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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 10.04 seconds in the wind at the Golden Spike meet Friday, his first victory in Europe leading to the London Olympics.The Jamaican had a slow start but pulled ahead in the final meters. He failed to improve his season best of 9.82 from a May meet in Jamaica. Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis finished second in 10.19, followed by Darvi...

Athletics:Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt ran the slowest 100 metres time of his senior career in the Czech Republic tonight, although it was still good enough to take victory at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) -- Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the Golden Spike meet Friday, his first victory in Europe leading to the London Olympics....

Great Britain's Stephen and Peter McGuire made a successful start to their London Paralympics run-in with victory over the Czech Republic in Thursday's boccia international match at the BT Paralympic World Cup.

A RUSSIAN military jet has malfunctioned while landing in the Czech Republic overnight, injuring six people as it rolled off the runway, broke apart and caught fire, Czech and Russian officials said.

PRAGUE (AP) -- A Russian military jet malfunctioned while landing in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, injuring six people as it rolled off the runway, broke apart and caught fire, Czech and Russian officials said. At least one man was in life-threatening condition....

The Czech Republic scored three goals in the opening period to win bronze at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.

The Arsenal midfielder has picked up a physical problem ahead of the international tournament, and his nation has called up a replacement as precautionary measure.

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright turned 75. She made history as the first woman at such a high office. She can hardly be called a friend of Russia. A native of the Czech Republic, she strongly advanced NATO to the Russian borders. She is remembered by the bombing of Yugoslavia. Albright also wanted to take Siberia away from Russia

Arsenal's Tomas Rosicky will captain the Czech Republic side at the European Championships after missing out on the 2008 finals due to injury.

LAHORE - Czech Republic and Pakistan have huge potential for possible Joint Ventures in energy, oil and defence sectors, therefore, Pakistani businessmen should come forward to avail opportunities in these areas.This was stated by a six-member strong Czech Republic business delegation while talking to LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh during a visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Indust...

CERVENA RECICE, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Wires hang out of the walls, windows are smashed and the grass grows tall in the gardens of the once-elegant archbishop's residence in Cervena Recice, a 16th-century chateau left to rot after the communists took over in 1948.

suraj.sun sends this quote from an article at the BBC: "Russia says it is prepared to use 'destructive force pre-emptively' if the U.S. goes ahead with controversial plans for a missile defense system based in Central Europe. The warning came after the Russian defense minister said talks on missile defense were nearing a dead end. Moscow fears that missile interceptors would be a threat to Russ...

Dwain Chambers will face Usain Bolt over 100m at the meeting in Ostrava in the Czech Republic later this month.

Czech Republic politicians have approved the transfer to Prague of the EU agency in charge of Europe's Galileo geopositioning system, lawmakers said Thursday.

Nine European leaders are shunning a Central European summit hosted by Ukraine this month, adding to international pressure on the former Soviet republic over its treatment of jailed opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko.

In 2009 four of the world’s last seven northern white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) were moved from a zoo in the Czech Republic to Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. At the time conservationists expressed hope that returning the rhinos to semi-wild lives under their native African skies would help inspire the animals to mate and, if they were extremely lucky, save the species from ...

In the US, it's not uncommon for thieves to steal copper wire and plumbing from homes. But in Slavkov, Czech Republic, a gang made off with a metal footbridge. Apparently, they had "official" documents approving the dismantling. Gives new meaning to the phrase, "I've got a bridge to sell you." From The Telegraph: "The thieves [...]

The austerity backlash hits Bucharest as it is toppled by a no-confidence motion, while the Czech Republic faces a similar vote later on Friday

The day in sports, including the ice hockey under-18 world championships in the Czech Republic, the London Marathon, and the United States Olympic wrestling trials in Iowa City.

Petra Kvitova put defending champions the Czech Republic into the Fed Cup final with a 6-4 7-6 win over Italy's Francesca Schiavone on Sunday.

YouTube‘s Partner Program, previously opened only to producers of very popular content, is now open to all content creators from the 20 co…

Bilateral trade between India and the Czech Republic could reach $3 billion by 2015, Czech ambassador to India Miloslav Stasek said.

The Czech Republic is planning to return property valued at about $7 billion to churches that lost it during the years when the Communist government was seizing church lands and buildings.

The new iPad arrived in 25 more countries Friday. The first YouTube videos: Denmark: Hungary: More as they arrive. On top of the 10 countries that got the new iPad last week, Apple (AAPL) launched the device Friday in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, N...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian customs officials seized a large number of live reptiles, insects and crabs - some of them dangerous - stashed in suitcases in a bus travelling from the Czech Republic, they said on Monday.

CZECH REPUBLIC captain Tomas Rosicky has signed a new deal with Arsenal

Britain secured a number of key demands at the summit to boost jobs and growth, the Prime Minister said as 25 EU states - with the exception of the UK and Czech Republic - signed a new fiscal pact.

The 25-nation fiscal compact needs to be complemented by a growth strategy for the EU

Britain and Czech Republic don't sign; ratification is still needed by countries.

Provides an overview of the Czech Republic, including key events and facts about this European country which was part of the former Czechoslovakia.

WEST BROM'S Simon Cox came off the bench to claim a last-gasp equaliser for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium

Simon Cox spares the hosts a moral-sapping defeat with an 86th-minute equaliser in Dublin.

The European Union fiscal treaty was agreed by 25 of the 27 European Union states in January this year after Britain and the Czech Republic refused support.

   What was Adolf Hitler's taste in art? Judging by a small stash of paintings he once owned and that was recently rediscovered in Europe, the dictator preferred paintings with a military theme that depicted the heroism of German soldiers. Surprised? The collection of seven paintings was discovered by a historian at a convent in the Czech Republic. Britain's Telegraph reports that Hitler may ha...

Soccer:Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly and goalkeeper Kieren Westwood have both been ruled out of Wednesday’s friendly against the Czech Republic due to injury.

How many words on an average do you use in your daily conversation and discourse. Not quite sure?  Dr Karel Muncik of the Czech Republic claims he could tell you. The Czech researcher carried out detailed investigations into the comparative volumes of verbiage which people of different ages and professions use. Dr Muncik's statistics make a mockery of that old adage about good children being ...

All European Union countries, except Britain and the Czech Republic, agree on treaty designed to stop overspending.

The UK and Czech Republic are the only EU member states refusing to join a fiscal treaty to enforce budget discipline and help prevent future debt crises.

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Aviva, Britain's second-biggest insurer, sold its life insurance operations in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania to U.S. rival Metlife as part of a plan to refocus...

A dangerous sexual predator from the Czech Republic who murdered his wife before moving to Britain to carry out a string of sex attacks was jailed for life yesterday.

The deal, which provides billions in compensation to churches for property seized by the former Communist government, threatened to topple the coalition government earlier this week.

THE CZECH Republic has granted political asylum to the husband of Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian opposition leader who has been jailed as part of an alleged persecution campaign by her country’s president.

Her lawyer indicated that the couple's glamorous daughter Yevgenia, 31, may also flee.

The husband of Ukraine's jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has sought asylum in the Czech Republic as Ukrainian authorities step up pressure on her family, her party said.

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Grigori Zheldakov breaks deadlock for quarter-final victory on Tuesday at the World Junior Hockey Championship

The Czech Republic followed up its emotionally charged win against the United States with a 4-0 loss to Finland in IIHF world junior hockey championship action on Saturday at Rexall Place.

PRAGUE (AFP) - Thousands gathered in Prague’s historic city centre on Wednesday as the Czech Republic began three days of national mourning to bid final farewell to Vaclav Havel, the icon of the 1989 Velvet Revolution.In the early morning chill, some 10,000 mourners mostly in black, some carrying Czech or Slovak flags, joined a solemn procession taking the former president’s coffin from a churc...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his deep sadness at the passing of Vaclav Havel, the former president of the Czech Republic, who died on Sunday.

Vaclav Havel the Czech dissident playwright and human rights advocate who helped peacefully lead his nation out of communist control died today at 75 Over more than a decade in office as president of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic and throughout his years as a writer banned for opposing his country’s...

World Sportsman of the Year:Usain Bolt (Jamaica) - athleticsNovak Djokovic (Serbia) - tennisCadel Evans (Australia) - cyclingLionel Messi (Argentina) - footballDirk Nowitzki (Germany) - basketballSebastian Vettel (Germany) - motor-racingWorld Sportswoman of the YearVivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) - athleticsMaria Hofl-Riesch (Germany) - alpine skiingCarmelita Jeter (United States) - athleticsPetra Kvi...

HARRACHOV, Czech Republic — Norway upset the favored Austrians to win a World Cup ski jumping team event on Saturday. Anders Bardal cleared 139.0 meters in the final jump on the large hill to seal the victory with 997.3 points. Austria was 37.7 points behind in second, and Slovenia was third. Norway’s team also included Tom Hilde, Bjoern Einar Romoeren and Vegard-Haukoe Sklett. Read full articl...

The world's top steelmaker ArcelorMittal will lay off 10 percent of its staff in the Czech Republic due to weaker-than-expected demand amid an economic downturn.

ONE MORE THING: HAVING ALREADY tried his luck in the Czech Republic, Moldova and Libya, crisp entrepreneur Ray Coyle is now setting his sights on China and India as potential new markets for his Tayto brand.

The Czech Republic qualifies for its fifth straight European Championship by beating Montenegro in Skopje.

Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary all see sharp falls in the value of their money

The DOMAINfest Europe 2010 conference in Prague, Czech Republic got down to business Wednesday (Oct. 6) with more than 200 registrants on hand at the Intercontinental Hotel. There were lots of new faces in the crowd, there to talk about the burgeoning European domain name and monetization marketplace.

The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer travelled to Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland on 11-13 March 2009. His visit coincided with the 10th anniversary of these countries’ entry into the Alliance.