Slovakia — the proud hockey nation of Peter Šťastný, of Peter Bondra, of Pavol Demitra, of Marián Hossa, of Zdeno Chára, of Žigmund Pálffy — had just lost 3-1 to Slovenia in the group stage of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, its third game of the tournament and its third humbling defeat. And it wasn’t even as close as the score indicated.

(Bloomberg) -- Slovakia’s defense minister is pushing for a major boost to ammunition production. Yet while his government steadfastly refuses to arm Ukraine, Slovak-made shells are ending up there. The central European country aims to increase ...

It’s been nearly a year since Slovakia’s hard-right minister for culture Martina Šimkovičová fired Matej Drlička from his position as director of the Slovak National Theatre, the country’s oldest and most significant theatre. While there was no ...

Slovakia – once a model of post-communist convergence – is losing ground. After two decades of narrowing the gap in living standards with western Europe, the country is now falling behind – and a lack of investment is both a symptom and a cause of ...

Slovakia played a tight bronze medal game for 40 minutes, then the third period got away in a hurry as they lost 6-1 to Finland.