Historically-ignored, Slovakia made its presence known on the international scene a few days ago when it became the sole EU member to vote to block the expansion of a bailout fund, thus delaying any decision to aid the collapsing Greek economy.
A gunman killed eight people and wounded 14 in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, on Monday morning, officials said.
From the Czech Republic to Greece, the eastern part of Europe is changing so fast that you could visit every year and feel as if you've experienced something completely new.
Goals from Martin Skrtel and Marek Hamsik sent Slovakia to the top of World Cup Qualifying Group 3 with a 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland in Bratislava.
European giants Barcelona and Juventus took their places in this week's Champions League group draw after safely negotiating third qualifying round return ties on Tuesday.
A 73-year oversight was rectified Tuesday when immigration authorities posthumously presented citizenship papers to a relative of Strank, the oldest of the six flag raisers and the first to be killed in combat as the Iwo Jima battle raged on
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Our company's wellness program invites employees to take an online risk-assessment survey provided by one of the nation's top clinics. I generally don't take those things because I like to fly high and tight, and if a piece of antiaircraft fire is coming my way, I don't really want to know about it. But it came to my attention that participants get a 10% reduction in the cost of their health insurance. Since that would bring my annual bill down to just below $40 billion, I decided to give it a shot.
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Outside the confines of a Navy SEAL boot camp, to call Italee Lucas's workouts exhaustive would, at best, be considered euphemistic.
Lukas Podolski was sent off for violent conduct as Germany warmed up for Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovakia with a 2-0 friendly win over Georgia in Rostock.
Uncapped goalkeeper Robert Enke has earned a recall to the German national squad after a seven-year absence, team manager Oliver Bierhoff said on Thursday.
Artmedia Bratislava have confirmed they will not play the first leg of their UEFA Cup tie against Levski Sofia in Vienna -as reported earlier by the Bulgarian club.
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia's only top 20 player, will lead his country in their first Davis Cup final, against Croatia in Bratislava on December 2-4.
Spain qualified for an eighth straight World Cup finals Wednesday with a 1-1 draw against Slovakia in Bratislava in the second leg of their playoff.
Slovakia secured a World Cup playoff berth by holding Russia to a 0-0 draw in their final Group Three qualifier in Bratislava.
Seething Celtic fans are calling for new manager Gordon Strachan to be sacked after just one humiliating match in charge of the Scottish club.
Helder Postiga equalized in the 62nd minute Wednesday as Group Three leaders Portugal held big rivals Slovakia 1-1 in a World Cup qualifying match.
Davis Cup hero Rafael Nadal has been dropped from his singles spot in Spain's team for the champions' clash with Slovakia this weekend.
The experienced Albert Costa has been recalled to Spain's Davis Cup team for their first round tie with Slovakia next month.
Wizz Air is kicking off the new year with a fresh focus on one group of travelers not normally catered for by no-frills airlines -- business travelers.
CNN.com asked its users to reflect on the death of Ronald Reagan and share their memories of the former president.
If you are anxious to see much of the Soviet-style Eastern Europe, then Prague and the Czech Republic are probably not the places to be. The difference between the two old states of Czechoslovakia is very noticeable indeed.
For two weeks, Richard Quest and his team are traveling around countries about to join the European Union on May 1. We asked for your views. The following are a selection of your e-mails.
With 10 more countries about to swell the ranks of the EU come May 1, the one business sector likely to get a boost is the travel industry -- both for leisure and business.
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