BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's chances of winning a June 12 general election rose on Monday when his main rival, center-right ex-premier Mikulas Dzurinda, pulled out over accusations of money laundering. The dramatic withdrawal of the man who led Slovakia into the European Union and enacted far-reaching market reforms between 2002-2006 was a boost for Fico's ...

The Justice Department says three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to the government of Slovakia. They are the latest of more than 570 prisoners moved from the prison at the U.S. naval base in Cuba to at least 38 countries since 2002. The government provided little information about ...

Bolton Wanderers announced Monday that midfielder Vladimir Weiss would join them on loan from Premier League rivals Manchester City until the end of the season. Slovakia international Weiss becomes Owen Coyle's first signing for the club since the manager's controversial move from Burnley - who Bolton play in a Lancashire top-flight derby on Tuesday. Weiss, 20, recently signed a ...