Rob Cameron

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Kundera to receive state prize, but ties with homeland remain strained

Possibly the best-known living Czech writer, Milan Kundera, will receive the State Prize for Literature on Thursday for his famous work "The Unbearable Lightness of Being…

Robert Gates and Mirek Topolanek, photo: CTK

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Domestic affairs

U.S. Defence Secretary hints at "delay" in implementing missile defence

The United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates said in Prague on Tuesday that the U.S. might consider delaying the activation of its proposed missile defence shield in…

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Society

Czechs to withdraw most Iraq troops, but boost presence in Afghanistan

The Defence Ministry announced on Monday that the Czech Republic would withdraw most of its troops from Iraq next year, and at the same time the country's presence in…

Trial begins of former prosecutor who helped send female Czech politician to gallows

On Tuesday a court in Prague began hearing the case against Ludmila Brozova-Polednova, the last living participant in one of the most notorious show trials of communist…

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Domestic affairs

Communist chief under fire over official meetings during 'private' Belarus trip

The chairman of the opposition Communist Party, Vojtech Filip, is under fire from his political opponents after meeting senior Belarussian officials during a private visit…

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Society

"Octopus" skewered on political harpoon as Kaplicky, Bem square up for TV clash

What started as a revolutionary architectural design has now become a full-blown political dispute...or should that be farce? Jan Kaplicky's design for a new National…