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Federer loses again as Swiss crash out to U.S. updated: Sat Feb 11 2012 15:42:00

Switzerland have been knocked out of the Davis Cup by the U.S. after Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka lost their doubles match against Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish in Fribourg on Saturday.

Serena cruises into last 32 with 500th career winupdated: Thu Jan 19 2012 08:18:00

American tennis star Serena Williams recorded a landmark 500th career victory on Thursday when she beat the Czech Republic's Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-0 6-4 in the second round of the Australian Open.

Top-seeded Czechs start with victoryupdated: Tue Jan 03 2012 05:47:00

Top seeds the Czech Republic opened their Hopman Cup campaign with a 2-1 Group A victory over Bulgaria on Monday.

World reacts to Vaclav Havel's deathupdated: Sun Dec 18 2011 13:44:00

International leaders expressed their condolences Sunday after the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, one of the leading anti-Communist dissidents of the 1970s and 1980s.

'Unknown' Czech art star's paintings stolen in daring heistupdated: Wed Dec 07 2011 08:07:00

He may be one of the most sought-after painters you have never heard of, but Emil Filla's name is doing the rounds of newsrooms and international art-loss registers following an audacious theft of his works from a collection in the Czech Republic.

Anchor reacts to earthquake on airupdated: Mon Nov 07 2011 10:58:00

Oklahoma continued to experience aftershocks Sunday, nearly 24 hours after the state's strongest earthquake since 1952.

Oklahoma's largest quake in decades buckles highway; rattles residentsupdated: Mon Nov 07 2011 10:58:00

Central Oklahoma continued to experience dozens of aftershocks Sunday, nearly 24 hours since the state's strongest earthquake since 1952 was felt throughout the region.

Scientists speak out to discredit 'gay caveman' media reportsupdated: Mon Apr 11 2011 06:27:00

Reports that surfaced last week about the remains of a "gay caveman" found in the Czech Republic have prompted scientists to take on an unlikely foe -- an overhyped news media that may be overblowing the archaeological find.

Global child porn ring bustedupdated: Wed Dec 15 2010 09:29:00

Federal authorities say they've uncovered an international child pornography ring.

Federal authorities say they broke up a global child porn ringupdated: Wed Dec 15 2010 09:29:00

Federal authorities announced Tuesday they dismantled an international child pornography ring that allowed its 35 male members to trade thousands of images and videos of boys in sexually explicit situations through a website.

10 reported dead in Europe floodingupdated: Sun Aug 08 2010 21:25:00

At least 10 people were killed in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic as creeks and rivers swollen by days of heavy rains burst their banks, destroying buildings, dams and bridges, officials said.

Czechs go to polls in parliamentary voteupdated: Sat May 29 2010 00:57:00

Voters in the Czech Republic went to the polls to elect a new parliament that will replace the caretaker government that has been in charge since last year.

An American cancer survivor, cycling for a cureupdated: Mon Apr 12 2010 18:23:00

My name is Anne Feeley. I am an American, a mother, a feminist, a baker, a wife, an atheist and a liberal Democrat. I am also a brain cancer survivor and an activist for brain cancer research and patient care.

Obama heads to Czech Republic to sign nuclear arms treatyupdated: Wed Apr 07 2010 21:58:00

President Barack Obama headed to the Czech Republic on Wednesday night to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and sign an arms control agreement that reduces the nuclear stockpiles of both nations.

SI.com: Michael Farber: U.S., Canada must maintain focusupdated: Fri Feb 26 2010 13:59:00

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- When asked if could pinpoint Slovakia on a map, Team Canada defenseman Dan Boyle immediately blurted, "Umm, right next to the Czech Republic. I know it used to be part of Czechoslovakia, right? So I'll say close to the Czech Republic."

SI.com: Men's Olympic hockey scheduleupdated: Wed Feb 24 2010 03:13:00

United States vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m. Russia vs. Canada, 7:30 p.m. Finland vs. Czech Republic, 10 p.m. Sweden vs. Slovakia, 12 mid.

Taxi tips for travelersupdated: Fri Feb 12 2010 11:48:00

When people ask me about the scariest situation I've ever been in, I think back to a taxi ride I took to the Moscow airport in the early '90s. A no-neck guy who looked like a classic Russian mafia thug picked me up in a beat-up old car and drove for an hour down puddle-filled alleys and past derelict apartment buildings. All I could think about were those movie scenes where the good guy is taken down to the riverbank to be shot. Instead, the no-neck pulled up to the airport, shook my hand, and said, "Have a good fly."

Poland signs EU Treaty, only Czech Republic left to ratifyupdated: Sat Oct 10 2009 10:45:00

The Polish president on Saturday signed his country's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, aimed at streamlining the workings of the European Union.

Pope in secular Czech Republic: Keep faithupdated: Sun Sep 27 2009 22:28:00

Pope Benedict XVI urged a crowd of 120,000 worshippers in one of Europe's most secular countries to remain faithful to religious tradition on Sunday.

Analysis: Missile shield move leaves Europe's politicians exposedupdated: Thu Sep 17 2009 10:03:00

The decision by the United States to drop its plans to base an anti-ballistic missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic will have reverberations across Europe.

SI.com: Czech Republic tops Oly hockey champ Swedenupdated: Sat Sep 05 2009 16:06:00

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic (AP) -- The Czech Republic scored three goals in the second period and held on to beat Olympic champion Sweden 5-2 in the Czech Hockey Games on Saturday.

The Scene: 'G.I. Joe's' path of destructionupdated: Fri Aug 07 2009 12:33:00

"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has more than a few jaw-dropping scenes.

Czech Republic cancels missile defense voteupdated: Wed Mar 18 2009 16:31:00

The Czech prime minister canceled a vote to allow the United States to put a key part of its planned missile defense system in the Central European country, the government announced late Tuesday.

From the next Berlin to the new Acropolis museumupdated: Fri Mar 13 2009 10:56:00

From the Czech Republic to Greece, the eastern part of Europe is changing so fast that you could visit every year and feel as if you've experienced something completely new.

Europe to be Obama's first overseas tripupdated: Fri Mar 06 2009 02:33:00

President Barack Obama will make his first overseas trip since taking office at the end of this month, visiting England, France, Germany and the Czech Republic, the White House said Thursday.

Rights group calls to ban Czech castration lawupdated: Thu Feb 05 2009 15:12:00

The Czech Republic's practice of surgically castrating convicted sex offenders is "invasive, irreversible and mutilating" and should stop immediately, the Council of Europe's Anti-Torture Committee said in a report made public Thursday.

At least 6 dead in Czech train crashupdated: Fri Aug 08 2008 08:45:00

A passenger train rumbling through the Czech Republic slammed into a collapsed overpass, causing the deaths of at least a half dozen passengers and the injuries of a few dozen more, according to a Czech News Agency account.

Missile defense deal signedupdated: Tue Jul 08 2008 19:18:00

The Czech Republic agrees to put parts of the U.S.-planned missile defense system on its soil, but problems remain.

U.S.-Czech missile deal raises Russian ireupdated: Tue Jul 08 2008 19:18:00

Russia's Foreign Ministry Tuesday threatened a "military-technological" response if the United States deploys a missile defense system in former Soviet-bloc nations near Russia's borders.

Time.com: US, Czech Republic OK Defense Planupdated: Tue Jul 08 2008 13:00:00

The United States and the Czech Republic on Tuesday signed an initial agreement to begin basing part of a U.S. missile shield in the former Soviet satellite

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: Five-minute guide to Euro 2008updated: Thu Jun 05 2008 11:30:00

SI.com's Gabriele Marcotti is in Switzerland and Austria for the 2008 European Championship. Here's his primer for the tournament.

Eastern Europe: What's nowupdated: Tue Feb 26 2008 17:04:00

Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.

SI.com: Allan Muir: Who to watch at World Jr. tourneyupdated: Wed Dec 26 2007 12:16:00

Here are four things you can count on happening at the 2008 World Under-20 Championship at Pardubice, Czech Republic:

SI.com: Allan Muir: USA Hockey is a talent millupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 14:20:00

The best available, not the best possible.

New case of deadly bird flu in UKupdated: Tue Nov 13 2007 12:44:00

An outbreak of bird flu detected on a poultry farm in eastern England is the highly virulent H5N1 strain of the virus, British officials said Tuesday.

Small-town Czech bars humble but funupdated: Thu Aug 30 2007 22:53:00

A strip of honey-colored flypaper spirals down from a thumbtack that anchors its now-empty canister. Speckled with lifeless flies, the canister swings each time the violin bow pokes it.

CNNMoney: Beer for lifeupdated: Mon Mar 13 2006 13:48:00

With St. Patrick's Day and March Madness soon upon us, Americans probably don't need any more reasons to toss back a few beers. But we'll give you some anyway.

Czech chopper crash kills 6 troopsupdated: Thu Sep 09 2004 08:39:00

Six British soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash during military exercises in the Czech Republic, the Czech ministry of defense says.

VW makes Skoda a Czech successupdated: Tue Apr 27 2004 05:46:00

It's hard not to admire the perseverance of some people like Josef. He has three Skodas and battles most of the time to keep then running and on the road.

Fortune: Beer From a Bottle?updated: Mon May 14 2001 00:01:00

We'd never chug cabernet from a bottle, but Americans think that it's different with beer. John Travolta, leaning languidly against the bar in Urban Cowboy, captured our odd romance with longnecks....

Fortune: Hungarian Rhapsody AN UNEXPECTED ECONOMIC REVIVALupdated: Mon Nov 08 1999 00:01:00

Four years ago, the Hungarian economy was deep in crisis: Inflation was rampant, unemployment was rising, and trade and government deficits were mounting. Making things even worse was the fact that...

Fortune: Forget Scotch: It's Absinthe Time!updated: Mon Nov 08 1999 00:01:00

What's bright green, tastes funny, may cause weird sensations and seizures if you're daring enough to drink it, and is suddenly showing up in all the really cool places these days? If you answered ...

Fortune: CZECHS SPURN WESTERN MATESupdated: Mon Sep 19 1994 00:01:00

The prosperous Czech Republic faces an unusual problem: too much foreign capital. The central bank's reserves of Western currency rose from $3.8 billion to some $5.3 billion in this year's first ni...

Fortune: A DAILY PEEK AT SAMUELSONupdated: Mon Jul 12 1993 00:01:00

Vaclav Klaus, 52, a free-market economist who is Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, is widely considered one of Eastern Europe's most effective political leaders. Says Prague entrepreneur Michae...

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