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"Body parts collector" arrested in Croatia

SLAVONSKI BROD -- The police in Croatia have a 52-year-old man in custody on suspicion that he owns "a collection of human body parts."

The Zagreb-based daily Jutarnji List writes that the man is a resident of the town of Slavonski Brod, and that "the bulk of his bizarre collection is made up of male genitals."

Croatian court against referendum on Cyrillic

ZAGREB -- The Constitutional Court of Croatia ruled against a referendum on Cyrillic script, saying that the referendum question was not in line with the Constitution.

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Germany to give Bosnia EUR 6mn for loans, mine clearance

SARAJEVO -- The German government has set aside EUR 6 million as emergency assistance to Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is dealing with the consequences of the recent floods.

This was announced in Sarajevo by the German foreign minister.

Croatia sets aside funds for neighboring countries

ZAGREB -- Croatia has decided to send humanitarian aid worth EUR 100,000 to Serbia and Bosnia each, and thus help the neighboring countries cope with the floods.

Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić explained that her ministry has a sum allocated each year for humanitarian aid to those affected by disasters abroad.

ZAGREB - Entire Croatia is struggling with the consequences of Thursday's storms and heavy rainfall - the situation is the most dramatic in the Slavonia and Posavina regions, with many homes flooded by overflowing rivers and some parts of the country declared natural disaster areas.

VUKOVAR - Members of an association of war veterans from Vukovar put stickers with the Croatian flag on around 20 bilingual signs located on government buildings in that town, the Croatian media have reported.

A group of veterans came to Vukovar after a commemoration in Borovo marking the 23rd anniversary of the death of police officerc from Vinkovac, the news agency Hina said.

"Nothing can stop" canonization of controversial cardinal

ZAGREB -- Archbishop of Zagreb Josip Bozanić has said during Easter Mass that "nobody and nothing" can stop the canonization of Alojzije Stepinac.

ZAGREB - A call has appeared on certain social networks to boycott Serb shops and goods in Vukovar as long as Cyrillic script is being used in the city, website dnevno.hr reads.

Milorad Pupovac, president of the Serb National Council (SNV) and member of the Croatian parliament, condemned the call in the harshest terms on Wednesday, and urged the authorized institution to react.

VUKOVAR - A bilingual sign has been stolen from the wall of the building of the Municipal Court in Vukovar, while another 9 signs on other government institutions have been damaged, the local police have stated.