One of Croatia's poorest areas, Grubine, has the strange honor of what is perhaps the world's highest per-capita Mercedes ownership, with 117 three-pointed-stars owned by just 800 residents.

Currently tipped to win the Oscar for Best Short Film for his acclaimed The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, Croatian director Nebojša Slijepčević is now planning his first full-length feature.

They are the first Croatian duo to win the doubles at Wimbledon and did it 20 years after Goran Ivanisevic won the men's singles final. "This is something special, this is by far the best ...