SISAK, Croatia (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring at least 20, and shook several neighbouring countries, officials and residents said.People clean debris from a street after an earthquake, in Petrinja,…
Read MoreEarthquake hits Croatia, with reports of injuries and damaged buildings
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has hit Croatia, with reports of one death, “many” injuries and damaged buildings near Zagreb. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the tremor hit 28 miles southeast of the capital city. A 12-year-old child in the…
Read MoreCroatia marks 25 years since war with tolerance message
Croatia marks the 25th anniversary of a military victory against Serb rebels that ended the country’s independence war. Croatia’s top ethnic Serb official joined a ceremony on Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of a military victory that ended the country’s…
Read MoreOutrage over plan for Croatian-backed Bleiburg mass in Sarajevo
Croatia, which presides over the Council of the EU, moves this year’s event honouring Nazi-allied soldiers to Bosnia. Bosnia’s Catholic Church is expected to hold a mass in Sarajevo commemorating Croatian Nazi-allied soldiers and civilians killed in Bleiburg, Austria, at…
Read MoreCroatia's Zagreb rocked by powerful earthquake
Magnitude 5.3 quake wrecks buildings and causes fires as officials urge people in the streets to keep social distancing. A powerful earthquake has struck north of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, damaging buildings, burying vehicles in rubble and causing several fires. As…
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