http://www.mail.com/locations/1336-czech-republic.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/1336-czech-republic.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107544-us-czech-slaying-suspect-killed-relatives.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An American man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic and then flew to the United States, where he was arrested at an airport, authorities said Friday. Citing the Czech police investigation, a federal complaint filed Thursday in Virginia seeking Kevin Dahlgren's arrest said Dahlgren killed his relatives at their h... Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107544-us-czech-slaying-suspect-killed-relatives.html 2013-05-24T16:18:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104878-czech-police-seek-us-man-suspected-4-murders.html BRNO, Czech Republic (AP) — An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday. The bodies of the four victims — identified by neighbors as a married couple and their two sons — were found by firefighters who came tackle a fire in a house in Brno, the country's second-... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2104878-czech-police-seek-us-man-suspected-4-murders.html 2013-05-23T15:17:26Z 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/2102650-czech-president-settles-dispute-gay-rights.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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 been under fire after suggesting over the weekend that his reason for denying the promotion to Charles University literary historian Martin C. Putna was his participation at a gay festival. ... Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102650-czech-president-settles-dispute-gay-rights.html 2013-05-22T12:34:46Z 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/2087084-photo-essay-czech-taxidermist-success.html SAKVICE, Czech Republic (AP) — 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 imagination. More than three decades later, he's one of central Europe's most sought-after experts in the field — and says he has stuffed animals from every country except, perhaps, G... Wed, 15 May 2013 12:46:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087084-photo-essay-czech-taxidermist-success.html 2013-05-15T12:46:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084474-online-gags-galore-czech-presidents-mishap.html PRAGUE (AP) — 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, struggling to negotiate a step and being aided by a cardinal. Milos Zeman makes no secret of his drinking. But on this occasion — a rare and highly-ceremonial public display of the Czech crown jew... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:30:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084474-online-gags-galore-czech-presidents-mishap.html 2013-05-14T15:30:31Z 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/entertainment/lifestyle/2048612-czech-communist-whisky-matures-to-excellence.html PRADLO DISTILLERY, Czech Republic (AP) — The Scottish peat was put on trucks and trains. The destination was Communist-era Czechoslovakia. The recipient: apparatchiks desperate for a decent whisky. The journey beyond the Iron Curtain during the Cold War turned out to be the easy part. When the batch arrived, the Czech distillers had only a faint idea how ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2048612-czech-communist-whisky-matures-to-excellence.html 2013-04-27T14:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042208-czechs-to-send-funds-to-blast-hit-texas-town.html PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic plans to donate 4 million koruna (some $200,000) to help the Texas town of West recover from a devastating fertilizer plant explosion. The government decided to the provide aid in solidarity because a significant number of people in the town of 2,700 have Czech roots. The blast damaged numerous homes in the town. The Forei... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:23:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2042208-czechs-to-send-funds-to-blast-hit-texas-town.html 2013-04-24T18:23:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033188-czechs-were-chechens.html PRAGUE (AP) — A number of comments by Americans on social media mistaking the Czech Republic for the country of origin of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects— ethnic Chechen brothers — prompted the Czech ambassador to the United States to act. In a statement posted on the embassy Web site, Petr Gandalovic said "the Czech Republic and Chechnya are two ver... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:24:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033188-czechs-were-chechens.html 2013-04-20T13:24:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000332-nkorea-warns-embassies-guarantee-safety.html MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea has warned diplomats in Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want to evacuate their staff, Russia's top diplomat said Friday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is demanding an explanation from the North Koreans — asking whether the warning is an order to evacuate... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:41:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000332-nkorea-warns-embassies-guarantee-safety.html 2013-04-06T01:41:05Z 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/news/world/1953770-gunmen-kidnap-czech-tourists-southwest-pakistan.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen abducted two female Czech tourists and their police guard as they were traveling on a bus through a troubled province in southwest Pakistan, the Czech foreign ministry and a Pakistani government official said Thursday. The women were on the road from Iran to Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province, w... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953770-gunmen-kidnap-czech-tourists-southwest-pakistan.html 2013-03-14T08:34:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1940798-nadal-faces-test-indian-wells.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rafael Nadal is not sure how his injured left knee will respond to his first hardcourt match of the year at the BNP Paribas Open. Nadal is a two-time champion and three-time finalist at this event. He hasn't played a match on a hard court in almost a year and is only a month into his comeback from a left knee injury that sideli... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:59:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1940798-nadal-faces-test-indian-wells.html 2013-03-08T14:59:08Z 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/news/world/1932620-czech-president-treason-charges-political.html PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday dismissed a decision by lawmakers to press high treason charges against him as politically motivated. Parliament's upper house, which is dominated by the left-wing opposition, voted Monday to file charges at the Constitutional Court against the conservative leader after he ordered an amnesty that inclu... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:56:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932620-czech-president-treason-charges-political.html 2013-03-05T14:56:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929594-czech-lawmakers-charging-president-with-treason.html PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's conservative President Vaclav Klaus is facing high treason charges over his controversial amnesty of thousands of prison inmates and others, an unprecedented case that is tainting his final days in the post after a rocky decade. Lawmakers in Parliament's upper house, which is dominated by the leftwing opposition, voted M... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:50:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1929594-czech-lawmakers-charging-president-with-treason.html 2013-03-04T17:50:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1930572-czech-news-media-face-cyberattacks.html PRAGUE (AP) — Leading media websites in the Czech Republic say they have come under repeated and powerful cyberattacks. The online editions of Mlada Fronta Dnes, a major newspaper, and of the respected business daily Hospodarske Noviny were among the affected. The attacks occurred Monday morning and again in the afternoon. ... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:29:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1930572-czech-news-media-face-cyberattacks.html 2013-03-04T17:29:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913680-ikea-withdraws-meatballs-than-20-countries.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish furniture giant Ikea became entangled in Europe's widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across Europe amid suspicions that they contained horse meat. Stores in the U.S. and Canada were not affected, Ikea said. The company reacted after authorities in the Czech Republic said they had detected horse ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:15:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913680-ikea-withdraws-meatballs-than-20-countries.html 2013-02-25T21:15:57Z 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/business/economy/1908384-ireland-plant-horse-labeled-beef-to-czechs.html DUBLIN (AP) — An Irish slaughterhouse has been caught labeling horse meat as beef and shipping it to a company in the Czech Republic, Ireland's government said Friday, in the latest crackdown on alleged fraud in Europe's month-old scandal. No other European government has pinpointed a single slaughterhouse that was mislabeling horse meat as beef. Until no... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:17:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1908384-ireland-plant-horse-labeled-beef-to-czechs.html 2013-02-22T21:17:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1907980-czech-republics-deal-with-religious-groups-signed.html PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government signed deals with representatives of 16 religious groups on Friday to pay them billions of dollars in compensation for property that the country's former Communist regime seized from them. The move is considered highly controversial in the Czech Republic, and the left-wing opposition has asked the country's highest legal... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1907980-czech-republics-deal-with-religious-groups-signed.html 2013-02-22T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1885856-soccer-faces-epic-fight-match-fixing.html ZURICH (AP) — Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly larger parts of the world's most popular sport. Internet betting, emboldened criminal gangs and even the economic downturn have created conditions that make soccer — or football, as the sport is c... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1885856-soccer-faces-epic-fight-match-fixing.html 2013-02-12T15:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — The United States was eliminated in the first round of the Fed Cup, losing to Italy 3-2 Sunday when Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Varvara Lepchenko and Liezel Huber in the decisive doubles match. Errani and Vinci, the top-ranked doubles team, won 6-2, 6-2 against an understrength American team. The U.S. was without Serena and... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html 2013-02-10T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1866140-querrey-lifts-us-to-victory-davis-cup.html JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The United States was in trouble when Sam Querrey began his Davis Cup match against Thiago Alves on Sunday. A few booming serves later, the Americans were headed for the quarterfinals. Querrey beat Alves 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to give the U.S. a dramatic 3-2 victory over Brazil, stepping up after teammate John Isner lost to Thoma... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1866140-querrey-lifts-us-to-victory-davis-cup.html 2013-02-04T01:57:00Z