Topic: Zagreb

Croatia votes to join EU, but with great ambivalence

While support for Croatia's EU membership ultimately prevailed, enthusiasm was tempered by fears of giving up short-lived sovereignty and the impact on local industries.

Former Croatian general seen as hero at home convicted of war crimes at Hague

Ante Gotovina and another Croatian commander were convicted by a UN war crimes tribunal Friday for carrying out a 1995 campaign of ethnic cleansing against Serbs.

Border mediation with Slovenia could help Croatia join European Union

Slovenia and Croatia have agreed to independent mediation over their disputed border. Analysts say the agreement should remove a major obstacle in Croatia's quest to join the European Union.

The Possessed

Quirky, comical essays explore the relationship between Russian literature and life.

Opposition lawyer wins Croatia presidential runoff, exit polls show

According to exit polls, Social Democrat law professor, Ivo Josipovic, won more than 60 percent of the vote in Sunday's runoff against Milan Bandic, the populist mayor of Croatia's capital, Zagreb.

Kosovo: Where hearts were won in the Balkans

Obama praises new NATO members Albania and Croatia

The countries' full membership inches the Balkans closer to the borderless idea of Europe and further from the brutal wars of the 1990s.

Prominent journalist's murder roils Croatia

Croatian leaders link the car bomb that killed Ivo Pukanic to criminal underworld. It's the latest in a string of attacks that may hinder Croatia's European Union bid.

Garden 'siteseeing' around the world

Garden blogs in Croatia, New Zealand, Germany, and Canada.

Reporters on the job

McMafia: coming soon to a location near you

The global underworld is a greater threat than terrorism. We ignore it at our peril.

McMafia: coming soon to a location near you

The global underworld is a greater threat than terrorism. We ignore it at our peril.