The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia.

Croatia goes to the polls Sunday to elect a president who will serve as head of state of the Adriatic nation, which joined the EU in 2013. Like many of its Balkan neighbours, Croatia is struggling to ...

ZAGREB, CroatiaZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia formally becomes the 28th member of the European Union on Monday, the bloc’s first addition since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. Croatia is becoming a ...

ZAGREB, Croatia – Croatia formally becomes the 28th member of the European Union on Monday, the bloc's first addition since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. Croatia is becoming a member after a ...

CAPITAL: Zagreb, population 1 million. GEOGRAPHY: Bordered by Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia, Croatia is slightly smaller than Ireland and West Virginia. It has a varied landscape, ...

CAPITAL: Zagreb, population 1 million. GEOGRAPHY: Bordered by Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia-Montenegro and Bosnia, Croatia is slightly smaller than Ireland and West Virginia. It has a varied landscape, ...

'The Eye of the Earth' refers to the Cetina river spring in Croatia, a natural karst spring considered a remarkable geological feature ...

The Balkans has always been a tough neighborhood -- a rugged, fractious crossroads between Europe and the Middle East. The infamous assassination of an Austro-Hungarian archduke by a Serbian ...

Croatia goes to the polls Sunday to elect a president who will serve as head of state of the Adriatic nation, which joined the EU in 2013. Here are five things to know about the former Yugoslav ...