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Czech PM Necas quits amid corruption scandal
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Sunday he would step down amid a massive corruption scandal in which his top aide -- and alleged lover -- was indicted for bribery.
17 June 2013
Japan PM to step up nuclear export drive: report
Japan's prime minister is expected to sign a nuclear cooperation deal with the Czech Republic this month, a report said Saturday.
09 June 2013
Hungary evacuations as flood waters surge toward Budapest
Hungary began evacuating villages and reinforced leaking dykes along the rising Danube River on Saturday, as central Europe's worst floods in over a decade headed toward Budapest.
09 June 2013
Four dead, many missing in central Europe floods
Four people have died and at least eight more were missing Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.
03 June 2013
Iraq to restore ancient arch to woo back tourists
Iraqi authorities have contracted a Czech firm to carry out a 10-month restoration of the ancient Arch of Ctesiphon as part of a plan to boost tourism to the once-popular site.
31 May 2013
Canoeing: Kazakhstan athlete third at 2nd stage of World Cup
Kazakhstan athlete Sergey Yemelyanov came third after the second stage of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup II in Racice, Czech Republic.
23 May 2013
Two Kazakhstan citizens injured in Prague explosion
Two Kazakhstan citizens were injured in the gas blast in Prague.
30 April 2013
Dozens hurt in powerful Prague gas blast
A powerful gas blast ripped through a four-storey building in Prague's historic centre on Monday, injuring 43 people including foreigners, and causing panic in the Czech capital.
30 April 2013
Boxing: Kazakhstan boxers show excellent results in Czech tournament
Kazakhstan's team was ranked first in the overall ranking of the prestigious boxing tournament that was held in the Czech Republic.
20 March 2013
Miss Kazakhstan selected in Czech Republic
Darya Ussova won the Miss Kazakhstan title in the Czech Republic title and a trip to Paris.
14 March 2013
Czech ready for mutual legal support with Kazakhstan on criminal cases
Representatives of Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s office met with leaders of the Czech Justice Ministry in Prague.
12 March 2013
Sex abuse victims list 'dirty dozen' papal candidates
Clergy sex abuse victims listed a "dirty dozen" potential papal candidates Wednesday and urged the Roman Catholic Church to "get serious" about protecting children, helping victims and exposing corruption.
08 March 2013
Tennis: Golubev simply played better: Jurgen Melzer
The Kazakhstan team was stronger better and deserved that victory, Clemens Trimmel, captain of the Austrian Davis Cup team said in Astana.
06 February 2013
Kazakhstan moves to line 7 in Davis Cup ranking
Kazakhstan team has improved its position in the Davis Cup ranking owing to its victory over Austria’s team.
05 February 2013
Tennis: Czechs outlast Switzerland in 7-hour match
The Davis Cup Doubles match between Czech's Tomas Berdych/Lukas Rosol and Switzerland's Chiudinelli/Wawrinka lasted for seven hours and two minutes.
05 February 2013
Tennis: Kazakhstan to play against Czech team in Davis Cup quarterfinals
The Kazakhstan national tennis team will play against the Czech team in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup.
05 February 2013
Age counts as ex-Communist, aristocrat eye Czech presidency
Milos Zeman, a bold veteran of the Czech left, takes on eccentric Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on Friday and Saturday in the tight round-two battle of the republic's first direct presidential election.
26 January 2013
Czech 'Prince' goes punk in presidential bid
Wearing badges depicting him as punk rocker, blue-blooded Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg is proving a serious contender in his country's first direct presidential election.
24 January 2013
Czechs vote to replace eurosceptic president Klaus
Austerity-weary Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in the country's first-ever direct presidential election.
12 January 2013
Czechs to vote in first direct presidential election
Czechs vote Friday and Saturday in their country's first direct presidential election, with recession, austerity and graft weighing heavily on the nation as it turns the page on a decade under ardent eurosceptic Vaclav Klaus.
09 January 2013