Paris, France | AFP | World Cup runners-up Croatia moved to the top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group as Ivan Perisic starred in a clinical 2-1 victory over Wales in Osijek on Saturday. Inter Milan winger Perisic was involved in both goals, setting up the first as James Lawrence deflected …
Read More »Modric adds Croatian sportsman of the year to his 2018 collection
Zagreb, Croatia | AFP | Luka Modric added to his collection of awards after a successful 2018 when he was named Croatian sportsman of the year on Wednesday. Sandra Perkovic, five times European champion in discus, won the women’s award. The football squad, runners-up in the World Cup, were named …
Read More »World’s most faithful male!
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The world’s most faithful male is – well, a bird. Apparently, every year, for the past 16 years, the stork has flown 14,000 km from his winter home in South Africa to a small village in Croatia, Europe, to be with his handicapped mate, who …
Read More »Private funeral held for Bosnian-Croat war criminal Praljak: report
Zagreb, Croatia | AFP | Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak, who swallowed poison before UN judges in The Hague last week, had a private funeral in Zagreb, a Croatian newspaper reported Saturday. Moments after the UN tribunal for the former Yugoslavia upheld his 20-year jail sentence on November 29, Praljak …
Read More »Potassium cyanide killed war criminal: Dutch prosecutors
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak likely died from heart failure after swallowing potassium cyanide, Dutch prosecutors said Friday, two days after his dramatic courtroom suicide in front of UN judges. “The preliminary results of the toxicological test showed that Mister Praljak had a …
Read More »Dutch probe Bosnian war criminal’s live UN court suicide
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Dutch prosecutors are investigating how a Bosnian Croat war criminal managed to dramatically take his own life Wednesday, apparently after drinking poison he had smuggled into a UN court, in scenes that were broadcast live. In shocking footage beamed around the world, Slobodan Praljak drank …
Read More »Bosnian Croat Praljak dies after taking poison in UN court
Zagreb, Croatia | AFP | Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak died Wednesday after drinking poison in a dramatic courtroom scene after UN judges upheld his 20-year sentence, Croatia’s state-run news agency said. The 72-year-old died in hospital, according to the HINA agency quoting a source close to Praljak, after …
Read More »Croatia beat Spain 2-1 to top Euro 2016 Group D
Bordeaux, France | AFP | Croatia beat Spain 2-1 to top Euro 2016 Group D N. Ireland qualify for Euro 2016 last 16, Italy play Spain in next round Turkey win to stay in contention Kalinić lays the ball off to his No4 who strikes the ball beyond De …
Read More »