Eastern Europe – EU hopeful Croatia votes for president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
EU hopeful Croatia votes for president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Polls opened in Croatia on Sunday in elections for the country’s third president since its independence in 1991, with the winner expected to lead the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union.
United States stops Slovakia in world juniors opener (ESPN)
St. Cloud State goalie Mike Lee made 17 saves to help the United States open the world junior championship with a 7-3 victory over Slovakia.
Petrescu quits Romanian champions’ Urziceni (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Dan Petrescu has quit his job as manager of Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni, the club announced on Saturday.
Serbian President: Go Slow On Croatia Suit (OfficialWire)
Serbian President Boris Tadic said he hopes Croatia will withdraw a genocide lawsuit filed 10 years ago in the International Court of Criminal Justice.
Ukraine PM denies cash shortage for Russian gas bill (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday denied accusations by Russian gas export giant Gazprom that Kiev may not be able to pay its energy bill this month due to a cash crunch.
Thousands protest Croatia war crime arrests (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Some 4,000 protested on Saturday against the arrest of five former police officers in connection with the killing of Serb civilians at the end of Croatia’s 1991-1995 war of independence.
United States stumble early, bounce back to beat Slovakia 7-3 at world juniors (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)
SASKATOON – A balanced offensive burst more than made up for the United States’ slow start.
Croatia votes to elect president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Croatians go to the polls Sunday amid a deepening economic crisis and concerns over high-level corruption to elect a president to steer the Balkans country into the European Union.
Czech Wounds Still Open, Communists Face a Ban (New York Times)
Two decades after the Velvet Revolution, a group of Czech senators is pressing to ban the Communist Party, considered by its critics a national embarrassment.
United States stumble early, bounce back to beat Slovakia 7-3 at world juniors (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
SASKATOON – Despite stumbling out of the gate and falling behind 2-0 early, the United States bounced back to top Slovakia 7-3 in their opening game of the world junior hockey tournament Sunday.
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