Archive for February 24th, 2008

Croatian International Arsenal’s Eduardo da Silva Vows To Return to the Football Pitch as Soon as Possible

Zagreb, February 25 (CP) – Croatian International and current Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva who suffered a serious injury on the Birmingham City pitch on Sunday, vows to return to the game as soon as possible.
Recovering from Sunday’s operation which was to repair his broken ankle, Eduardo said that he was not sure how long […]

Reform School Inmates Investigated for Drugging and Setting on Fire 21-year-old Acquaintance

A 16-year-old boy and his 15-year old girlfriend, both reform school pupils in the coastal city of Split are being investigated for drugging and then setting alight their 21-year-old acquaintance at the end of January 2008.
The two invited the unsuspecting friend for a walk and then offered him a well-known fizzy beverage that they laced […]

Convicted Paedophile Priest Ivan Cucek Delivers Mass in a Zagreb Church

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Churchgoers were shocked on a particular Sunday, when they saw priest Ivan Cucek, a convicted paedophile deliver mass in a church in the centre of Zagreb.
Priest Ivan Cucek was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years for fondling 11 and 12-year-old girls, the sentence handed down in […]

Professional Croatian Fisherman Catches a 50-kilo White Shark Rarely Seen in Croatian Waters

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – A professional fisherman from the town of Komiza on the Croatian island of Vis has managed to catch a 50-kilo white shark on Saturday.
This is not the first time such a shark that is not often seen in Croatian waters has been caught, as during NATO attacks on Serbia in […]

Croatian Tennis Player Karlovic Fails To Win the ABN Amro Semi-finals

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlovic has lost the semi-finals of the ABN Amro tournament in Rotterdam to Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 7-6 (4).
The 16 aces that Karlovic bombarded Llodra with did not stop the Frenchman from winning.
All the seeded players were beaten in the first two rounds, including the […]

Forged Five Kuna Coins Reported in Croatia

Zagreb, February 24 (CP) – Counterfeit five kuna coins have appeared in Eastern Slavonia, this being the first time that five kuna coins are forged in Croatia.
The police have said that only a few coins have been reported and stressed that the forgery is obvious once the coin is taken a good look at, as […]