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Czech president settles dispute over gay rights
The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Milos Zeman has ...
Monroe's photos for Prague exhibition stolen
A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. Alice Titzova of the PR agency ...
Czech president in dispute over gay rights
The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and ...
Czech, US cooperate in developing new reactors
The United States says it has completed a transfer of 75 kilograms (165 pounds) of salt coolant material to the Czech Republic as part of cooperation ...
Valtr Komarek, Czech leftist politician dies at 82
Valtr Komarek's son says the left-wing Czech politician and economist who helped overthrow the country's communist regime has died at age 82. His son ...
PHOTO ESSAY: Czech taxidermist success
At just 13, Radomir Franz already knew he wanted to be a taxidermist. He credits a boyhood trip to a natural science museum with capturing his ...
Report: Czech anti-Semitism remains fairly low
A new study by Prague's Jewish community says that anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic remains at a relatively low level, despite an increase of ...
Online gags galore after Czech president's mishap
Was he or wasn't he? The video footage shows the new Czech president clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, ...
Tour de France: The final frontier for kick bikers
A joke over beer could turn into a defining moment for a new sport when an international team of six men attempt to mark the 100th edition of the Tour ...
Qatar's Kemboi wins Prague marathon
Nicholas Kemboi of Qatar won the Prague International Marathon on Sunday while Caroline Rotich of Kenya claimed the women's race. Kemboi pulled away ...
Police confirm blast in Prague caused by gas leak
Investigators have confirmed that the blast last week that ripped open a central Prague office building and injured some 40 people was caused by a gas ...
Switzerland wins 3rd straight at hockey worlds
Switzerland sprung yet another upset at the ice hockey world championship Monday, beating the Czech Republic 5-2 for its third straight victory over ...
Powerful blast injures at least 35 in Prague
A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and ...
Czech communist whisky matures to excellence
The Scottish peat was put on trucks and trains. The destination was Communist-era Czechoslovakia. The recipient: apparatchiks desperate for a decent ...
German authorities report rise in crystal meth use
German authorities have reported a sharp rise in crystal meth use, though they say it's largely limited to states bordering the Czech Republic where ...
Kvitova cuts Italy's lead to 2-1 in Fed Cup semis
The Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova rallied to beat seventh-ranked Sara Errani 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 Sunday after a five-hour rain delay and cut Italy's lead ...
Czechs: we're not Chechens
A number of comments by Americans on social media mistaking the Czech Republic for the country of origin of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects— ...
Vinci-Kvitova highlights Italy-Czech Fed Cup draw
There will be a rematch of last weekend's final in Poland when Roberta Vinci faces Petra Kvitova on the opening day of the Fed Cup semifinals between ...