1. Further talks on June 17-20 in Bratislava left unresolved the differences over the fundamental principles of a new federation.

2. Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital, got the attention.

3. European expats rated Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, as their 20th choice and Romania's capital of Bucharest in 14th place.

4. In Bratislava, Slovakia's Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said Friday that his country was also ready to participate in the project.

5. Bratislava turns out to be another beautiful place, trying to become “a destination”, so it has local shops sitting alongside luxury brands, tomatoes and Dior.

6. East European cities such as Bratislava and Bucharest have made improvements in this year's survey because of advances in security, housing and health, the survey said.

7. BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament on Tuesday brought down the government by rejecting a plan to expand the euro zone's EFSF rescue fund, crucial to containing a spreading debt crisis.

8. This week a gunman in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, killed seven people and injured 14, before shooting himself dead.

9. Czechoslovakia, however, intends to proceed with the work in progress at Gabcikovo, south-east of Bratislava.

10. My first inkling of the matter occurred during the thirty-minute drive from the Vienna airport to Bratislava.

11. Many thousands paid their last respects to Dubcek at his funeral in Bratislava on Nov. 15.

12. And so I caught an 8-euro taxi to the central station, paid 1.18 euros for a ticket and boarded a train that took its time trundling through Bratislava’s outskirts.

13. Cool energy drink spotted in the nether - regions of Bratislava.

14. Also police ordered all people to leave the international airport in Bratislava.

15. An announcement next week could coincide with a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, due next Thursday and Friday.

16. Gates attended an informal meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Slovakia, October 22–23, and Afghanistan was a featured topic on the ministers' agenda.

17. A six - month - old tabby cat plays with a ball in Bratislava , Slovakia , on March 8, 2008.

18. On December 8, 2005, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Councilor met with Slovak National Assembly Speaker Hrusovsky in Bratislava.

19. On December 8, 2005, after concluding his two-day official visit to Slovakia, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council arrived in Prague, capital of Czech, from Bratislava in his special plane.

20. Slovak security officials have discovered explosives in the Capital Bratislava.

21. So, I was glad of a helping hand in lugging it – and the bicycle – up three flights of steps to a hostel in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

22. Indeed, the counter-reaction can linger far beyond the march itself: some participants in Bratislava’s first pride march in May were reportedly attacked long after the event had finished.

23. Mud is big at Piestany (spapiestany.sk), Slovakia's best-established hot springs, 86km from Bratislava.

24. On December 7, 2005, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council held talks with Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda in Bratislava.