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Ever since the fall of the communist regime in 1989, the Czech Army has been quick to assist in international warfare and peace operations. Although not involved in direct…

Iraq continues to dominate the front pages of today's papers, which look into the latest developments in the war, including the sacking of a US reporter who told Iraqi…

Well, it's certain, the Czech prime minister, Vladimir Spidla, remains leader of the senior party in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats. At the party's three-day…

Today's topics: Interest in short wave listening, Czech embassies abroad, Prague cafes, Czech pubs and breweries, Prague New Town Quotes from: Ian McCorquodale, James…

The National Theatre, next to the National Museum, is the biggest and most famous cultural institution in the Czech Republic and a trip to Prague would not be complete…

The war in Iraq continues to dominate all the papers today, leaving little space to domestic news. Remarks on the recently released list of former communist secret police…

Ask Czechs what is unique about their behaviour, many will admit a lack of directness. For reasons why, you do not have to look far. Forty years of Communist rule and the…

Today's topics: Czech standpoint on Iraq. Olga Szantova. Care for the disabled. Electricity generation. Czech exports. Sports. Today's quotes from: Garth Tramas, Michael…

Czechs don't smile. Ask anyone who comes to the Czech Republic for the first time what strikes them the most and that is the answer you'll get. Look around on the trams…