Topic: Bratislava
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-07 19:12:35
<div><p>Around 100 honking truckers lining a key street snarled up the Slovak capital Bratislava on Thursday in protest at a new toll system which they say is flawed and expensive, police said.</p><p>Traffic in Bratislava was frozen from 7:00 am (0600 GMT), when the truck drivers blocked ...
AP News | 2010-01-07 16:33:52
<div id="subtitle">Correction: Hidden Explosives story</div><div><p>In a Jan. 6 story about an explosive hidden by Slovak authorities in an unsuspecting traveler's check-in bag as part of a security test, The Associated Press reported erroneously in the headline that the man was jailed. The man was taken ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-11-24 13:10:44
<div><p>German car giant Volkswagen said Tuesday the production of a new line of small family cars in its Slovak plant would create 1,500 direct and 7,000 indirect jobs as of 2011.</p><p>"The launch of production scheduled for 2011 will add 1,500 new jobs to the ...
AP News | 2009-10-23 18:44:30
Turkish Defense Minister Mehmet Vecdi Goenuel, right, shares a close moment with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates after a group photo of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Friday Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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