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Slovaks Set to
Walk on Top of
Chuck Norris

Feb 24, 2012 9:25 AM CST

Slovaks Set to Walk on Top of Chuck Norris

Action hero leading ballot to name new pedestrian bridge in Slovakia

(Newser) - There won't be anything pedestrian about this pedestrian bridge across the Morava River from Slovakia to Austria—not once it's named after awesome action star Chuck Norris. Norris is the runaway leader of an Internet ballot to select the new bridge's name, taking in 74% of votes...

Slovakia
Blocks
Euro Zone
Bailout (for Now)

Oct 11, 2011 3:50 PM CDT

Slovakia Blocks Euro Zone Bailout (for Now)

It's expected to pass later this week

(Newser) - Slovakian lawmakers today rejected the expansion of the euro currency zone's bailout fund. But parliament is expected to pass the measure later this week, notes MarketWatch . Slovakia remains the only country in the 17-member euro zone that has not approved expanding the bailout fund, which requires unanimous support. Today'...

Slovakia Knocks Out Italy
With 3-2 Upset

World Cup

Jun 24, 2010 11:27 AM CDT

Slovakia Knocks Out Italy With 3-2 Upset

Defending champs finish dead last in Group F

(Newser) - Defending champion Italy was eliminated from the World Cup today after a humbling 3-2 loss that sent Slovakia through to the round of 16. For the third consecutive match, the Azzurri allowed an early goal, and this time they never recovered. Robert Vittek put Slovakia ahead in the 25th minute...

Team USA Gains
Gold Medal Game

vancouver olympics

Feb 26, 2010 5:49 PM CST

Team USA Gains Gold Medal Game

Americans will play for elusive medal on anniversary of Squaw Valley triumph

(Newser) - The torment began almost immediately. The shot by Ryan Malone of the US into a wide-open net left Finland goalie Miikka Kiprusoff staring at the ceiling and shaking his head. What happened next in today's semifinal jolted Canada Hockey Place: The Americans scored four times on Kiprusoff in a six-goal...

Slovakia Takes
3 Gitmo Detainees

Jan 25, 2010 11:39 AM CST

Slovakia Takes 3 Gitmo Detainees

Transfer based on EU-US agreement designed to help close prison

(Newser) - Three detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay were moved to Slovakia over the weekend, bringing the total number of detainees at the Cuban base down to 193. Neither that nation nor the Justice Department, at Slovakia’s urging, would disclose the former prisoners’ names or nationalities, Reuters reports....

Man Arrested for Unwittingly Flying With Explosives

duped by his country

Jan 6, 2010 9:32 AM CST

Man Arrested for Unwittingly Flying With Explosives

Slovakian passenger a victim of blundered security exercise

(Newser) - Irish police released a Slovakian electrician last night, after his country convinced them that he really had been unaware that he was carrying 3 oz of plastic explosives in his luggage. The unnamed man was the victim of a weird security exercise gone wrong, the Times explains. Slovakian authorities recently...

EU Sold Millions in Weapons to
Sri Lankan Army

Jun 2, 2009 5:53 AM CDT

EU Sold Millions in Weapons to Sri Lankan Army

European arms may have been used in civil war atrocities

(Newser) - European Union nations sold millions of dollars worth of arms and military equipment to the Sri Lankan army in the final stages of its 26-year civil war, in which the army has been accused of atrocities. The UK sold the country $22.3 million in armored vehicles and weapons, though...