
Slovenia's troubled government ousted
Slovenia's parliament ousted Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his conservative government Wednesday, while designating a financial expert from the ...

A look at the deadliest hot air balloon accidents
Tuesday's crash of a hot air balloon near Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, killing 19 tourists, surpasses what ballooning experts believed to have been ...
Officials: Slovenian nuke plant shuts down
Slovenia's only nuclear power plant shut down automatically on Monday after a drop in pressure in a steam generator and there was no danger of a leak, ...

Serbia withdraws suspected toxic milk
Serbian officials ordered some brands of milk taken off store shelves Wednesday, despite earlier claims that they were safe and not dangerously ...
Takanashi wins again on women's ski jump World Cup
Japanese teenager Sara Takanashi earned her second victory in two days at a women's ski jump World Cup meet in Ljubno, dominating a normal hill event ...

Norway wins ski jump World Cup team title
Anders Jacobsen led Norway to victory at a ski jump World Cup team event Sunday to secure first place in the overall team tour title. Jacobsen soared ...
Takanashi wins women's ski jump World Cup event
Sara Takanashi of Japan won a women's ski jump World Cup event Saturday to extend her lead in the overall standings. The 16-year-old Takanashi had ...

France's Worley wins GS at worlds, Maze 2nd
Tessa Worley mastered a difficult giant slalom course to perfection twice, earning France its second gold medal and fourth overall at the world skiing ...

Slovenia wins team ski jumping World Cup
Peter Prevc soared 143 and 142 meters to pace Slovenia to an overwhelming victory at a team ski jumping World Cup on Saturday. Jurij Tepes and Jaka ...

Thousands rally for, and against, Slovenia's gov't
Thousands of people rallied for and against Slovenia's center-right government Friday, adding to the tensions in the small European Union country ...
Another partner leaves Slovenia gov't
Another junior partner is leaving Slovenia's coalition government, adding to the political turmoil in the small, economically troubled European Union ...

Maze wins slalom before home fans in Maribor
Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss by posting an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday, giving the Slovenian ...

Vonn beats Maze to win a World Cup giant slalom
Lindsey Vonn showed she can beat Tina Maze in the Slovenian's best discipline and even on her home snow. While it may be too late to challenge her ...

Slovenian PM to stay on despite coalition breakup
Slovenia's embattled prime minister refused to step down Thursday despite the breakup of his ruling coalition, saying an election now would hurt the ...

Thousands strike amid gov't crisis in Slovenia
Schools closed down, theaters cancelled shows, hospitals switched to weekend schedules and long lines formed at Slovenia's borders on Wednesday in a ...

Svindal fastest in Kitzbuehel downhill training
Aksel Lund Svindal posted the fastest time in the first training session for the classic World Cup downhill on the Streif course in partly foggy ...

Already dominating, Maze draws out some new goals
By any measure, Tina Maze is dominating the World Cup ski circuit this season. The Slovenian has six wins, 13 podium finishes and a massive 590-point ...

Slovenia wins ski jump World Cup team event
Slovenia surprisingly won a ski jumping World Cup team event on Friday, capitalizing on a late mistake by host Poland and sub-par performances from ...

Fenninger beats Maze to win women's World Cup GS
Anna Fenninger of Austria had two near-perfect runs to win a women's World Cup giant slalom on Friday, while second-place Tina Maze of Slovenia ...

Thousands join anti-austerity protests in Slovenia
Thousands of people across Slovenia have protested against the center-right government and its austerity measures designed to avoid an international ...

Birnbacher, Berger win biathlon World Cup races
Andreas Birnbacher of Germany shot perfectly to win a men's 15-kilometer mass start event at a biathlon World Cup meet Sunday, while Tora Berger of ...

Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-G
Lindsey Vonn's rivalry with World Cup leader Tina Maze heated up and threatened to boil over on Saturday, when the Slovenian's coaches accused the ...

World Cup leader Tina Maze wins super-combi event
Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third race of the season by finishing first in both runs of a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead ...

Protests force a Slovenia city mayor to step down
The mayor of Slovenia's second-largest city says he is stepping down after thousands in the small EU state demanded his resignation over alleged ...