Plans for an oil pipeline through central Europe's largest drinking water reservoir in southwestern Slovakia have sparked outrage among Slovak environmentalists and water companies alike. Slovak state-owned downstream oil company Transpetrol is planning to connect Austria to the Druzhba pipeline -- pumping Russian oil to central Europe -- via a connector passing through the Zitny ostrov (Rye Island) protected area. But ...

Miikka Kiprusoff braced himself for one last onslaught. This one, he got to enjoy. The Finns swarmed Kiprusoff, dropping their sticks and patting the goaltender's helmet, after he helped them hold off Slovakia for a 5-3 win Saturday in the men's ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Finland staged a furious third period comeback to beat Slovakia 5-3 and claim the Olympic men's ice hockey bronze on Saturday to continue their stellar record in recent Games. Trailing 3-1, the Finns came out flying in the third, scoring three goals in a little over three minutes with Niklas Hagman sparking the rally and Olli Jokinen ...