Before the "Homeland War" of the 1990s, the residents of Vukovar, Croatia, thought it a peaceful city. But a devastating tragedy interceded — and three decades later, the city lives in an uneasy peace ...

Three decades ago, the Croatian military operation "Oluja" (Storm) ended the Croatian War of Independence after more than three years. To this day, Serbs and Croats remain divided over how they ...

You would be hard-pressed to find a country where a random midsized city in the American Midwest is mentioned more often than New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago combined—unless you're in Bosnia. Ever ...

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A former Serb paramilitary commander during the 1990s’ Balkan wars was being extradited Wednesday from Australia to Croatia to face war crimes charges, authorities said. Dragan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A German made Leopard tank takes part in a military parade marking 30 years since a key war victory, in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, ...

Croatia’s president and top ministers on Tuesday attended for the first time a ceremony in memory of six Serb civilians murdered at the village of Grubori after the 1990s independence war, in a rare ...

In 2024, Croatians convicted of war crimes could start to have their criminal records deleted under a little-known rehabilitation law – which could also potentially allow them to sue anyone who ...

Krunoslav Fehir was still in his teens when he witnessed the torture and murder of Serb civilians by a Croatian unit he was recruited into by his father in 1991. His decision to testify in 2005 would ...

Long before winning Champions League titles, lifting major trophies, and becoming Croatia's captain, Luka Modric was simply a young boy trying to survive. Born in 1985 in what was then Yugoslavia, his ...

ZAGREB, Croatia — Thousands watched a military parade in Croatia's capital on Thursday marking 30 years since a key war victory as the country looks to further boost its forces with a possible loan ...