Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes. Heavy...

Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after 200M IM race at the Olympics following an asthma attack

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics when she had an asthma attack, a team spokesman said. Potocka, 21, was given first aid and carried off...

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico took his first trip outside the capital on Monday since resuming his duties after an assassination attempt. Fico visited a farm in Slovenska Nova Ves, northeast of the capital of Bratislava, along with...

Officials say a train collision with a bus in southern Slovakia has killed four people and left five injured

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Officials say a train collision with a bus in southern Slovakia has killed four people and left five injured.