Josip Manolic, who was Croatia’s prime minister during its break from the collapsing Yugoslavia in 1991 and who helped mobilize forces as war engulfed the region, but also faced scrutiny for past ...

I remember lying in a grey hospital bed in Travnik, Bosnia, barely able to walk and formulate coherent sentences, with IV fluid being pumped into my tiny body. My father hovered above me, hoping the ...

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The Croats, who have reached the World Cup final for the first time, have had the most success at the world's biggest soccer tournament since Yugoslavia descended into war in 1991 and spawned seven ...

ZAGREB, Croatia – A Croatian prosecutor has charged eight former Serb troop commanders with torture, rape, expulsion and killing of more than 100 civilians during fighting in Croatia in 1991-95. The ...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, many commentators referred to the event as being Europe’s first conflict since the Second World War. In fact, for ten years at the turn of the 21st ...

After Croatia announced plans to rent out 15 former Yugoslav workers' resorts, Bosnia and Serbia have said they will take action to protect their property rights in the country. This post is also ...

To prevent comparisons with its present-day state, Croatia deliberately tries to erase the legacy of Yugoslavia and the socialist federation’s role in developing the nation’s culture, art and ...

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Croatia and the rump state of Yugoslavia signed an agreement Wednesday in Switzerland, a first step toward normalizing relations almost three years after Croatia broke away from the former Yugoslav ...

Croatia declared itself an independent state Wednesday as a European Community delegation arrived in Yugoslavia to urge the country’s feuding leaders to stick together. Croatia’s declaration was ...

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