http://www.mail.com/locations/1334-prague.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1334-prague.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2102354-monroes-photos-prague-exhibition-stolen.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 2media says the photos, stolen late Monday, were to be on display starting May 30 at the Prague Castle. Titzova says mannequins and display cases which were part of the exhibition also disappeared... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:40:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2102354-monroes-photos-prague-exhibition-stolen.html 2013-05-22T14:40:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097980-czech-president-dispute-gay-rights.html PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's controversy-courting new president is under fire for refusing to grant a university professorship to one of his critics and hinting that it is because the man is a gay rights activist. In what is normally a formality, Czech presidents appoint the country's professors after they are nominated for the top title by their un... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:07:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2097980-czech-president-dispute-gay-rights.html 2013-05-20T17:07:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093014-czech-us-cooperate-developing-reactors.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 between the two countries in developing new nuclear reactors. The U.S. Embassy in Prague says the fluoride salt comes from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and will be u... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093014-czech-us-cooperate-developing-reactors.html 2013-05-17T13:41:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073742-police-confirm-blast-prague-caused-gas-leak.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 leak. Police spokesman Jan Danek says the gas leaked from an underground pipeline located several meters from the damaged building. Danek didn't give further details Thursday. He says the inve... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:06:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073742-police-confirm-blast-prague-caused-gas-leak.html 2013-05-09T12:06:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2055254-philip-roth-receives-literary-service-award.html NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Roth's latest honor was as much for what he has done for other writers as for his own work. Roth received the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award Tuesday night. He was cited for such novels as "Portnoy's Complaint" and "American Pastoral," but also for his advocacy in the 1970s and 1980s for writers in Czechoslovakia and oth... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:54:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2055254-philip-roth-receives-literary-service-award.html 2013-05-01T04:54:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050504-powerful-blast-injures-35-prague.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 sending shockwaves through the Old Town tourist district. The blast shattered windows in the scenic area of charming streets and postcard-pretty buildings, sending glass flying. Authorities closed ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:44:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2050504-powerful-blast-injures-35-prague.html 2013-04-29T16:44:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954954-bulgaria-experiencing-spate-self-immolations.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Security cameras captured the moment when a Bulgarian man disgusted by corruption in his provincial hometown quietly doused himself in gasoline and then set himself ablaze. This week, another man — the fourth in less than a month — carried out the same act of desperation in front of the presidential headquarters in the capital. The ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:47:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1954954-bulgaria-experiencing-spate-self-immolations.html 2013-03-14T17:47:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935202-hackers-target-czech-banks-affect-online-banking.html PRAGUE (AP) — Hackers are targeting major commercial banks in the Czech Republic, bringing down their website and affecting their online banking. The websites of the country's central bank and the Prague's Stock Exchange were also not accessible Wednesday morning. Pavla Havova, spokeswoman for the CSOB bank, which belongs to Belgium's KBC, says the bank's... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:18:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1935202-hackers-target-czech-banks-affect-online-banking.html 2013-03-06T11:18:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1932444-czech-court-clears-us-musician-fans-death.html PRAGUE (AP) — A court acquitted on Tuesday the frontman of a U.S. heavy metal band of causing a teenage fan's death at a concert in the Czech Republic. Lamb of God's Randy Blythe was charged in December in Prague with causing bodily harm to another person with lethal consequences. Blythe was accused of pushing a 19-year-old who had climbed onto the stage ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:57:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1932444-czech-court-clears-us-musician-fans-death.html 2013-03-05T15:57:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1911262-oscar-foreign-film-nominees-reveal-movie-magic.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few old-school video cameras, a cloned apartment, a sea of digital sharks, and an actress who helped herself to craft services were just a few tricks that international filmmakers employed in their Oscar nominated films. The five directors nominated for this year's foreign language film Academy Award revealed on Saturday how they used... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:40:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1911262-oscar-foreign-film-nominees-reveal-movie-magic.html 2013-02-24T02:40:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1863734-sihanouk-cambodias-true-king.html PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — When the flames at the cremation ground are quenched and Cambodia's former monarch Norodom Sihanouk's ashes scattered on Phnom Penh's riverfront, the mighty Mekong River may well carry away the country's last true king, a towering figure in a procession of more than 100 monarchs stretching back 2,000 years. Today, Cambodia has ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1863734-sihanouk-cambodias-true-king.html 2013-02-02T07:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847880-ex-premier-elected-czech-president.html PRAGUE (AP) — A former left-leaning prime minister staged a big return to power Saturday by winning the Czech Republic's first directly elected presidential vote. With all the votes counted, Milos Zeman won 54.8 percent of the vote for the largely ceremonial post, the Czech Statistics Office reported. His opponent, conservative Foreign Minister Karel Schw... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847880-ex-premier-elected-czech-president.html 2013-01-26T16:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846008-czech-election-overshadowed-prisoner-amnesty.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 final acts in power — a sudden prisoner amnesty — has backfired so badly he's being accused of treason. His portrait has been torn down in anger in schools and offices across the country in a rapid... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846008-czech-election-overshadowed-prisoner-amnesty.html 2013-01-25T15:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815810-czechs-elect-president-direct-vote-1st-time.html PRAGUE (AP) — A former leftist prime minister and the Czech Republic's conservative foreign minister will face each other in a presidential runoff later this month after finishing Saturday as the top two candidates in the ballot's first round. Ex-Premier Milos Zeman and Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg will compete in the second round of voting for th... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815810-czechs-elect-president-direct-vote-1st-time.html 2013-01-12T16:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813926-czechs-elect-president-ballot-1st-time.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 gamut: from veteran politicians to an artist whose entire body is tattooed. If no candidate for the largely ceremonial post achieves a majority during the voting on Friday and Saturday — a like... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813926-czechs-elect-president-ballot-1st-time.html 2013-01-11T15:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808396-tattooed-artist-runs-czech-president.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 presidential elections. Vladimir Franz, an opera composer and painter, seems the most unlikely of candidates for a prestigious post previously held by beloved playwright-dissident Vaclav Havel an... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1808396-tattooed-artist-runs-czech-president.html 2013-01-09T16:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739016-un-pulling-staff-syria-violence-capital.html BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting between rebels and government forces raged near the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, forcing an inbound commercial jet to turn back while the U.N. said it was withdrawing staff because of deteriorating security conditions. Lebanese security officials said Jihad Makdissi, a polished Foreign Ministry spokesman known for defending th... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739016-un-pulling-staff-syria-violence-capital.html 2012-12-04T01:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739096-clinton-pushes-us-bid-czech-nuclear-project.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 power plant amid fierce competition from a rival Russian offer. Clinton made her pitch for the American energy giant Westinghouse Electric Co. in meetings with Prime Minister Petr Necas and ot... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739096-clinton-pushes-us-bid-czech-nuclear-project.html 2012-12-03T13:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738224-turkeys-defense-pakistan-top-clintons-agenda.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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. It's her first stop in a five-day trip to Europe. Also on her agenda are Turkey's defense and U.S. relations with Pakistan. Clinton joins NATO foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss Turkey's... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738224-turkeys-defense-pakistan-top-clintons-agenda.html 2012-12-03T00:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1729238-jewish-groups-struggle-holocaust-restitution.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 a boost two years ago when 43 countries vowed at a Prague conference to back global guidelines for the restitution of property confiscated from Jews during World War II to their rightful owners o... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1729238-jewish-groups-struggle-holocaust-restitution.html 2012-11-28T21:06:00Z