Archive for February 22nd, 2008
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – According to Croatian Ambassador to Belgrade Tonci Stanicic, the Croatian Embassy has been awarded police protection following Thursday’s attempts at demolishing the building by protestors taking part in an anti-Kosovo independence rally.
Stanicic said that last night’s damage to the embassy building was the result of bad assessment by the Serbian […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – European Commission veterinary experts have arrived in Croatia in a bid to assist the fight against classical swine fever cases or which have been recorded in northern Croatia’s Medjimurje region.
A total of more than 50 pigs are to be slaughtered as part of the efforts to stop the disease from […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlovic has advanced to the semi-finals of the €824,000 ATP ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.
Karlovic beat the German Mischa Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in just 54 minutes.
Karlovic is awaiting the winner of the Michael Llodra - Robin Haase match and is currently the highest-ranking player […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – Troubled former Croatian tennis star Goran Ivanisevic has reported to the police following his return from Monte Carlo. He has been charged with bodily assault on a tabloid photographer whose camera he smashed.
Ivanisevic now faces a fine of 1,400 kuna ($270) or 30 days in jail.
The camera he smashed with […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Zagreb, February 22 (CP) — At the ATP tennis tournament underway in Rotterdam, Croatia’s Ivo Karlović advanced to the quarter-finals on Thursday after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6:4, 6:4.
Karlović will face Mischa Zverev of Germany today.
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Zagreb, February 22 (CP) – A total of 187 paedophiles were located in the largest anti-paedophile operation in Croatia to date.
The preparations for the operation began in September 2007 when the police was informed by an Internet provider of paedophiles from Croatia downloading content from a hacked Internet site containing illegal children’s porn.
Following the IP […]
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