Archive for March 17th, 2008

Three Croatian Tennis Players Advance to ATP Indian Wells Third Round

Zagreb, March 17 (CP) – Ivan Ljubicic, Mario Ancic and Ivo Karlovic have made it into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.
Ljubicic was better in the all-Croatian game between him and Marin Cilic, beating the Croatian youngster 7-6, 7-5. This was the first time the two played each other on the ATP […]

Croatia Soccer Team Coach Slaven Bilic Begins Negotiations with HSV for Coach Position

Zagreb, March 17 (CP) – Croatian soccer squad coach Slaven Bilic has confirmed to Croatian media he has been talking with German HSV Hamburg team on the possibility of taking over as coach.
Bilic said he might take up the position as early as this summer.
 

New Synagogue Opens in Zagreb after 66 Years

Zagreb, May 17 (CP) – A new synagogue opened in the centre of Croatia’s capital Zagreb on Sunday in the presence of senior Croatian officials, as well as numerous rabbis from Europe and the U.S.
The main rabbi in Croatia Kotel Dadon stressed that the new synagogue represented an important step in securing spiritual life for […]

Robbers Steal up to 15 Million Kuna from Post Office Branch in Split on Saturday

Zagreb, March 17 (CP) – A group of robbers have managed to steal up to 15 million kuna from the Split post office branch where money for the whole of the Split and Dalmatia county postal branches is kept.
The robbers managed to overpower three security guards, cuff them and after that went for the clerks […]