Vrboska - In trademark bright sunshine, the inhabitants of Croatia's premier island mark the 400th anniversary of a crying cross in Vrboska on Hvar.

The crisis in Crimea is handing a powerful set of cards on the table, heralding a new diplomatic strategy for Washington.

For a country in economic crisis with a booming tourism industry, the prospect of oil drilling in the pristine Adriatic threatens to muddy the waters.

Dubrovnik - The HAPPY video has arrived in Dubrovnik in style. Pharrell Williams with his positive song and good vibrations has taken much of the world by storm and now Dubrovnik has its own HAPPY video.

Vrboska - Famed for its sunshine and pristine water, residents in one small town on Hvar awoke to an unusual natural phenomenon yesterday.

Jelsa - He was the face of Croatian EU integration with the Prosek scandal, and now it is the vineyards of Andro Tomic in the news.

Split - While official confirmation is some days away, a Split portal has identified Croatia's most famous beach as the location for the Ultra Europe Beach Party.

Split - Croatia's reputation as a film location has been enhanced with the HBO series Games of Thrones, but not everything in the series was historical...

Jelsa - The tourist season may be over but there is plenty of interest in the island of Hvar this winter — both internationally and academically.

Hvar - The island of Hvar is looking to the future, and the first phase of a development strategy has been unveiled at a gathering in the historic City Loggia.

Split - Croatia's growing reputation as one of Europe's hottest festival destinations is enhanced with a stellar list of names for Ultra Europe 2014.

Jelsa - European aviation history moves one step closer, as authorities confirm downtown Split as a key location for Europe's first modern seaplane network.

Concepci - The Bio-Bio River is Chile's second largest river and the country's widest. As one of Chile's most important rivers from the historical and economical standpoints, it has become a symbol of the long struggle of the aboriginal Mapuche.

Zagreb - A Croatian court had to rent a cinema hall for a hearing Wednesday in the country's largest trial ever involving a pyramid scheme in which hundreds lost millions of euros (dollars).

Zagreb - In the biggest ever single win by a Croatian in a lottery, a lady from the capital Zagreb has won 17 million Euros ($23 million) in the EuroJackpot lottery.

Knin - The secrets of Dalmatia are revealed as a village almost totally forgotten — and yet inhabited just 20 years ago — is rediscovered.

The most romantic symbol of Croatia, the heart-shaped island of Galesnjak, has a different look, as the owner plans to host weddings.

The World Cup draw earlier turned up some shockers, with some of the best teams in the world pitted against each other so early in the tournament.

The draw for the group stages of the World Cup have churned out a number of tricky groups with several top teams set to face off in the group stages of the competition.

Zagreb - As international reaction to the marriage referendum continues, Digital Journal talks to one of Croatia's leading PR and elections advisors, Krešimir Macan.