State of emergency in Makarska, Croatia

" Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:26:44 GMT A state of emergency has been declared in the southern Adriatic resort of Makarska, Croatia as gusts continue to fan forest flames. The forest fire, suspected to have been sparked by power cables short-circuiting, broke out on Friday evening...

Indonesia exploring research cooperation with Croatia

"London (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is exploring cooperation in research with Croatia, First Secretary of the Indonesian embassy in Budapest, Arena Sri Victoria, told ANTARA on Sunday.Victoria said the chance for Indonesia and Croatia to expand cooperation in research became...

Seagulls force kids' playtime to be cancelled

"A seagull, waiting to strikeHungry seagulls have forced playtime to be cancelled in Croatian schools after they started grabbing pupils' packed lunches. The protected species have resorted to scavenging owing to an explosion in their numbers. 'It is too dangerous for...

Croat Generals Begin War Crimes Trial

The unfolding of this trial will be watched with much interest by Serbs, not only because they were the victims of the alleged massacres but also because it may convince Serbia to hand over its own accused war...

Fans Ejected, Big Names Win: The Australian Open is so on

More on the fan, and their ejections following a clash outside Melbourne Park.  The action started last night at the Australian Open. Many big names on the men's side had a real battle for their first round...

Fans Form Human Swastika at European Soccer Game

Many feared that there would be racism in the stands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup this past summer. FIFA President Joseph Blatter described racism as "a devil", something that was not accepted and would be rejected...

The words that trigger Echelon

I don't believe it. Echelon must be more sophisticated. But maybe not. Not if it's the same people who didn't know there were no WMD in Iraq.

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