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7 hrs ago | B92

Major Croat towns to get mayors in second round

Candidates of Croatia's ruling center-left coalition led by the SDP party will be running in the second round of local elections in four largest towns.

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Mon May 20, 2013

KMID

Croatian Scientists Train Honeybees to Sniff Out Landmines

That's according to Tiramisu, the European Union sponsored program that's working with the University of Zagreb and others to find and destroy landmines.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Apiculture, Science

Mother Jones

Croatians (and Americans) Training Honeybees to Sniff Out Landmines

Bees are basically the most important insect ever . Honeybees make possible roughly a third of everything we eat, and the bugs pollinate about $14 billion worth of crops and seeds in the United States each year.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, Europe, World News, Entomology, Agriculture,

Mi2n

Snoop, Iggy Azalea And A$AP Rocky To Headline Fresh Island

Email: brandy@rollinggold.biz Website: http://www.freshisland.org Fresh Island festival happens in July on the party beach of Zcre, Croatia.

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Related Topix: A$AP Rocky, Hip-Hop, Europe, World News

Sun May 19, 2013

Weekday Magazine

Twenty Years On: The Unfinished Lives Of Bosnia's Romeo And Juliet

The story of Bosko Brkic and Admira Ismic ended with two short bursts from a sniper's rifle on a Sarajevo bridge the afternoon of May 19, 1993.

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Related Topix: World News, Pop/Rock, Zabranjeno Pusenje

The Las Vegas Sun

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Entomology, Apiculture,

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

In this Wednesday, May 15, 2013 photo, a scientist inspects bees during a scientific experiment at the Faculty of Agriculture at Zagreb University.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Apiculture, Science, Agriculture, Entomology

International Business Times

Honey Bees are Secret Weapon in Search for Croatian Landmines

Scientists in Croatia say that bees can detect explosives thanks to their perfect sense of smell and might save hundreds of lives by finding unexploded mines.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Entomology, Science

Fri May 17, 2013

Today.Az

Croatia's former officials to off to Azerbaijan

Former Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Deputy Prime Minister Milanka Opacic will visit Baku to attend the 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Azerbaijan, Asia, Stjepan Mesic, Mesic, NC, Ilham Aliyev, Events

B92

'Mr. President', Beta news agency's photo of year

The winner of Beta's 10th Photo of the Year contest is Belgrade weekly NIN's photojournalist Andrej Isakoviae, for his photograph entitled, "Mr. President." Visitors will be able to see 58 works, selected from among the 511 photographs sent in by 120 authors from nine countries at the exhibition in the Zira shopping mall in Belgrade, open until ... (more)

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Thu May 16, 2013

Balkans.com

Chaos for Croatian Aviation

Air Traffic Control in Zagreb and Split Crostia will today join striking pilots and cabin crew at Croatia Airlines, resulting in further delays for passengers.

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Wed May 15, 2013

News24

25 suspected human traffickers arrested

A reduction in civil liberties doesn't end well for anyone, except government, writes Simon Williamson on the decision by the US government to subpoena AP records.

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SCAtoday.net

Little footprints on the pages of history

Somewhere in 14th century Croatia, a scribe must have had a few choice words for his pet cat after kitty left his little paw marks on the pages of the scholar's book.

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Tue May 14, 2013

TrekEarth

Ston

Ston is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Peljesac peninsula.

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Paddock Talk

The Next Edition Of Croatia Rally - European Rally Championship 2013

The new logo of CROATIA RALLY 2013 has been approved; the tenth round of the 2013 European Rally Championship will take place from September 26th to 28th in Croatia with its headquarter based in PoreA , one of the most beautiful place on the Adriatic coast.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Travel, Europe Travel, Croatia Travel

MSDN Blogs

Smart buildings save energy and money

In my January blog post , I first discussed the results of Microsoft's groundbreaking Energy Smart Buildings project.

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Related Topix: Redmond, WA, World News, United Kingdom, Strathclyde County, Scotland

ProSoundWeb

d&b audiotechnik Installed In Croatian Island Night Club

The system is centred on d&b C3 loudspeakers, which deliver the tight 35 degree horizontal pattern the install required along with plenty of power.

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Balkans.com

Croatia Airlines pilots, cabin crew and ground staff have launched an indefinite strike this morning

Croatia Airlines pilots, cabin crew and ground staff have launched an indefinite strike this morning, angry over worsening working conditions and corruption within the carrier.

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Balkans.com

Poland's giant state-controlled insurer PZU is hoping to buy a stake in Croatia Osiguranje

Poland's giant state-controlled insurer PZU is finally focusing in on an acquisition target after years of looking, as its CEO announced on May 13 that the company is hoping to buy a stake in Croatia Osiguranje.

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The Charlotte Observer

Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts

ZAGREB, Croatia Croatia Airlines pilots and cabin crews have gone on strike over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the loss-making state carrier ahead of the country's European Union entry.

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