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Now a leaking jar of mushrooms grounds Ryanair holiday jetRYANAIR last night revealed how it was brought down to earth by a jar of mushrooms.
Source : topix.net | 28-Aug-2008 07:24
Croatian director won top honor at Sarajevo Film Festival
The 14th Sarajevo Film Festival has awarded it's top prize to Croatian director Goran Rusinovic.
Source : topix.net | 27-Aug-2008 15:17
Croatia: Got Recommendations?
Maxence and I are about to leave for a vacation in Croatia ; the plan is to drive down the Dalmatian coast from Split to Dubrovnik , and chill for a few days on the island of Korcula .
Source : topix.net | 26-Aug-2008 15:12
Two Czech divers found dead in Croatia
Split, Croatia/Prague, Aug 24 - The Croatian police Sunday found the bodies of two Czech divers in the sea near Podgora after an intensive two-day search, Veronika Honcova, Czech consul in Split, has told CTK.
Source : topix.net | 25-Aug-2008 15:11
Croatian film wins Sarajevo film festival
A Croatian film about two Bosnian immigrants who left the country during the 1992-95 war for a new life in the United States was chosen on Saturday as the best movie at the 14th Sarajevo film festival.
Source : topix.net | 24-Aug-2008 01:32
Business: Croatian shops are expected to extend summer work hours
Retailers are expected to stay open till midnight in Croatia. Also in business news this week: Turkey's administrative court suspends the privatisation of several highways and bridges, and vehicle sales in ...
Source : topix.net | 22-Aug-2008 20:09
Ex-soldiers charged in Montenegro with war crimes
PODGORICA, Montenegro : Prosecutors in Montenegro say six former soldiers have been charged with war crimes against Croat prisoners.
Source : topix.net | 22-Aug-2008 05:28
Sarajevo Film Festival opens
This year's Sarajevo Film Festival will screen more than 170 films in 15 programmes.
Source : topix.net | 20-Aug-2008 05:16
Croatia and Christ
When 33-year-old Kruno Ljubic was just 25, he was lying in a hospital bed in his native Croatia pleading with God to stop the pain.
Source : topix.net | 18-Aug-2008 05:10
Homes Overseas Announces New Property Buying Guide for Croatia
Homes Overseas, the leading overseas property experts, have added an article titled, 'Buying Property in Croatia', to their existent article archive on buying property guides.
Source : topix.net | 17-Aug-2008 04:51
Serbian official says fugitive Mladic will be caught and extradited 'sooner rather than later'
Radko Mladic will be apprehended soon and put on trial at the U.N. war crimes tribunal, putting to rest an ugly legacy of the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
Source : topix.net | 16-Aug-2008 04:35
Iron Maiden Performs To 20,000 Fans In Croatia
Javno.com reports that British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN performed in front of 20,000 people Sunday night at Poljud Stadium in Split, Croatia.
Source : topix.net | 15-Aug-2008 20:25
Dragica Aleksa - Croatia
Before the war, Dragica Aleksa lived comfortably with her husband and two children on their farm in the village of Berak.
Source : topix.net | 14-Aug-2008 20:19
Croatia charges six former police officers with war crimes
ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Pozega District Court charged six former Croat military policemen Tuesday with war crimes against Serb civilians near the eastern town of Pakrac between November 1991 and February 1992.
Source : topix.net | 13-Aug-2008 20:03
Croatian LNG terminal faces possible two-year startup delay
The startup of the Adria LNG terminal in Croatia could be delayed by two years to 2014 because of the "conservative" approach of the Croatian government over finalizing the construction of the terminal, a ...
Source : topix.net | 13-Aug-2008 04:46
Croatia may leave Non-Aligned Movement
Croatia's leaders have a tricky decision ahead of them. The Non-Aligned Movement helped Zagreb win a Security Council seat.
Source : topix.net | 12-Aug-2008 04:37
Four Croatians Being Evacuated from Georgia
Date : Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:44:33 -0700 Javno.hr, Croatia Aug 10 2008 Four Croatians Being Evacuated from Georgia Four Croatians who were on a student trip to Georgia are currently on a bus driving towards the ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Aug-2008 11:51
2 Finnish Helsinki Class FACs to Croatia
Croatia's famous Adriatic coastline is warmer than Finland's, but its geography of long coastlines and near-shore islands in a narrow body of water lends itself to similar naval solutions and requirements.
Source : topix.net | 11-Aug-2008 03:27
Croatia Marks Anniversary of Operation Storm
On the 4th of August 1995 the largest European land offensive since World War II started in Central Croatia, in the area of Krajina .
Source : topix.net | 10-Aug-2008 03:17
United States says no reward paid for Karadzic's arrest
ZAGREB, Croatia -- The US Embassy in Zagreb says Washington has not paid any reward for information leading to the arrest last month of former Bosnian Serb war crime fugitive Radovan Karadzic.
Source : topix.net | 09-Aug-2008 02:59
Hughes: 'No Contact With Spurs' For Croatian International Corluka
Submitted by Jake Briggs on Thu, 2008-08-07 15:06. New Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has revealed that there has been no contact from Tottenham Hotspur about Croatian International Vedran Corluka, despite ...
Source : topix.net | 08-Aug-2008 18:53
Former Bosnian Serb leader hears charges of genocide, extermination and murder
Link to this video Former Bosnian Serb military commander charged with 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity Radovan Karadzic today asked for more time to enter a plea as he made his ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 18:44
Croatians React to Concentration Camp Commander's Death
For most people outside the Balkans, the name, Dinko aki , the location of Jasenovac , and the group named Ustaa will have little meaning.
Source : topix.net | 07-Aug-2008 04:51
Croatia: The Death of Dinko Sakic
Ethnicity , Human Rights , Racism , Religion , War & Conflict , International Relations Languages: English , Croatian Full Category List Excerpt A few days ago Dinko aki , the commander of the infamous ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Aug-2008 20:49
Croatians seek to offset Slovenian highway tolls
Drivers using Slovenian highways, many of them heading for the Croatian coast, now have to shell out a minimum of 35 euros for the privilege.
Source : topix.net | 06-Aug-2008 06:55
Premier Meets President of Croatia
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/. On Monday, the Prime Minister of Mongolia S.Bayar held a meeting with visiting President of Croatia, Mr.
Source : topix.net | 05-Aug-2008 19:30
Mongolia, Croatia to boost co-op
Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and his visiting Croatian counterpart Stjepan Mesic pledged to boost bilateral cooperation in a various fields during their meeting here Monday.
Source : topix.net | 05-Aug-2008 06:40
Croatian President Visits Herding Family
Ulaanbaatar,/MONTSAME/. The President of the Republic of Croatia, Stepan Mesich is paying a three-day state visit in Mongolia at the invitation of his counterpart, N.Enkhbayar. During the visit, Mr.
Source : topix.net | 04-Aug-2008 22:29
On Safari Isle - Brijuni Island, Croatia
Oh Brijuni Island, what a spectacle. It's a National Park in Croatia about 15 minutes away from Pula.
Source : topix.net | 03-Aug-2008 22:21
Brookings Woman Finds Family in Croatia
Brookings resident Roberta Guthormsen fulfilled a dream in May when she was able to trace her roots during a visit to Croatia.
Source : topix.net | 02-Aug-2008 22:20
WTCC: Seat's New Boy Comes From Croatia
Marin Colak, 24 year old from Zagreb, Croatia, is the SEAT Eurocup's driver who won WTCC participation in Oschersleben.
Source : topix.net | 02-Aug-2008 07:57
Croatian Jews condemn Ustasha funeral
Croatia's Jewish community has objected to the way the funeral of a WW2 Ustasha camp commander was organized.
Source : topix.net | 01-Aug-2008 23:44
World's most expensive cities
Japan's economy is stagnating, but Tokyo is as expensive as ever. For American travelers, the city's real estate prices are the highest in the world--a two-bedroom luxury apartment costs ... In 1998, Moscow was ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Aug-2008 15:36
Cevapcici and Two Birthday Celebrations - Cavtat, Croatia
We spent a week in beautiful Cavtat, a little town in the South of Croatia. We had been invited to celebrate Daniel's 30th B-Day at his family House and it just so happened that Nate's birthday was the same ...
Source : topix.net | 01-Aug-2008 07:16
Poll: Croatians know little about 1990s war
Croatian citizens are more familiar with the WW2 events than those related to the 1991-1995 war, a poll shows.
Source : topix.net | 31-Jul-2008 23:00
1976 Hijacker Returns to Freedom in Croatia, Leaving a Wake of Outrage
After more than three decades in United States prisons - a term punctuated by a brief escape and recapture - a 62-year-old Croatian independence fighter was returned to his native country on Thursday, having ...
Source : topix.net | 31-Jul-2008 14:46
Funeral of Croatian war criminal Sakic was neo nazi show
Jewish group condemns Nazi funeral July 29, 2008 ZAGREB, Croatia: The funeral of a former Nazi concentration camp commander was used to celebrate his crimes, a Jewish human rights group said Tuesday and urged ...
Source : topix.net | 31-Jul-2008 06:24
Survivors of Serb atrocities hope for justice at last
Sabaheta Fejzic felt cheated when Slobodan Milosevic, on trial for Balkan atrocities, died in his cell before his judges could reach a verdict.
Source : topix.net | 30-Jul-2008 22:10
Croatia's chances for 2010 EU entry fade
A tough EU report says that, even if Croatia ends the negotiation process by the end of 2009, it cannot join the Union before 2011 or 2012.
Source : topix.net | 30-Jul-2008 08:43
Wiesenthal Centre Urges Croatian President To Slam Ustasha Funeral...
Zagreb, 29 July: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic has received a letter from Efraim Zuroff, the head of the Jerusalem-based Simon Wiesenthal Centre, who expressed outrage at the way the funeral of a former ...
Source : topix.net | 30-Jul-2008 00:42
Survivors of Serb atrocities hope for justice at last
Sabaheta Fejzic felt cheated when Slobodan Milosevic, on trial for Balkan atrocities, died in his cell before his judges could reach a verdict.
Source : topix.net | 29-Jul-2008 15:33
No Dalmatians Spotted in Dalmatia - Split, Croatia
A 4-hour bus ride up the coast today to Split, followed by a two hour tour of the Diocletian Palace area.
Source : topix.net | 28-Jul-2008 23:57
Former Croatian coach Miroslav Blazevic signs 2-year deal to coach Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Miroslav Blazevic signed a two-year contract to coach Bosnia on Thursday.
Source : topix.net | 28-Jul-2008 15:52
ICE Deports Convicted Croatian Terrorist Who Led Hijacking
A 62-year-old convicted Croatian terrorist, who hijacked a plane in 1976 and also planted a bomb in Grand Central Terminal that killed a New York City police officer, was deported yesterday by U.S. Immigration ...
Source : topix.net | 28-Jul-2008 07:52
The Hold Steady enjoy their status as the world's biggest bar band
'We walked off-stage and the crowd noise was amazing,' he recalled. That's when the Hold Steady guitarist realized his Twin Cities-rooted, New York-based group was no longer just a bar band.
Source : topix.net | 27-Jul-2008 23:46
A reckoning for the women victims of the Bosnian war?
Now that Karadzic has been arrested, perhaps we will now learn the truth about the use of rape as a weapon of war in the conflict ) In the early 1990s, a story broke in the British tabloids of the brutal rape ...
Source : topix.net | 27-Jul-2008 07:59