkpoints and during police raids in recent years, the customs agency said in a statement.

Britt Lapthorne's father has lashed out at the Croatian police for...

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:36:36 GMT

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Croatia and punishment

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:29:31 GMT

Given that eyewitnesses reported hearing no shots, the pistol used to put two bullets into the head of Ivana Hodak probably was fitted with a silencer.

Murder prompts Croatian PM to sack ministers

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:14:02 GMT

Two Croatian ministers have been fired in response to the latest in a series of brutal murders.

UN tribunal upholds 35-year jail term for leader of breakaway Croatian Serb state

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:01:53 GMT

The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up after the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today upheld a 35-year jail sentence of a former political leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia who was convicted for his role ...

Questions raised over 'Phantom' of Dubrovnik

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:00:10 GMT

Mark Dokmonovich ... Serbian tattoos. THE Australian Federal Police sent a Serbian nationalist to Dubrovnik to act as a liaison officer between the Croatian police and the family of the missing backpacker Britt ...

Daughter of Croatian lawyer killed in her home

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:31:30 GMT

Police say a Croatian lawyer's daughter has been killed in the hallway of her home in the capital.

UN court upholds ruling on ex Croatian Serb leader

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:59:09 GMT

U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday confirmed the 35-year sentence for a former Croatian Serb leader convicted for his role in a deadly campaign of ethnic cleansing in Croatia.

Gangland showdown in Croatia

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:36:12 GMT

A- Prime Minister Ivo SanaderA's unexpected sacking of three top Croatian officials is a welcome move that heralds a long-delayed crackdown on organized crime, analysts and media said yesterday.

Croatia ministers fired after woman's killing

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:18:27 GMT

Croatia's prime minister has fired the interior and justice ministers and the country's police chief after the mafia killing of a prominent lawyer's daughter.

Croatian ministers sacked over high-profile murder

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:07:49 GMT

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said Monday evening that he was sacking interior and justice ministers, Berislav Roncevic and Ana Lovrin, over a high-profile assassination earlier in the day.

Britt Lapthorne: A Body Is Found

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:41:51 GMT

Croatian police say a body has this afternoon been found on a beach in central Dubrovnik, the city where missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne was last seen, says one of Britt's friends in an email to ...

North Dakota film 'Buick Riviera' wins award at Sarajevo festival

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:27:40 GMT

A movie filmed in the area around Fargo and Kindred, N.D., has received rave reviews in Europe and won a major award.

Body found near Dubrovnik

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:45:10 GMT

CROATIAN police have found a body in Dubrovnik's old quarter, but are not yet able to confirm if it is that of missing Australian Britt Lapthorne.

Anonymous caller gives info on Britt

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:23:25 GMT

AN anonymous caller has contacted Britt Lapthorne's family with information that may prove important to the investigation into her disappearance.

Hunt continues

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:55:26 GMT

Chief of Police Ivan Kresic who is involved in the search for missing Australian backpacker Britt Lapthorne.

Britt's family hits wall with police

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:47:33 GMT

Dale Lapthorne's quest for answers about what happened to his daughter Britt struck a wall on Sunday after Croatian police refused to disclose details of their investigation into her disappearance.

VIDEO: Hundreds Arrested In Soccer Riot

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:25:51 GMT

Fighting in the city center broke out between Czech Sparta Prague and Croatian Dinamo Zagreb fans.

'No stone unturned' in search for Britt

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:46:30 GMT

THE Federal Government will leave "no stone unturned" to assist the investigation into the disappearance of backpacker Britt Lapthorne in Croatia, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Seven Russian troops killed in S. Ossetia bomb attack: Moscow

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:50:05 GMT

A car bomb attack Friday in South Ossetia killed seven Russian soldiers and wounded seven others, Interfax news agency quoted the Russian force commander in the breakaway Georgian province as saying.

Russia blocks extradition of fugitive

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:36:34 GMT

Moscow - An ex-Yugoslav minister wanted in Croatia for war crimes, Veljko Kadijevic, said in a report Friday that he has obtained a Russian passport, a move effectively protecting him from extradition.

Croatian rowdies clash with Prague police

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:29:18 GMT

Fans of the Dinamo Zagreb soccer club Thursday brawled with police at Old-Town Square in Prague centre again and some Croatian rowdies as well as policemen were injured ahead of the evening UEFA Cup match ...

Britt's missing friends 'crucial'

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:27:25 GMT

Ivica Petrovic, the son of Dubrovnik hostel owners, was taken to the hostel for questioning over the disappearance of backpacker Britt Lapthorne.

Austria sends wartime Croatian general home for trial

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:04:39 GMT

Austria on Thursday extradited a former Croatian general for trial on embezzlement charges in his homeland, news reports said.

Croatia loses Davis Cup points over poor court

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:38:44 GMT

Croatia was penalized points and fined an undisclosed amount for playing Davis Cup matches against Brazil on a court that failed to meet international standards.

War crimes trial begins for top Serb general

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:00:26 GMT

A former commander of the Yugoslav national army went on trial for war crimes Thursday, charged with supporting Bosnian Serb forces who massacred thousands of Muslims in Srebrenica and besieged the Bosnian ...

Airline drops Barcelona route

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:22:49 GMT

Budget Airline Jet2.com has said it is to cut its Belfast to Barcelona route. The company will add Croatia and Cornwall to its destinations.

Croatian police unaware of missing Australian for two days

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:48:51 GMT

Britt Lapthorne has been missing for two weeks. Map: Melbourne 3000 An Adelaide woman who shared a room with missing backpacker Britt Lapthorne in Dubrovnik says Croatian authorities were not alerted until she ...

New lead in Britt case

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:36:46 GMT

CROATIAN police were last night investigating a series of leads in the case of missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne, as it emerged that the son of the owners of the hostel where she had been staying had ...

Man's false teeth catch murder bullet

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:35:16 GMT

A Croatian man survived a murder bid after the bullet ricocheted off his wife's cheek and was caught in his false teeth.

Iconic Croatian baritone dies

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:33:02 GMT

CROATIAN baritone Vice Vukov, popular for his ballads and an icon of national patriotism in the 1970s, has died in a Zagreb clinic at the age of 72 after nearly three years in a coma caused by a fall.

Former Croatian general arrested again in Vienna, to be extradited

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:16:46 GMT

Former Croatian general and deputy defence minister Vladimir Zagorec, wanted by Zagreb for alleged embezzlement, has been arrested in Vienna again amid fears that he might try to escape, the Austrian Interior ...

Family makes plea for help finding daughter

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:54:08 GMT

The family of a Melbourne woman missing in Croatia has made a heartwrenching plea for help from Australian authorities.

Croatia cracks down on university corruption

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:39:31 GMT

An unprecedented anti-corruption raid on Croatia's academic community opens up a bloggers' debate.

Football: Croatia get away with 15,000 fine for abuse of Heskey

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:34:10 GMT

The Football Association is heartened by the world ruling body's decision to punish racist behaviour in parts of the home crowd in Zagreb earlier this month.

Croatia fined for racist abuse

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:18:50 GMT

World football's ruling body Fifa today fined the Croatian Football Federation 30,000 Swiss francs after Croat fans racially abused England striker Emile Heskey during a World Cup qualifier.

Melbourne woman missing in Croatia

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:22:51 GMT

Missing... Family members have expressed their concern for Ms Lapthorne. Australian consular officials in Croatia are working with police to try to find a Melbourne woman who has been missing since last week.

Football: Croatian federation fined for fans' racist behaviour against Heskey

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:10:10 GMT

The Croatian Football Federation have been fined A 14,920 for the racist behaviour of some of their supporters in the World Cup qualifier against England earlier this month.

'Where's missing Britt?'

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:52:37 GMT

Britt Lapthorne, in a photo from a Facebook search page set up to track her down.

Croatia moves to eradicate high-level corruption in universities

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:30:14 GMT

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Police arrested more than 90 people Thursday , including well-known professors and Desa Mlikotin Tomic, the chairwoman of parliament's conflict-of-interest watchdog, as part of an operation ...

Croatia Airlines Orders Two Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliners

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:19:23 GMT

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Croatia Airlines of Zagreb has signed a contract to acquire two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners.

Vacation in Croatia

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:15:18 GMT

Embed: Font One of the last bastions of tourism in the Mediterranean just may be Croatia .

Visit the quiet, beautiful beaches of Croatia

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:13:42 GMT

'We would just stroll the white sandy beaches for hours and watch the sunshine dance off the most beautiful turquoise waters imaginable.