Zagreb  - Two people died and seven were injured when a Serbian bus caught fire on a Croatian highway, local media reported on Wednesday.

Brussels - NATO's 26 members on Wednesday signed a set of protocols giving the green light for Albania and Croatia to join the alliance. 

Brussels - Albania and Croatia are set to take a step closer to joining NATO on Wednesday when current members sign key protocols paving the way for bringing them into the alliance.

Zagreb  - Though the European Union has found itself in a "certain crisis" following Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon treaty, Croatia has full support for its membership, Prime Minister Ivo Sanade

Luxembourg - Croatia hopes to conclude its talks on becoming a member of the European Union by the time the bloc's executive ends its term of office in late 2009, but stumbling-blocks remain in its

Vienna  - Croatia must "lift the taboo" on nuclear power and have a broad debate on its energy future, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said Saturday.