ZAGREB, Croatia—A 56-year-old man is suspected of killing three young children in Croatia’s capital Saturday, authorities said, while local media identified the man as the children’s father. The state prosecutor in Zagreb said the suspect, an Austrian citizen, was suspected of “grave murder… at the harm of three underage children.” Police said earlier that officers…
Germans Detained in Croatia Over Kids, Dog Locked in Hot Car
ZAGREB, Croatia—A German couple have been detained in Croatia for leaving their two children and a dog in a locked car with closed windows in sweltering heat, police said Sunday. A statement said that citizens in the northern coastal town of Porec on Friday evening alerted police after seeing the children and the dog in…
Bus Swerves Off Road in Croatia; 10 Killed, 45 Injured
ZAGREB, Croatia—A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 45 others — some of them seriously, authorities said. The crash happened at around 6 a.m. (0400 GMT; 12 a.m. ET) near the town of Slavonski Brod on the highway between the capital, Zagreb, and…
Bus Swerves Off Road in Croatia; 10 Killed, 44 Injured
ZAGREB, Croatia—A bus swerved off a highway and crashed in Croatia early Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring at least 44 others—some of them seriously, authorities said. The crash happened at around 6 a.m. (0400 GMT; 12 a.m. ET) near the town of Slavonski Brod on the highway between the capital, Zagreb, and the Serbian…
Archaeologist Discovers 6,000 Year-Old Island Settlement Off Croatian Coast
LUMBARDA, Croatia—Archaeologist Mate Parica was examining satellite images of Croatia’s coastline when he spotted something unusual. “I thought: maybe it is natural, maybe not,” said Parica, a professor at the University of Zadar. The image showed a large, shallow area on the seabed jutting out from the eastern shore of the island of Korcula. Parica…
Finding Identity, Beauty, and Quirk in the Former Yugoslavia
It’s beautiful—and maybe a little bizarre. Everything in the heart of this national capital is grand. A statue of Alexander the Great dominates the main square, the global conqueror astride a bucking horse, his sword drawn, fountains gushing all around. Entering the square, I pass through a soaring gate, itself reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe…
Quake-Ravaged Part of Croatia Sees Gaping Sinkholes Emerge
MECENCANI, Croatia—After the deadly earthquake came the sinkholes. A central Croatian region about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Zagreb, is pocked with round holes of all sizes, which appeared after December’s 6.4-magnitude quake that killed seven people and caused widespread destruction. Scientists have been flocking to Mecencani and other villages in the…
5 Best Places to Visit in Croatia
The crowds are thick around the Rector’s Palace, the magnificence of that 15th century baroque and renaissance structure seemingly under siege from the crowds. In the harbor, several ships sit at anchor, their orange tenders rolling through the blue waters toward shore, bringing more and more tourists. They fill the shops, and the courtyards, the…
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Croatia; 1 Death Reported
ZAGREB, Croatia—A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. A girl was killed in the quake and a man and a boy were pulled out alive from a car buried in rubble and sent to a hospital. The European Mediterranean…
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Croatia; 6 Death Reported
PETRINJA, Croatia—A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, destroying buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into rubble-covered streets in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said at least six people were killed and dozens were injured. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the magnitude 6.3 quake hit 46 kilometers (28 miles) southeast of…
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