Archive for April 11th, 2008

Croatia’s Duje Draganja Sets World Record at the Manchester Swimming Championships

Zagreb, April 11 (CP) – Croatia’s swimmer Duje Draganja has set a world record in the men’s 50-meter freestyle at the short-course swimming world championships in Manchester.
Draganja entered the finals as the seventh competitor, but just crunched his competition when it came to the actual competition coming in at 21:81, 12 hundreds of a second […]

First Day of the Davis Cup Match between Croatia and Italy in Dubrovnik Ends in a Draw

Zagreb, April 11 (CP) – The first day of the Davis Cup match between Croatia and Italy in the coastal resort of Dubrovnik ended up in a draw.
Ivo Karlovic lost his match against Italian team’s Simone Bolelli 7-6, 6-3, 6-4, but Mario Ancic managed to even out the score beating Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.
 

Another Three Families of Fire fighters Who Died at Kornat Wins Damages

Zagreb, April 11 (CP) – Another three families of fire fighters who lost their lives in the Kornati tragedy on August 30, 2007 have been awarded damages by the court to be paid by the local authorities.
The families of Marinko Knezevic, Ivan Marinovic and Dino Klaric are to receive some 2.3 million kuna that has […]

Split Police Arrest 75-year-old Woman on Sexual Harassment Charges

Zagreb, April 11 (CP) – The Split police have arrested a 75-year-old widow on charges of sexual harassment of her 86-year-old neighbour.
The harassed man has said that he had been persecuted by the woman for the past 20 years, but the attacks increased over the past four years since his wife died.
Suffering from mental illness, […]