World & Nation
Prime Minister Robert Fico was in serious but stable condition a day after being shot multiple times, a hospital official said.
May 16, 2024
Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt, shocking Europe before elections.
May 15, 2024
High School Sports
Zuzana Stunova of Rio Mesa won her second consecutive Channel League singles championship with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over teammate Veronica Reynosa in Wednesday’s final at Pierpont Racquet Club in Ventura.
Nov. 14, 1996
When Zuzana Stunova returns to her home in the Czech Republic for the holiday break, she probably will need an extra suitcase--to carry her many recently earned awards.
Dec. 13, 1995
A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message
Oct. 1, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Click to see images from “The Magic Flute,” on stage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from L.A. Opera.
Nov. 15, 2019
When crusading lawyer Zuzana Caputova swept to a historic victory last week, becoming the first woman elected president of Slovakia, one of her first gestures was both poignant and pointedly symbolic.
April 5, 2019
When she takes the reins of the country, she will become the world’s youngest sitting head of government.
Dec. 9, 2019
Opinion
With all the very real worries worldwide about the rise of anti-Semitism, the results of Ukraine’s election this week provide a welcome counter-narrative.
April 23, 2019
Hear Megan Hilty in Costa Mesa or Brazilian stars Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto in Westwood. In the theater: Andrew Dawson and “Gem of the Ocean.”
Nov. 13, 2019