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The Czech Republic ( ; , , short form Česko ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east.
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A Russian military jet's landing gear malfunctioned as it touched down in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, injuring six people when it rolled off the runway, broke apart and caught fire, officials said.
At least one man was in life-threatening condition.The Russian-made An-30 plane had 23 people on board — 14 Russians and 9 Czechs, Czech military spokeswoman Jana Ruzickova said. The plane was on a mission sanctioned by the Open Sky treaty, which envisages surveillance flights over the territory of its participants, including NATO members, Russia and others.Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Igor Konashenkov said the plane's front landing gear collapsed as it was touching down at the Czech air force base in Caslav, some 20 miles east of Prague.Czech military chief of general staff Gen. Vlastimil Picek blamed "a technical malfunction of the landing gear," but declined give further details.Czech public television footage showed the plane broken in two and gutted by fire.Ruzickova sai...Greece emerged from obscurity in Euro 2004 with a surprise win over host Portugal for its first championship in just its third major tournament.Since that triumph, w...
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Below the steps of Paris' Sacre Coeur church, four sellers of fake Dior sunglasses run off past a group of tourists."The police came, so they ran," said kiosque wor...
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech prime minister said Friday his government has been negotiating a plan with the United States to place a warning center in the Czech Republic ...
Czech Republic fourth seed Petra Kvitova barely broke sweat to see off Australian wild card Ashleigh Barty 6-1 6-2 to reach the second round of the French Open on Tu...
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Rangers will play an exhibition game in the Czech Republic in September, facing HC Sparta Prague as part of the NHL's push into Europe.T...
Tomas Rosicky was named to the final 23-man Euro 2012 squad for the Czech Republic on Tuesday, although the Arsenal midfielder has fitness concerns ahead of the tour...
Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech is almost universally recognized as one of the best players at his position in the world, which he reaffirmed during Chelsea's ru...
Serbia and the Czech Republic moved closer to meeting in the World Team Cup final on Thursday.Serbia's Viktor Troicki saved three set points in the first set and fou...
The Czech Republic closed out a 3-0 victory over the United States as Frantisek Cermak and Radek Stepanek defeated Andy Roddick and Ryan Harrison 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-8 ...
Serbia overcame the Czech Republic in the final of the World Team Cup on Saturday to clinch the title for the second time.Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki won the...
Tomas Berdych helped the Czech Republic rally for a 2-1 victory over Japan at the Team World Cup on Monday.Japan had a taken a 1-0 lead on Sunday but Berdych beat Go...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The Czech Republic is withdrawing from U.S. missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role, the Czech defense minister tol...
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