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Ex-premier elected new Czech president
A former left-leaning prime minister staged a big return to power Saturday by winning the Czech Republic's first directly elected presidential vote.
Czech election overshadowed by prisoner amnesty
With his rants against the EU and gay rights, Vaclav Klaus has been no stranger to controversy in his 10 years as Czech president. But one of his ...
AB InBev gets Bud back in EU court case
Ask for a "Bud" in the European Union and the only one you'll get from now on is the one from brewing giant AB InBev. That's following a ruling ...
Budvar secures Budweiser trademark in Britain
A British court has rejected for good brewery Anheuser-Busch's request to block rival Budvar from selling its beer under the Budweiser trademark in ...
Czechs open new pipeline importing Russian gas
The Czech Republic has opened a pipeline that provides an alternate route for Russian gas imports and will help supply other parts of the EU.
Czechs elect president by direct vote for 1st time
A former leftist prime minister and the Czech Republic's conservative foreign minister will face each other in a presidential runoff later this month ...
Czechs elect president by ballot for 1st time
For the first time, citizens of the Czech Republic are electing a president, and their nine choices to replace euro-skeptic Vaclav Klaus run the full ...
Skoda Auto reports record sales in 2012
Czech carmaker Skoda Auto AS says its unit sales rose by 6.8 percent in 2012 to reach a record high. Skoda Auto, which is owned by Germany's ...
Tattooed artist runs for Czech president
He's tattooed from head to toe, a warrior-like mix of blue, green and red. He's also running in a surprising third place ahead of this week's Czech ...
Budvar beer exports reach record high in 2012
State-owned Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar, which has been fighting a long legal battle with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the ...
US hockey juniors rout Slovakia 9-3 at worlds
The United States routed Slovakia 9-3 Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championships. The Americans' prospects of ...
Czech parliament approves austerity measures
The Czech Republic's lower house of parliament has approved unpopular austerity measures that had threatened to cause the downfall of the center-right ...
Century-old fight for Budweiser name hits new snag
They've been arguing about a name for 106 years. A small brewer in the Czech Republic and the world's biggest beer maker have been suing each other ...
Korea, Qatar airlines interested in Czech carrier
Korean Airlines and Qatar Airways have shown a preliminary interest in acquiring the troubled Czech national carrier, CSA. Czech Prime Minister Petr ...
US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD
The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show ...
UN pulling staff from Syria, violence near capital
Fighting between rebels and government forces raged near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, forcing an inbound commercial jet to turn back while ...
Clinton pushes US bid for Czech nuclear project
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lobbied the Czech government Monday to approve an American bid for a $10 billion expansion of a nuclear ...
Turkey's defense, Pakistan top Clinton's agenda
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the Czech Republic for talks on energy policy in a country heavily dependent on Russian fuel.
Israel thanks Czech Republic for support at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked his Czech counterpart for Prague's vote at the U.N. against recognizing a Palestinian state.
Jewish groups struggle for Holocaust restitution
More than 67 years after the Holocaust, Jirina Novakova refuses to give up her battle to regain property confiscated from her family. Her hopes got ...
Rock stars pay costs of tapestry to honor Havel
Rock stars Bono, The Edge, Peter Gabriel, Sting and Yoko Ono Lennon have covered the cost of a tapestry that will be unveiled next month to honor ...
Czech Republic wins Davis Cup title 3-2 over Spain
It's a job for two when the Czechs win Davis Cup finals. Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek gave the Czech Republic the title for the first time as an ...
Czechs take 2-1 lead over Spain in Davis Cup
The Czech Republic won the doubles Saturday to take a 2-1 lead over defending champion Spain in the Davis Cup final, moving one victory away from its ...
Czech Republic, Spain tied 1-1 in Davis Cup
Tomas Berdych beat Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 to give the Czech Republic a 1-1 tie with Spain after the opening singles matches ...
Spain leads Czech Republic 1-0 in Davis Cup final
David Ferrer opened Spain's bid for its fourth Davis Cup title in five years with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic ...