Controversial Referendum, Democracy or Discrimination?

February 6, 2015

People all over Slovakia have been receiving a letter from the pro-referendum campaigners for this Saturday’s referendum on depriving gays of certain rights, with a massive billboard campaign also underway and canvassers on the streets.

Shootings require a more realistic response than gun control: Allan Stevo

February 6, 2015

A collection of guns were confiscated from the Cutthroats Gang and displayed during a press conference at Cleveland Police Headquarters in Cleveland on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. A Cuyahoga Grand Jury has indicted 12 members of the Cutthroats Gang in the Glennville neighborhood.

Slovak conservatives seek to bar gay marriage in referendum

February 6, 2015

Social conservatives in Slovakia aim to block gay couples from gaining more rights in a referendum on Saturday that pits the country's mainly liberal city dwellers against those in the more traditional countryside.

.com | The 9 drunkest countries in the world

February 5, 2015

Think you can handle your booze? Well, we're pretty sure you won't be able to drink citizens from the 9 drunkest countries in the world under the table.

Journalist Juraj Alner Bestowed French Légion d’honneur

February 5, 2015

On Friday 6 February the French Ambassador to Slovakia Didier Lopinot will hand Mr Juraj Alner the most prestigious order of the French Republic, the Officer of the Légion d’honneur.

Schoolgirl loses both legs after lying on train tracks in suicide bid ...

February 5, 2015

A schoolgirl lost both legs after throwing herself under a train as she attempted suicide because she was worried about her school report. Jesika Tothova, 15, from Pezinok, Slovakia, was reduced to tears when her grades were revealed and told friends she was terrified of telling her parents.

Bratislava: Man Who Robbed, Killed Gold Store Owner Gets 19 Years

February 5, 2015

MAN WHO ROBBED, KILLED GOLD STORE OWNER GETS 19 YEARS The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia Feb 4 2015 IN THE BEGINNING of last year, a goldsmith's shop in Bratislava was robbed and its owner killed, with two other people injured.

Slovak TV Employs Nugen Audio Loudness Management and Monitoring

February 5, 2015

Nugen Audio announced that Slovak TV adopted the full suite of Nugen Audio loudness tools, including the VisLM-H visual loudness meter, ISL inter-sample true-peak limiter, LM-Correct standalone loudness tool, and LMB batch-processing loudness correction tool.

Slovak President: EU Must Stand United on Russia

February 4, 2015

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia-Slovakia's president urged other European Union nations to stand firm on economic sanctions against Russia unless the Kremlin takes active steps to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Slovak Arrested in Brussels for Terrorism

February 4, 2015

The security staff at the European Parliament in Brussels got a bit of a shock yesterday when a 32-yr old Slovak man dressed in camouflage clothing, causing them to evacuate the building after they discovered his car was parked nearby.

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