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...CROC DOC Having kept patients waiting, a physician in Zagreb, Croatia, may be fired for spending two hours examining a sick crocodile, assessing the reptile with an ultrasound
...beamed the newspaper Express. NATO flew in 1,000 reinforcements to guard against the possibility of mob violence, but Kosovo Albanians greeted the news that a "war hero" had been indicted with relative calm. International officials are already holding Kosovo up as an example to neighboring Serbia and to Croatia, which have been reluctant to turn over popular suspects. Diplomats...
...Foundation in Washington. But that's a stingy view of what the E.U.'s projection of soft power has achieved. The goal of E.U. membership has compelled Turkey to abolish the death penalty, rein in its military and grant cultural rights to the Kurds. That same prospect has moved Croatia to give up eight war-crimes suspects, although failure to deliver another key suspect, General Ante Gotovina, will likely lead to postponement of E.U. talks. Even Serbia recently turned over General Vladimir Lazarevic, suspected of war crimes in Kosovo. And the lure of E.U. membership is also casting its spell...
This region isn't the only great truffle turf--white truffles can be found in Croatia's Istria region too. But the Langhe hills have it over Istria in one major respect: they're home to the Nebbiolo grape, which produces some of the best wines to complement your truffles. These red and noble Barolos and Barbarescos match beautifully with the musky truffle. This is a pleasant trip any time of year, but the late fall and early winter are the only times you can experience this gustatory extravagance. Even if you have never eaten a truffle...
...other countries are products of the American collegiate system. Three of the four South African men trained at the University of Arizona. Markus Rogan, who won two backstroke silvers to become Austria's first swimming medalist since 1912, was a Stanford team captain last season. Duje Draganja, who captured Croatia's first ever swimming medal with a silver in the 50-m freestyle, trains at U.C. Berkeley. And Coventry swims at Alabama's Auburn University. "I got to a point at home where I didn't have anyone to race," she says. Of course there were homegrown successes too. Back...