BRATISLAVA, Slovakia-- The wave of far-right parties across Europe has been gathering steam from Greece to France, Austria and Germany. While most of the continent’s extreme forces have taken pains to ...

A strain of lettuce grown by a Cedar Rapids family for a century. A pepper that can be traced to 1800s Slovakia. Tomatoes that immigrants brought with them from Czechoslovakia and reproduced in Iowa ...

In the hours following the attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15, 2024, fake news and conspiracy theories began circulating online. Some of these speculations tried to ...

The dark origins of modern Slovak film are seldom discussed in Slovakia, says historian Petra Hanakova – and that’s precisely why she dedicated herself to digging through archives to unearth the ...

Stories about Slovaks living abroad, Slovak citizenship, Slovak regions that faced heavy emigration in the past, and the descendants of Slovak emigrants. These stories are brought to you thanks to the ...

PRESSURED by Nazi Germany, Slovakia seceded from Czechoslovakia in March 1939. A puppet government was formed and led by Father Jozef Tiso (pictured on the right shaking hands with Hitler), a Roman ...

There are many nagging questions about events or phenomena in both our present and distant past that scientists are looking to answer, many of them pertaining to close and distant history alike. For ...

England return to action on the last weekend in March, as Slovakia prepare to make their first trip to Wembley. Fabio Capello’s team will be looking to bounce back from defeat to European Champions ...

(Reuters) -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Following are ...