Archive for February 29th, 2008

Ivan Ljubicic Beats Mario Ancic in the Semis of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors Tournament

Zagreb, February 29 (CP) – PBZ Zagreb Indoors tournament top seed Ivan Ljubicic beat fellow Croat Mario Ancic in the semi-finals of the tournament in two sets 7-6, 6-4.
This was the fifth match between the two, four of which were so far won by Ljubicic.
Saturday sees the finals of the tournament where Ivan Ljubicic will […]

HRT Claiming that US President Bush Will Be Visiting Zagreb at the Start of April

Zagreb, February 29 (CP) – US president G.W. Bush is to pay an official visit to Croatia in April, claims Croatian Radio Television (HRT).
Bush is to arrive in Croatia prior to the NATO Bucharest summit during which Croatia should be officially invited to join the Alliance.
The government has recently decided that NATO membership will not […]

Buje Municipality Confirms Selling Land in South of the Dragonja River, Claiming the Plots Were Croatian

Zagreb, February 29 (AP) – Following the Slovene media report that the Croatian municipality of Buje had been selling land that is owned by Slovenia and leased by Slovene Josko Joras, the Buje municipality officials have confirmed the sale saying the sold land south of the Dragonja River was Croatian land.
Three owners were sold 16,000 […]

Zadar Teenager and his Mother Found Guilty of Dealing Drugs

Zagreb, February 29 (CP) – A coastal town of Zadar teenager and his 42-year-old drug addict mother have been found guilty of pushing drugs on Thursday.
The unlikely pair have been sentenced by the Zadar county court. The mother has been sentenced to five years in prison, while the son who is 19 years old will […]

PBZ Zagreb Indoors To See a Croatian Semi-finals

Zagreb, February 29 (CP) – Two Croats Ivan Ljubicic and Mario Ancic have managed to make it into the semi-finals of the PBZ Zagreb Indoors on Thursday.
Top seed Ljubicic beat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, while Mario Ancic defeated Robin Haas of The Netherlands 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Now the two Croatian players are to be […]

Slovene Kanal-A TV Reports on Possible Huge Dispute with Croatia

Zagreb, February 29 (CP) — The Slovene Kanal-A television has reported that it had proof that some land plots in the Buje municipality, the ‘disputed territory’ south of the Dragonja river, were sold by the Istrian authorities to new owners, although the land is owned by the Slovene state fund of agricultural land.
The TV station […]