Vukovar Srijem

Mesić says crime in Vukovar "planned"

VUKOVAR -- The crime in the town of Vukovar in 1991 was premeditated, just like in Srebrenica, Croatian President Stjepan Mesić said yesterday. Croatia is marking Nov. 18 as Vukovar Victims Remembrance Day. Mesić went on to...

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Croats Mark Vukovar Remembrance Day

On Tuesday evening, residents and staff of the Vukovar hospital lit candles in front of the monument outside the hospital which stands to honor the memory of the civilians and soldiers killed by Yugoslav Peoples' Army, JNA and...

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18 years since fall of Vukovar

BELGRADE -- Today marks 18 years since the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) units entered the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar. The fall of the town ended three months of fighting in the area. Between 3,000 and 5,000 people died in...

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New Croatian Minister Appointed This Week

Croatia's Prime Minister, responding to journalist questions on a visit to Vinkovci on Monday, said she will appoint a new economy minister this week after the previous incumbent Damir Polancec resigned at the end of last...

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Cruel Wars Cast Shadow Over Mixed Marriages

In the ethnically homogenised communities of Bosnia and Croatia, mixed marriages are stigmatised as a symbol of a discredited way of life. Read the article in Croatian For all the relaxed atmosphere, cool music and cheap beer,...

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Governor General Concludes Her State Visit to Croatia by Emphasizing the Importance of Reconciliatio

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, concluded today her five-day State visit to Croatia by visiting a secondary school in Vukovar, with His Excellency Stjepan Mesic, President of the...

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Worst football miss ever! (Ilija Sivonjic)

Update: He missed from 7.5 cm distance (around 3 inches). Ilija Sivonjic made a really bad effort while trying to score for Dinamo Zagreb (in a match agaist Cibalia Vinkovci on October 25th 2009 @ Stadion Maksimir, 1. HNL )...

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Governor General Concludes Her Official Visit to Croatia by Emphasizing the Importance of...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, concluded today her five-day official visit to Croatia by visiting a secondary school in Vukovar, with His Excellency Stjepan Mesic, President of...

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Blogger's Jail Sentence Overturned

Croatia's Supreme Court has overturned a jail sentence handed down to blogger Damir Fintic over opinions featured on his site, the Croatian Times reports. The Vukovar resident had been sentenced to 20 days in prison over...

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Karadzic to boycott war crimes trial

The Bosnian Serb leader in Bosnia and Hercegovina's 1992-95 civil war says he will not appear at his trial in The Hague on Monday. Radovan Karadzic says he has not been given enough time to prepare his case.

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