Croatia

A man holds a flag and sticks his arm out of a car window, smiling and celebrating.

Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger

Western leaders learned the hard way 25 years ago that conflict in the Balkans can become ethnic cleansing. Add Russia into the mix, and Montenegro's new problems are US and European problems, too.

Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger
A crowd of people are shown standing outside, many holding cell phones, with classical European buildings in the distance.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia
french soccer players at the world cup

French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup

French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup
A migrant carrying a child waits to cross the border with Croatia near the village of Berkasovo, Serbia, Oct. 19, 2015. Women face assault, harassment and sexual violence at every step of the way along the European migrant trail, including on European soi

As the European migrant trail has gone underground, the threat of sexual violence has increased

As the European migrant trail has gone underground, the threat of sexual violence has increased
Migrants wait for food distribution inside an abandoned factory close to the Croatian border near the town of Sid, Serbia, Dec. 19, 2017. There are about 8,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Serbia, a result of a tougher European border policies that f

Migrants stuck in Serbia play a desperate 'game' to reach the EU

Migrants stuck in Serbia play a desperate 'game' to reach the EU
poison in The Hague

Convicted war criminal drinks 'poison' in court, dies

A Bosnian Croat wartime commander has died after ingesting 'poison' after a verdict was upheld at The Hague.

Convicted war criminal drinks 'poison' in court, dies
Maja Žirovčić rearranges the hand-painted shoes she's designed with co-founder, Ljudmila Mihajlović.

Bows and glitter: Young entrepreneurs choose their tools to confront the struggling Croatian economy

Surrounded by students who would later leave Croatia in pursuit of more successful jobs, Ljudmila Mihajlović and Maja Žirovčić never dreamed that their hobby would one day become a business.

Bows and glitter: Young entrepreneurs choose their tools to confront the struggling Croatian economy
Migrants warm themselves next to a fire as they wait to cross the border from Croatia into Slovenia.

Migrants in Europe spend days trapped in freezing rain

The flow of migrants and refugees into Europe is not slowing down. Thousands are sleeping at bottlenecks along various international frontiers. Cold, driving rain is creating what the UN is calling a real humanitarian crisis.

Migrants in Europe spend days trapped in freezing rain
Croatian mine warning field

Refugees streaming into Europe now have a new challenge: Landmines in Croatia

Croatia becomes the latest country to officially shut its borders to refugees. For refugees sneaking into the country, there's a major risk: abandoned landmines leftover from the Balkan wars of independence.

Refugees streaming into Europe now have a new challenge: Landmines in Croatia
Migrants walking through cornfields near Sid in Serbia, trying to reach Croatia

Refugees seek a new route to Europe — around Hungary

Hungary is doing its best to prevent refugees and migrants from the Middle East and beyond from entering its territory. Yet thousands of people are still on the move. So many are seeking routes around Hungary. One stop is the border between Serbia and Croatia.

Refugees seek a new route to Europe — around Hungary
A man applies for Liberland citizenship in the village of Backi Monostor, Serbia May 1, 2015. A Czech citizen, Vit Jedlicka, has proclaimed a new sovereign state lying on the border between Croatia and Serbia.

On the Danube, the world's newest micro-nation. But Liberland has a problem.

What if you found an unclaimed patch of land and declared a new nation based on love, freedom and voluntary taxation? That's what Vit Jedlicka has done on the border of Serbia and Croatia.

On the Danube, the world's newest micro-nation. But Liberland has a problem.
International Bagpipe Day

Break out the kilts — or don't — it's International Bagpipe Day!

If the mere mention of the word bagpipe causes your mind to wander off to the windswept Scottish Highlands, hang on! There's a group of passionate bagpipe campaigners on a quest to show there's more to the pipes than playing on the heath in a kilt.

Break out the kilts — or don't — it's International Bagpipe Day!
The Kouachi brothers gesture after shooting up the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris last week.

Where did the Paris attackers get their guns?

The attacks in Paris last week were carried out with automatic weapons, including a variant of the AK47. These kinds of weapons are very difficult to obtain legally anywhere in the European Union, which has led many to wonder where the accused attackers got their weapons.

Where did the Paris attackers get their guns?
The US SKI Team men wear armbands and tape on their helmets to honor Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle

The US Ski Team returns to the slopes a day after an avalanche kills two promising young skiers

Can you imagine losing your teammates -- in any sport -- and then having to compete the very next day? That's what happened to the US Ski Team.

The US Ski Team returns to the slopes a day after an avalanche kills two promising young skiers
ISIS fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 11, 2014.

Where are Islamic militants in Iraq getting their weapons? The answer surprised us

We've all seen the pictures of the ISIS militants who have taken over a large part of northern and western Iraq in the last week. They usually have assault weapons and wear strings of ammo or are standing by mounted guns. Which got us wondering, who's their supplier?

Where are Islamic militants in Iraq getting their weapons? The answer surprised us