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Obama swoops into Prague for EU-US summit  -  Apr 5, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldBarack Obama flew into Prague on Saturday for a summit with EU leaders, making his first venture behind the erstwhile Iron Curtain on the third leg of his ...

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Prague  -  Sep 26, 2009
The HinduCaption:Pope Benedict XVI greets spectators upon his arrival at the Ruzyne Airport in Prague, Czech Republic, on Sept. 26, 2009, for a three day visit. ...

Report: Sparta Prague vs Arsenal - UEFA Champions League  -  Oct 18, 2005
ESPNThierry Henry made his long-awaited return from injury and immediately wrote his name indelibly into the club's record books with a brace in Arsenal's 2-0 ...

Gates in Prague for missile defense talks - Europe- msnbc.com  -  Oct 23, 2007
msnbc.comPRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Bush administration wants deals by the end of the year for missile defense bases in Eastern Europe, but getting the Czech ...

Upheaval in Prague: Czech government collapses  -  Mar 24, 2009
Christian Science MonitorAhead of a visit by President Obama, Czechs scramble to get their house in order. By Jeffrey White / March 24, 2009. BERLIN – The ruling coalition ...

Redden, Gomez lead Rangers to Prague sweep  -  Oct 5, 2008
CBC.caScott Gomez receives congratulations from New York Ranger teammates after scoring in Sunday's game. (Petr David Josek/Associated Press) ...

End of the Prague Spring Western Spies Were Out in the Cold  -  Aug 21, 2008
Spiegel OnlineBy Klaus Wiegrefe. Forty years ago this Thursday, the Soviet Union ended the so-called Prague Spring with a massive invasion of troops and tanks. ...

Report: Tottenham Hotspur vs Slavia Prague - UEFA Cup  -  Sep 28, 2006
ESPNRobbie Keane earned Spurs a place in the group stages of the UEFA Cup with a second-half winner at White Hart Lane. Keane struck his first of the season 10 ...

… News | Match Report | Arsenal v Slavia Prague - 23rd October 2007  -  Oct 23, 2007
SkySportsPrague were ready to concede at three down, but Arsenal were ruthlessly efficient as they went for the jugular. Hleb concluded a stunning move with the ...

Aeroflot makes emergency landing in Prague after passenger bomb claim...  -  Dec 28, 2006
ForbesLONDON (AFX) - A Russian Aeroflot airliner on a flight from Moscow to Geneva was forced to make an emergency landing in Prague today after a passenger ...

In Prague, Biden shops toned-down missile shield to Czechs, Poles  -  Oct 23, 2009
Christian Science MonitorUS Vice President Joe Biden toured Eastern Europe this week with a new missile-defense plan designed to reassure the Czech Republic and Poland that they ...

Slavia Prague out to catch Spurs unawares  -  Feb 21, 2008
Telegraph.co.ukBy Martin Smith. The last time Slavia Prague visited London, four short months ago, they were beaten 7-0 by Arsenal. They have no intention of being ...

Slavia Prague 0-0 Arsenal  -  Nov 7, 2007
BBC NewsBy Jonathan Stevenson. Arsenal qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League despite a disappointing draw at Slavia Prague. ...

Adam LeBor in Prague and David Charter  -  Nov 17, 2009
Times OnlineIt was the day when the Velvet Revolution gathered unstoppable momentum and the lives of millions of Czechs and Slovaks were to change for ever. ...

Prague Ships Its Nuclear-Bomb Fuel to Russian Storage  -  Sep 28, 2005
New York TimesBy CJ CHIVERS. PRAGUE, Sept. 27 - The special police unit arrived in the darkness, carrying submachine guns and taking positions around an unmarked cargo ...

KBC May List Czech Bank in Prague by May, Bourse Says  -  Jan 6, 2010
BusinessWeekBy Krystof Chamonikolas and Lenka Ponikelska. Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- KBC Groep NV may sell a minority stake in CSOB AS, the largest Czech bank by assets, ...

Prague | Prague | News.com.au  -  Jan 18, 2010
NEWS.com.auThe 20th century solidified the Czech nationalist movement. Czechs had no interest in fighting for their Austrian masters in WWI, and neighbouring Slovakia ...

Peaceful protest in Prague before Bush arrival  -  Jun 5, 2007
Reuters UKPRAGUE (Reuters) - Hundreds of Czechs protested peacefully on Monday against US plans for a missile defence shield, rallying near Prague's historic castle ...

Navratilova applauded despite Prague loss  -  May 11, 2006
USA TODAY - USA TodayPRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Martina Navratilova got a standing ovation from thousands of Czech fans despite losing her doubles match Thursday in her ...

Pope wraps up Czech trip with Mass near Prague  -  Sep 28, 2009
The GuardianAP foreign, Monday September 28 2009. Associated Press Writers= STARA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic (AP) � Pope Benedict XVI on Monday held up the Czech ...

Prague and Stockholm to host 08-09 season openers  -  Jan 26, 2008
Reuters CanadaNEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Hockey League announced on Saturday it will open its regular season in Europe for the second straight year at the start of ...

Cork 1-2 Slavia Prague (agg 1-4)  -  Sep 29, 2005
BBC NewsEircom League side Cork City's dream of making the group stage of the Uefa Cup ended when they were beaten 2-1 by Slavia Prague at Turner's Cross. ...

Arsenal 3-0 Sparta Prague  -  Aug 29, 2007
RTE.ieEduardo got off the mark for Arsenal as Arsene Wenger's side cruised through to the Champions League group stages with a 3-0 win over Sparta Prague. ...

Obama keeps planned visit to Prague  -  Mar 26, 2009
央视国际WASHINGTON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- US President Barack Obama will continue his plan to visit the Czech Republic next week despite the country's government ...

KIT Digital Aims To List In Prague By End Of Jan -CEO  -  Jan 5, 2010
Wall Street JournalBy Sean Carney and Leos Rousek Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES. PRAGUE (Dow Jones)--KIT Digital (KITD), a NASDAQ-listed developer of video distribution technologies ...

Prague Jews prepare for Sukkot under heavy security  -  Oct 6, 2006
YnetnewsTensions are running high among members of the Jewish community in Prague on the eve of the Sukkot holiday, this following the publication of the report on ...

Slavia Prague 0-1 Aston Villa  -  Nov 7, 2008
Scottish Daily RecordJOHN CAREW last night clinched victory for Aston Villa with the luckiest goal of his career. The giant Norwegian defender got in the way of a 26th-minute ...

Report: Arsenal vs Sparta Prague - UEFA Champions League  -  Nov 2, 2005
ESPNArsenal may be taking uncertain steps in the Premiership but they are striding forward with purpose in the Champions League, with captain Thierry Henry ...

Champions League:Slavia Prague host Ajax  -  Aug 29, 2007
央视国际Ajax visit Slavia Prague on Wednesday, needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.The Czechs are confident they can complete the job,but the ...

KIT digital plans Prague, Nasdaq offerings -draft  -  Jan 19, 2010
Reuters IndiaPRAGUE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Nasdaq-listed video technology provider KIT digital (KITD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to offer up to 2.5 million new ...

Slavia Prague 0-1 Tottenham  -  Sep 14, 2006
BBC NewsBy John Sinnott. Former Uefa Cup winners Spurs marked their return to Europe with a deserved first-round, first-leg win. Slavia lost their keeper Michal ...

Local reactions mixed in wake of Obama's Prague speech  -  Apr 9, 2009
Prague PostBy Wency Leung - Staff Writer | Comments (1) | Post comment. US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle greeted a crowd of 30000 outside Prague ...

Top seed Zvonareva captures Prague Open title  -  May 4, 2008
TSNPrague, Czech Republic (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva dispatched of third-seeded Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win the $145000 ...

Prague cabbies fleece mayor  -  Jan 15, 2005
The GuardianWhen the mayor of Prague heard rumours of taxi drivers overcharging tourists for rides he decided to take matters into his own hands. ...

Arsenal beat Sparta Prague  -  Aug 15, 2007
Reuters UKPRAGUE (Reuters) - Second half goals by Francesc Fabregas and Alexander Hleb gave Arsenal a comfortable 2-0 win over Sparta Prague in the first leg of their ...

CME Gains in Prague on Ukrainian Sale, BofA Upgrade  -  Jan 21, 2010
BusinessWeekBy Krystof Chamonikolas. Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., known as CME, climbed to a three-month high as the company agreed ...

Saddam ordered Radio Free Europe attack in Prague - TV  -  Nov 30, 2009
Reuters IndiaPRAGUE (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein ordered his secret agents to attack the Prague headquarters of US run Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to end broadcasting ...

First Tanks, then Silence The Tragic Failure of the Prague Spring  -  Jul 4, 2008
Spiegel OnlineBy Jan Puhl. In the West, the 1968 generation is generally seen in a postive light. But the heroes of the 1968 uprising in Prague see themselves as ...

Prague prepares for flooding as river waters rise  -  Mar 29, 2006
USA TODAY - USA TodayPRAGUE (Reuters) — Authorities reinforced the main river in Prague on Tuesday as rising waters threatened to flood low-lying parts of the historic city, ...

Piano Man hunt switches to Prague  -  May 30, 2005
Telegraph.co.ukBy David Sapsted. The hunt to establish the identity of the "Piano Man" switched to Prague yesterday on the basis of a 22-year-old picture of a teenager ...

Bush, missile defense protested in Prague  -  Jun 4, 2007
USA TODAY - USA TodayPRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Hundreds of protesters carried an effigy of Uncle Sam and staged a mock trial of US President George W. Bush on Monday in ...

Bruins, Coyotes to open next season in Prague?  -  Jan 17, 2010
msnbc.comThe Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes will open the 2010-11 season with two games in Prague, the Boston Globe reported Saturday. ...

Prague - Culture & History  -  Nov 28, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldThe 20th century solidified the Czech nationalist movement. Czechs had no interest in fighting for their Austrian masters in WWI, and neighbouring Slovakia ...

Sp Prague 0-0 Hearts (agg: 2-0)  -  Sep 28, 2006
BBC NewsAn impressive defensive display could not prevent Hearts being eliminated from the Uefa Cup by Sparta Prague. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg at Tynecastle, ...

Report: Hamburg SV vs Slavia Prague - UEFA Cup  -  Dec 15, 2005
ESPNHAMBURG, December 15 (UEFA Cup) - Hamburg's UEFA Cup adventure reached new heights on Thursday with victory over 10-man Slavia Prague securing them a place ...

Czech groups gear up to counter neo-Nazi demonstration in Prague  -  Nov 9, 2007
Ha'aretzBy Yehuda Lahav. Czech citizens' groups aim to confront a planned neo-Nazi march through Prague's historic Jewish Quarter on Saturday, the anniversary of ...

A Not So Itsy-Bitsy Spider Bugs the Pope in Prague  -  Sep 26, 2009
ABC NewsAP. In this image made from television, a spider is seen on the sleeve of Pope Benedict XVI as he... President Barack Obama had his fly. ...

Prague Spot Trading of Hungarian Electricity to Give Key Prices  -  Jan 5, 2010
BusinessWeekBy Krystof Chamonikolas. Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Spot trading in Hungarian electricity that begins tomorrow in the Czech Republic will provide benchmark ...

Bartoli suffers shocking defeat in Prague  -  May 9, 2006
Independent OnlinePrague, Czech Republic - Top-seeded Marion Bartoli of France was upset in the first round of the Prague Open, losing to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-7 (5), 6-3, ...

Krakow-Prague Train Crash Kills 6, Injures 41 People  -  Aug 8, 2008
BloombergBy Yon Pulkrabek and Marketa Fiserova. Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- A Czech train bound for Prague from Krakow, Poland, crashed into a collapsed road bridge today, ...

Computer Associates To Open Mainframe Center In Prague  -  Jun 16, 2005
InformationWeekComputer Associates said it is establishing its first worldwide Mainframe Center of Excellence in Prague in a commitment that will jump its employment from ...

Prague in running for 2016 Summer Olympics  -  Sep 4, 2007
CBC.caPrague Mayor Pavel Bem and Czech Olympic Committee chairman Milan Jirasek announced their intentions Tuesday to bid as host city for the 2016 Summer Games. ...

Austria's Bammer wins Prague Open  -  Jul 19, 2009
Times of IndiaPRAGUE: Austrian Sybille Bammer won a rain-plagued Prague WTA Open tournament on Sunday after toppling Italian top seed Francesca Schiavone in straight sets ...

Joensson wins Tour de Ski in Prague  -  Jan 4, 2010
CTV.caPRAGUE - Sweden's Emil Joensson won the third stage of the Tour de Ski nordic skiing event here on Monday. Joensson finished the 1.2km sprint around the ...

We fear super-fit Spurs after our winter break, admits Slavia Prague...  -  Feb 13, 2008
Daily MailSlavia Prague boss Karel Jarolim admits that his side may struggle for rhythm against Tottenham tomorrow following the winter break in the Czech Republic. ...

Israel's Peer Wins Prague Open  -  May 14, 2006
San Francisco ChronicleShahar Peer of Israel won her second WTA Tour title Sunday, beating Samantha Stosur of Australia 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the Prague Open final. ...

Polanski screens Twist in Prague  -  Sep 25, 2005
BBC NewsRoman Polanski stepped out with the young cast of his latest film Oliver Twist at the movie's premiere in the Czech Republic. ...

First lady visits Prague Jewish quarter  -  Apr 5, 2009
Jerusalem PostBy AP. US First Lady Michelle Obama spent two hours on Sunday touring Prague's Jewish Quarter synagogues and unique cemetery. Her visit included a stop at ...

Bruins, Coyotes to open next season in Prague?  -  Jan 17, 2010
msnbc.comJack Johnson and Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Vancouver Olympics to play for Team USA. NHL on NBC coverage continues as Jonathan ...

… 't pretty, but Wenger's understudies prove in Prague they can...  -  Nov 11, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldTHE fruitfulness of Arsene Wenger's embryonic rotation system will become clearer when Arsenal return to a more recognisable first team in the Premier ...

International Real Estate For Sale in . . . Prague  -  Jul 23, 2008
New York TimesBy VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE. A two-bedroom penthouse apartment with a study and a roof deck in a 1905 Art Nouveau apartment building. ...

Prague ditches the stags, keeps the beer  -  Jul 14, 2006
Globe and MailPRAGUE — From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Saturday, Jul. 15, 2006 2:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Apr. 07, 2009 12:30AM EDT ...

Report: Ajax Amsterdam vs Sparta Prague - UEFA Champions League  -  Nov 22, 2005
ESPNAMSTERDAM, November 22 (Champions League) - Substitute Nigel De Jong was the hero for Ajax as his second half brace was enough to seal progress to the ...

Train from Prague carries kids who escaped Nazis  -  Sep 1, 2009
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAP. PRAGUE — A vintage train carrying people who escaped the holocaust as children is steaming from Prague to London to mark the 70th anniversary of mass ...

The Prague Spring In 1968, not of it  -  Aug 23, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - ProQuest ArchiverThe Prague Spring is often lumped in with other social upheavals of 1968, including the student-leftist revolts in Paris and the anti-Vietnam War protests ...

Music Review | 'Don Juan in Prague'  -  Dec 15, 2006
New York TimesBy BERNARD HOLLAND. Let me tell you what I know about “Don Juan in Prague,� which, after watching it for three hours at the Harvey Theater of the Brooklyn ...

Czechs commemorate Prague revolt  -  May 5, 2005
BBC NewsBy Rob Cameron. People in Prague have been commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Prague Uprising, when thousands of Czechs rose up against Nazi ...

… ; Bush touts missile defense, 'freedom agenda' in Prague; He risks...  -  Jun 6, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverSpeaking with reporters in Prague before Bush delivered his address, ... "I cannot imagine having a radar base near Prague while my countrymen still need a ...

Prague clinic offers perky incentives to nurses  -  May 26, 2009
العربية نتPetra Kalivodova, a 31-year-old nurse who has been working at the clinic for four years, has had a breast implant – the most popular choice among nurses ...

Prague, Washington agree US missile shield to be part of NATO  -  Jan 18, 2008
央视国际PRAGUE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The US missile defense shield that is to include the radar base on Czech soil should be part of NATO's system, ...

Old Jewish Quarter in Prague is a magnet for tourists  -  Jan 17, 2010
Ha'aretzBy DPA. PRAGUE - Prague's old Jewish Quarter, known as Josefov in Czech, attracts thousands of visitors daily from all over the world. ...

Hearts 0-2 Sparta Prague  -  Sep 14, 2006
BBC NewsHearts' Euro hopes were left hanging by a thread after falling 2-0 to Sparta Prague in their UEFA Cup first round first leg tie at a sodden Murrayfield. ...

Prague the gateway to Uefa glory for Cork  -  Sep 13, 2005
Irish TimesOn Soccer: After spending another weekend in the shadow of the county's hurlers, Cork City's players head for Prague this morning intent on stealing back ...

Return of Devil's Bible to Prague draws crowds  -  Sep 21, 2007
USA TODAY - USA TodayPRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible — a medieval manuscript said to have been written 800 years ago with the devil's ...

Prague summit of EU, US leaders to address crisis  -  Mar 5, 2009
Reuters UKPRAGUE (Reuters) - European Union leaders and US President Barack Obama will discuss the financial crisis and security issues at an April summit in Prague, ...

When to Go to Prague  -  Jan 27, 2010
New York TimesSpring in the Czech Republic can occasionally bring glorious days, but is best known for gray, windy stints with rain. The city and the countryside explode ...

Security stepped up in Prague on terror threat  -  Sep 23, 2006
Jerusalem PostBy AP. The Czech government decided to step up security measures in Prague because of a terrorist threat, Interior Minister Ivan Langer said Saturday. ...

Lenka Reinerova: the last survivor of the "Prague German" writers  -  Jul 3, 2008
Times OnlineLenka Reinerova enjoyed the proud but melancholy distinction of being fêted as the last survivor of the “Prague German� writers. ...

Premier Wen arrives in Prague for summit  -  May 20, 2009
中国日报PRAGUE -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Prague on Wednesday for the 11th summit between Chinese and European Union (EU) leaders scheduled for the ...

Slavia Prague rage at seed snub  -  Jun 22, 2005
BBC NewsSlavia Prague have complained to Uefa after Liverpool's late entry into next season's Champions League means the Czech side have lost their seeding. ...

Support the Prague Charter  -  Jun 11, 2007
Jerusalem PostJust before the G-8 leaders met in Germany last weekend, an international summit took place that was arguably of greater historic significance. ...

Lille 3-1 Slavia Prague: Dogues Ease To Next Stage Of Europa League  -  Dec 17, 2009
goal.comLille finish second in Group B after a win over basement boys Slavia Prague that was far more one-sided than the scoreline suggests. ...

Conference on return of Holocaust assets starts in Prague  -  Jun 27, 2009
Boston GlobeStuart Eizenstat (left), main US negotiator on the compensation of wartime slave and forced labor victims, and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel at the ...

Sparta Prague Coach Jozef Chovanec Wary Of PSV Threat  -  Dec 3, 2009
goal.comThe Sparta Prague gaffer is aware of the strength of PSV ahead of the Europa League encounter on Thursday... Czech Republic side Sparta Prague face Dutch ...

Obama's Prague Visit May Disappoint Premier Topolanek - NYTimes.com  -  Apr 3, 2009
New York TimesBy DAN BILEFSKY. PRAGUE — When President Obama arrives here on Saturday for a meeting aimed at forging closer trans-Atlantic relations, aides say he has ...

Prague summit calls for haste on Nabucco  -  May 8, 2009
UPI.comPRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 8 (UPI) -- An international delegation agreed Friday in Prague to diversify the European energy sector through an oil and gas ...

Holocaust assets conference opens in Prague  -  Jun 26, 2009
Ha'aretzBy AP. Holocaust survivors, Jewish groups and experts gathered in Prague on Friday to assess efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis ...

Prague sold on NHL  -  Oct 3, 2008
CBC.caFormer NHL star Jaromir Jagr, right, signed a lucrative contract with Russia's Omsk team of the new Continental Hockey League in July. ...

Cowen in Prague for launch of new EU partnership  -  May 7, 2009
Belfast TelegraphThe Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, is due in Prague today for the launch of a new initiative to improve relations with six eastern European states. ...

New Prague basketball earning respect  -  Jan 12, 2010
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - Minneapolis Star TribuneNew Prague's Maggie Weiers battled Hopkins' Brianna Williams for a loose ball in the second half of last week's game. Class 4A Hopkins won 58-50. ...

Pe'er beats Stosur in Prague final  -  May 15, 2006
Jerusalem PostBy FRANKIE SACHS AND AP. Shahar Pe'er fought back after dropping the first set and never quit until she made history by sweeping the singles and doubles ...

Prague out of Race to Host 2020 Summer Olympics  -  Jun 16, 2009
ABC NewsAP. Prague will not enter the race to host the 2020 Summer Olympics as planned due to the global economic crisis. The city council of the Czech capital ...

60 Red Star fans detained in Prague  -  Aug 21, 2009
B92PRAGUE -- The Czech police have detained 60 supporters of Red Star FC, while others, who initially refused to leave Prague, are on their way to Serbia. ...

On sale this winter: Budapest and Prague (the rest of Europe too!).  -  Feb 7, 2005
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comThe subject was St. Vitus' Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece that had me wandering around, craning my neck, my mouth hanging open in awe. ...

Prague again bans neo-Nazi march through Jewish quarter  -  Oct 31, 2007
Ha'aretzBy Reuters. PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Prague City Hall said Tuesday it has restored a ban on a march planned for next month by a right-wing extremist group ...

Prague university bans lecture by David Duke  -  Apr 21, 2009
USA TODAY - USA TodayPRAGUE (AP) — Prague's Charles University says it has banned a lecture by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. Duke is coming to the Czech Republic to ...

Prague Shoah summit urges return of Jewish real estate, art  -  Jul 1, 2009
Ha'aretzBy DPA. PRAGUE - Nearly 50 countries attending a conference on seized Holocaust assets called yesterday for a return of Jewish real estate and art stolen ...

Jews who escaped Nazis as kids recreate train trip  -  Sep 4, 2009
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe historical train departs Prague Tuesday and will arrive in London on Friday, Sept. ... She and the others traveled from Prague to the Netherlands aboard ...

Prague Airport halts SkyEurope flights from Tuesday  -  Aug 31, 2009
Reuters UKPRAGUE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Prague Airport will stop flights of troubled Slovak airline SkyEurope (SKYV.VI) from Tuesday because the budget carrier has ...

Paris Hilton comes a cropper in Prague  -  Apr 2, 2008
Sydney Morning HeraldThe hotel heiress was rushing out of a music store in the Czech Republic capital in a bid to escape the paparazzi. Paris, who was wearing sneakers, ...

Rabbi Loew exhibition opens in Prague  -  06 Aug 2009
The Associated PressPRAGUE — An exhibition has opened at Prague Castle to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Yehuda Loew, one of the greatest Jewish scholars and

Strikers Baros, Sverkos back in Czech squad  -  06 Aug 2009
USA TodayPRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic strikers Milan Baros and Vaclav Sverkos, who were expelled from the national team for disciplinary reasons, are back in the

Zabka buying five Palma Maloobchod stores in Prague  -  06 Aug 2009
ISI - Emerging MarketsRetail store chain Zabka is buying five Palma Maloobchod stores in the Prague-City locality. The new stores will change their names to Zabka at the end of

A new reality on nuclear weapons  -  06 Aug 2009
Chicago TribuneThis hope was ignited by President Barack Obama's landmark April speech in Prague in which he presented a vision of a new world order free from nuclear

Prague loses foreign visitors, taxis their customers  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague Daily MonitorPrague, Aug 5 (CTK) - The city of Prague is failing to lure foreigners to come again which is ascribed to crime, overpriced taxis and few interesting events

Czech June trade surplus jumps, exports inch up  -  06 Aug 2009
ForbesPRAGUE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Czech foreign trade showed its second biggest ever surplus in June as imports extended a string of declines and

Prague bourse up, PX adding 2.59%  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague Daily MonitorPrague, Aug 5 (CTK) - The Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) was on the rise Wednesday, its headline PX index adding 2.59 percent to 1120.5 points,

Norfolk teacher rmoves to Prague on his bike  -  06 Aug 2009
The Wymondham and Attleborough MercuryA teacher from Norfolk who is relocating to Prague will move house by bicycle - and he expects it to take seven weeks. Edward Mooney, from Wymondham,

Czech c.bank cuts rates by 25 bps to new low  -  06 Aug 2009
ForbesPRAGUE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The Czech central bank slashed interest rates by 25 basis points to a new record low on Thursday, a slight surprise for a market

New Firm Canvas Brand Advisors Focuses on Building Inspiring ...  -  06 Aug 2009
Business Wire (press release)She was also a project manager at mckinsey in London and Prague, where she led assignments developing marketing, communications and growth strategies for

Obama to press US nuclear agenda at UN  -  06 Aug 2009
eTaiwan NewsIn the Prague speech, Obama called for the slashing of US and Russian nuclear arsenals, adoption of the treaty banning all nuclear tests, and negotiations

Oklahoma lineman pledges to Tech  -  06 Aug 2009
RedRaiders.comThe offensive lineman from Prague, Okla., which has a Class 2A high school, made an oral commitment Wednesday to Texas Tech. Simek said he had scholarship

Pluto politics left behind  -  06 Aug 2009
msnbc.comThat has subsided," said Lars Lindberg Christensen, who served as the IAU's spokesman during the 2006 assembly in Prague and is filling the same role in Rio

Scott McDonald helps break hoodoo  -  06 Aug 2009
Melbourne Herald Sun...to an historic appearance in the group stages as Jose Nadson struck in the fourth minute of extra time in Prague to force a 1-1 draw with Slavia Prague.

MPs cash in on expense accounts  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague Post..."That I take the train to work doesn't mean I don't use the transportation fee that each deputy gets," she told The Prague Post. "A deputy's work doesn't

Popularity of online bidding rises in crisis  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague PostThe Web site also sees 30000 items sold daily through transactions totaling 12 million KÄ?. Aukro.cz Executive Director Vacláv LiÅ¡ka sat down with The Prague

Sign of the times  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague PostAnyone questioning the accuracy of published reports on the stagnant state of Prague's tourist

Connoisseurs of the keyboard  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague PostWhere: St. James' Basilica, (Malá Štupartská 6, Prague 1-Old Town) Accompanied by Czech opera singer Jana Sýkorová and trumpet player Vladimir Rejlek,

CL qualifying round-up  -  06 Aug 2009
SkySportsThere were a couple of big shocks on Wednesday as Shakhtar Donetsk and Slavia Prague both bowed out of the UEFA Champions League.

Who's the fool now?  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague Daily MonitorTranslated with permission by the Prague Daily Monitor. Sign up for the Prague Monitor daily email... • The Castle Steps. Luxury Prague hotel.

Czech hospital to be paid for care for diseased Romany prince  -  06 Aug 2009
Czech HappeningsPrague - The teaching hospital Kralovske Vinohrady in Prague will be paid for its care for 17-year-old Romany prince from Romania who died there on Monday

The Bear's backyard  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague PostIt was Europe's war of shame. It revealed a hopelessly divided European Union consumed in "how

Consolidated Graphics Reports June 2009 Quarter Financial Results ...  -  06 Aug 2009
Business ExchangeWith 70 printing businesses strategically located across 27 states, Canada, and in Prague, we offer... Reactions to Consolidated Graphics Reports June 2009

Sales of new passenger cars sink by 13% in Jan-July  -  06 Aug 2009
Prague Daily MonitorPrague, Aug 5 (CTK) - Sales of new passenger cars and light utility vehicles (luvs) in the Czech Republic sank by 13 percent year-on-year to 107287 units in

Komercni Banka 1H Net Profit Dn 10% On Yr At CZK5.76 Billion  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Wall Street JournalPRAGUE (Dow Jones)--Czech retail bank Komercni Banka AS (BAAKOMB.PR) Wednesday reported a 10% annual drop in first-half profit on higher

Beyond Prague  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionFrom its colorful Old Town square to sumptuous Art Nouveau facades, Prague offers plenty to see and do. But if you're willing to leave the city and explore

Westinghouse says to take part in CEZ tender  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Reuters..."Westinghouse certainly plans to participate in the tender," said Katerina Wheeler, a Prague-based media representative for Westinghouse, without providing

History comes alive in Newton students' trip to Europe  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Boston GlobeI was among 38 students from four different schools who traveled to three major Central European cities: Krakow in Poland, Prague in the Czech Republic and

Czech Leader Questions Path for Europe  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
New York TimesBy DAN BILEFSKY and STEPHEN CASTLE PRAGUE — When the European Union and Russia held their most recent summit meeting in May, the Czech president,

Romanian gypsy crown prince dies in Prague hospital  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Aktuálně.czPrague - A Romanian Roma boy died on Monday in a hospital in Prague-Vinohrady, according to the hospital officials. The 17-year old son of the Romanian

Semifinals suspended at Prague Open due to rain  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
The Associated PressPRAGUE — Both semifinal matches at the Prague Open have been suspended because of rain. Second-seeded Sybille Bammer of Austria was leading No.

Romanian Gypsy crown prince dies in Prague  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
United Press InternationalPRAGUE, Czech Republic, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old son of the Romanian Gypsy king died of a brain seizure Monday in a Prague hospital, Czech authorities

Davao City mourns passing of Cory Aquino  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
ABS CBN NewsAquino's supporters thronged the Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague and attended the mass offered for the late president. A couple even travelled two

Gallery Crawling in Prague? Get Out the GPS  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
New York TimesRUNNING down a list of Prague's attractions seems to cover almost everything you could ever want in a European vacation.

Romantik Hotel Uraka, Prague: where to stay  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukA review of the country charms of the tiny, family-run Romantic Hotel Uraka in Prague, about 20 minutes' walk from Charles Bridge.

Canada goes 2-2 on opening day of world junior ringette championships  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The Canadian PressPRAGUE, Czech Republic — Canada went 2-2 on the opening day of the world junior ringette championships Tuesday. Winnipeg's Morgan Jones scored twice to lift

The Augustine, Prague: where to stay  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukPrague Castle is a 10-minute walk in one direction, Staré Mesto, the old town, is the same in another. A 13th-century Augustinian monastery is one of seven

Panathinaikos cruise to CL victory over Sparta Prague  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
SoccerwayPanathinaikos are through to the fourth preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League following a 3-0 win over Sparta Prague. The Czechs had won the first

Prague: A Bohemian Rhapsody of Beauty  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe Velvet revolution just eleven years ago finally put an end to that corrosive yoke, and today, Prague, of Czech Republic, is free to expand and grow.

Schiavone advances to 2nd round in Prague with victory over Peer  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
The Canadian PressPRAGUE — Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced to the second round of the Prague Open, beating 2006 champion Shahar Peer of Israel 7-5,

Bargain-Hunting in Eastern Europe  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
BusinessWeekIn Central and Eastern Europe, with real estate prices and stock markets down—the Prague Stock Exchange has lost 31 percent of its value since July 2008—and

10 people killed in storms in Central Europe  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
The Associated Press...authorities said there were two deaths, an elderly woman and a 25-year-old man who drowned and whose body was found south of Prague on Friday.

Patria, ÄŒSOB biggest stock brokers on Prague bourse in July  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Prague Daily MonitorPrague, Aug 3 (CTK) - Czech broker firm Patria Finance traded shares worth Kc27bn on the Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) in July, retaining the position of the

Tauck Adds Two New River Cruises for 2010  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
PR Web (press release)The two new itineraries are the 12-day "Strasbourg To Prague Serenade" and a 19-day "Romance Of The Rhine & Danube." The Strasbourg to Prague cruise (from

A Taste of Vietnam Emerges in Prague  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
New York TimesPRAGUE | The Czech Republic is home to a significant Vietnamese population. But the question for dedicated food-lovers in the city has been:

Defence ministry to sell old Prague airport to support budget.  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsThe defence ministry plans to sell the old international airport at the Prague-Ryzune airport, known as the South Terminal, to Letiste Praha, the operator

Roma convene in Prague to pray for future leader (Feature)  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Monsters and Critics.comPrague - From all over Europe, members of a Romanian Roma clan have descended on Prague in recent days to

Last Green Valley bill signed by governor  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Norwich BulletinEdith Prague, D-Columbia, was one of 11 co-sponsors of the bill signed by Rell. Prague has lead efforts to stop the building of a Connecticut Resources

Prague Airport H1 passenger numbers fall 13.5 pct  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
ForbesPRAGUE, July 30 (Reuters) - Passenger traffic at Prague Airport slumped 13.5 percent in the first six months of 2009 as the economic crisis took its toll on

A-League Team Guide: Sydney FC  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Goal.comOne of those is Slovakia international and former Sparta Prague midfielder Karol Kisel, the midfielder joining the club after a successful four year spell

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