LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's new prime minister used to make people laugh. Handling the disparate demands of his five-party coalition government is unlikely to leave much time for jokes.

Voters in Slovenia cast ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff, with President Borut Pahor’s bid for re-election facing a tough challenge from an ex-comedian who’s now the mayor of a northern ...

A few years ago, many people would have had trouble identifying Slovenia on a map. Recently, however, this tiny corner of former Yugoslavia has captured the attention of the world.