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Zvolen Ultras Riot at Ice Hockey Game in Hungary

Zvolen Ultras Riot at Ice Hockey Game in Hungary

Miskolc/Zvolen, September 22 (TASR) – An ice hockey game between DVTK Jegesmedvek Miskolc and HKM Zvolen (0-5) in Slovakia’s ice-hockey premier league Tipsport Liga, which for the first time ever also features two Hungarian teams, was disrupted in Miskolc, Hungary on Friday by riots involving masked hooligans present in

Witness Recognises Man from Identikit Related to Journalist's Murder

Witness Recognises Man from Identikit Related to Journalist's Murder

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – The man portrayed on an indentikit picture released by the authorities earlier this week as possibly “having information” on the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in February has possibly been identified, Novy Cas tabloid reported on its website on Saturday.

LSNS Distances Itself from Dusan S., Apprehended for Violent Criminal Activity

LSNS Distances Itself from Dusan S., Apprehended for Violent Criminal Activity

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – Far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) rejects any attempt to link the party with the three men apprehended over violent criminal activities by the National Criminal Agency (NAKA) on Thursday (September 13), TASR learnt on Sunday. On Saturday (September 15), aktuality.sk website broke the

Vandals Lever Out Statue of Napoleonic Soldier in Centre of Bratislava

Vandals Lever Out Statue of Napoleonic Soldier in Centre of Bratislava

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – Unknown vandals in the night of Friday and Saturday levered out and torn down a statue of a Napoleonic soldier, a tourist attraction located on Bratislava’s Main Square in front of the French Embassy, TASR learnt on Monday. The city police on Saturday morning secured

Smer: We Won't Succumb to Do-gooders, We Won't Accept Refugees

Smer: We Won't Succumb to Do-gooders, We Won't Accept Refugees

Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) – The recent events in Chemnitz, Germany demonstrate that integrating refugees in society is a demanding and long process with rather uncertain results, the main governing party in Slovakia Smer-SD stated on a social network on Wednesday. “Protests and violence on the streets of this town, in

Police Caught Human Traffickers Flying on Rogallo, Arrest Turns Violent

Police Caught Human Traffickers Flying on Rogallo, Arrest Turns Violent

Hran, August 24 (TASR) – Human traffickers have no qualms about trying various unorthodox ways to illegally smuggle foreigners from Ukraine to Slovakia, with one of the more original ones being the “aerial route” on a Rogallo wing, TASR learnt on Friday. Police discovered an unauthorised crossing of the external Schengen

Government Okays Draft of New Rules for Electing Constitutional Judges

Government Okays Draft of New Rules for Electing Constitutional Judges

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) – The Government already has an idea of what rules should be used to carry out the upcoming major personnel replacement at the Constitutional Court, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The proposal to amend the Constitution prepared by Justice Minister Gabor Gal (Most-Hid) was approved by ministers on