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10:53 am | October 14, 2018

Election shifts balance of power in Czech Senate

Passing new laws is about to get more challenging for the ruling coalition after their ...

2:09 pm | October 5, 2018

Polls Open As Czech Senate, Municipal Election Days Begins

Czechs vote to elect their local councilmen and one-third of the senators as the balloting ...

1:46 pm | October 1, 2018

Video Shows Driver Killed After Colliding With Street Racing Car

A chilling video showing a head-on collision involving 2 street racing cars and an oncoming ...

11:30 am | September 29, 2018

Czechs Commemorate 80th Anniversary Of Munich Agreement

Czechs all over the country commemorate 80th year anniversary of the Munich Agreement - the ...

5:27 pm | August 30, 2018

United Launching New Flights to Newark

Starting in June 2019, the world's third-largest airline will operate a seasonal service between Newark ...

1:43 am | August 17, 2018

Qatar Airways To Launch Dreamliner On Flights Between Prague And Doha

The state-owned flag carrier of Qatar has announced that it will use Boeing 787 Dreamliner ...

3:40 pm | May 14, 2018

D4 Motorway Construction To Be Finished As P3 Pilot

The Ministry of Transport has announced a public tender for a construction and operation of ...

8:43 pm | May 5, 2018

American Airlines Launches Daily Nonstop Flights Between Philly and Prague

The world's largest airline begins seasonal nonstop service between Prague and its Philadelphia hub. It ...

1:28 pm | April 26, 2018

Two In Critical Condition After Phenol Leak

Two dozen are being treated after a hazardous chemical spill this morning at a chemical ...

3:39 pm | April 10, 2018

Two Officers Shot Just Before Shooter Commits Suicide

Two Police Officers were shot Monday morning by a mentally ill, 34-year-old man who later ...

4:32 pm | April 9, 2018

Crash Involving Bus and Van Sends 4 to Hospital

Emergency services were called to an accident involving a bus carrying 12 people and a ...

1:06 am | April 9, 2018

Juraj Herz Dies Aged 83

The Slovakian film director and actor died Sunday night.

6:08 pm | April 3, 2018

Flights From Prague Face Delay After Computer Failure

Around one in ten of all European flights is affected by the computer failure at the ...

3:45 pm | March 30, 2018

Suspected Russian Hacker Nikulin Extradited to United States

The Czech Justice Ministry announced that the alleged Russian hacker who is wanted by both ...

7:20 pm | March 18, 2018

Prague Court Rejects Russian Hacking Suspect’s Asylum Request

Complaint regarding denied asylum request filled by an alleged computer hacker Jevgenij Nikulin who is ...

5:33 am | March 12, 2018

Unipetrol Announces Changes To Its Board Of Directors

The supervisory board of the Polish-owned refinery and petrochemical group made several changes to the ...

6:24 pm | March 3, 2018

Aircraft Industries To Start L410 NG Mass Production

Czech airframer Aircraft Industries announced that the company has launched a mass production of a ...

11:07 pm | January 12, 2018

Three Die In Bus Accident North of Prague

At least three fatalities and 45 injured are confirmed by the emergency services as a ...

9:40 pm | January 12, 2018

Czech Republic Votes To Elect New President

Nine candidates are to be chosen from as polls open Friday for the people of ...

11:31 pm | January 11, 2018

American Kevin Dahlgren Kills Himself In Czech Prison

Convicted killer and a US national, Kevin Dahlgren, was found dead in a Valdice prison ...

3:07 pm | March 31, 2017

New Schedule Features 154 Flight Destinations From Prague

The summer schedule at Václav Havel Airport Prague, which came into effect last Sunday, offers ...

10:16 pm | March 25, 2017

NATO Military Convoy Moves Through The Czech Republic

A military convoy of 125 vehicles and nearly 550 U.S. and British troops crossed the ...

7:00 am | January 1, 2017

Prague Airport Breaks Record With 13 Million Passengers

Václav Havel Airport in Prague welcomed a record 13 million passengers in 2016. A new ...

8:25 pm | December 10, 2016

Police To Enforce Segway Ban In Prague

Keep your Segway in the suburbs! That is a clear message sent by Prague City ...

10:48 pm | August 31, 2016

Seven-time Gold Medal Olympic Star, Vera Caslavska, Dies At 74

Vera Caslavska, one of the most decorated gymnasts and an anti-Soviet icon, has "died in ...

8:49 pm | August 30, 2016

Trolley Bus Accident Leaves 13 Injured

Multiple people were injured after trolley bus crashed into an overhead line pole. Emergency services ...

9:53 pm | August 16, 2016

T-Mobile Hit With CZK 3.6 Million Fine For Client Data Breach

The company will pay a CZK 3.6 million fine to resolve charges brought against the ...

9:39 pm | May 15, 2016

One-tenth of Czech population lives below poverty line: Report

According to a survey released by the Czech Statistical Office earlier this week, it was ...

9:43 pm | January 26, 2016

Czech Airlines reports first annual profit in years, hiring new staff

Czech flag carrier stabilized its economy in 2015. As a sign of better economic results, ...

5:01 pm | January 22, 2016

MEP Miloslav Ransdorf dies aged 62

Miloslav Ransdorf has reportedly died Friday afternoon after suffering a stroke. The 62-years-old communist MEP ...

6:01 pm | January 17, 2016

Communist MPs travel to Donetsk People’s Republic

Two communist MPs travelled to separatist´s region, stirred up Ukrainian protest.

11:59 pm | December 23, 2015

Czech antitrust regulator approves sale of United Bakeries

A Czech antitrust regulator has recently approved the planned acquisition of United Bakeries.

8:33 pm | December 15, 2015

Vodochody Airport €110m expansion gets go-ahead from Municipal Court

Municipal Court in Prague confirms a mostly positive environmental impact assessment for a proposed expansion ...

12:17 pm | December 5, 2015

Czech Communist Party MEP detained in Switzerland

Czech Communist Party MEP Miloslav Ransdorf and 3 other Slovak men have been arrested after ...

10:29 pm | November 24, 2015

Prague’s annual Christmas tree lighting canceled due to security concerns

Due to security concerns, the traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Prague's Old Town Square, ...

12:14 am | November 23, 2015

Prague main railway station evacuated over bomb threat

Police found nothing suspicious after they closed Prague main railway station Sunday night. Cause for ...

10:19 pm | November 3, 2015

Driver sentenced to fifteen and a half years over road rage incident

Martin Novak, who used his car as a weapon in August 2013, has been ...

8:01 pm | November 2, 2015

Karel Gott diagnosed with cancer

Czech schlager singer Karel Gott, who underwent abdominal surgery last week, has been reportedly diagnosed ...

1:01 pm | November 1, 2015

British Airways ticketing glitch draws class action lawsuit

British Airways to face class action lawsuit after hundreds of customers were told their bookings ...

10:57 pm | October 5, 2015

Karel Schwarzenberg won’t run for TOP09 party leader re-election

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karel Schwarzenberg, announced Monday that he will not seek re-election ...

6:34 pm | August 23, 2015

Fire burns through warehouse in Prague, causes €10 million damage

Ground and helicopter crews fought a fire raging through a warehouse in Prague's Vysocany industrial ...

12:08 pm | August 7, 2015

Methane blast kills 3 at OKD mine in Northern Moravia

Three miners were confirmed dead late on Thursday after methane ignition at OKD mine in ...

2:09 pm | July 22, 2015

At least 2 dead, 13 injured as high speed train hits truck near Ostrava

At least 2 people are dead and 13 other are injured after express passenger train ...

4:17 pm | July 16, 2015

Man stabbed to death on street in broad daylight, police searches for suspect

A 34-year-old man died after he was stabbed in Prague near Florenc metro station Thursday ...

4:25 pm | July 15, 2015

Regional train derails in Prague, sends one to hospital

A regional train derailed after overshooting platform at Prague Masaryk railway station Tuesday shortly before ...

5:21 am | June 13, 2015

Czech Supreme Court spokesman steps down over racial comment

Petr Knotig, who has been working as a spokesman for The Supreme Court of the ...

6:12 pm | April 16, 2015

Former PM Stanislav Gross loses his battle with ALS, dies aged 45

Stanislav Gross, the Czech Republic's former prime minister, has passed away. The 45-year-old member of ...

3:54 pm | April 3, 2015

More than 117 kilos of cocaine found in Prague grocery store

Czech police seized a consignment of bananas from Columbia containing more than 117 kilos of ...

11:15 pm | March 28, 2015

Freight trains collide head-on in North Bohemia, leaving 1 injured

ČD Cargo train crew member was injured when two freight trains collided head-on in North ...

10:53 pm | March 12, 2015

Man stabbed in neck on metro train, police searching for suspect

The police in Prague are searching for a suspect who fled from a scene after ...

1:21 am | March 12, 2015

Czech fertility expert disproves theory of sperm decrease

It is already considered a fact, that both quality and quantity of male sperm is ...

5:15 pm | March 3, 2015

Fifty four hooligans arrested after rioting during football match

As the Czech football season begins, riots and clashes of football fans start as well. ...

7:33 pm | February 25, 2015

Police reveal details about shooting in Uherský Brod

Czech Police disclosed first details about shooting which took place on Tuesday in Uherský Brod. ...

2:26 pm | February 21, 2015

Czech Republic to provide asylum for 40 Ukrainians

As the civil war continues to ravage the Ukrainian land, hundreds of people sent requests ...

5:26 pm | February 16, 2015

Four men face jail for selling forged motorway vignettes

Four men from Moravian-Silesian Region could spend up to 1 year in prison each for selling forged motorway ...

8:39 pm | February 9, 2015

Policeman charged with manslaughter over fatal shooting

Prosecutors say Přerov policeman's negligence led to 23-year-old's death when officer mistakenly shot him in ...

2:05 pm | February 9, 2015

Zeman to bestow Czech White Lion Order on Jordanian King

During his upcoming visit to Jordan and its king, president Zeman will grant the most significant ...

6:06 pm | February 6, 2015

Prague main railway station gets new roof

If you want to travel in Czech Republic, perhaps the best way is by taking ...

6:11 pm | January 30, 2015

Are Czechs most obese nation in Europe?

According to the World's health organisation there is a new epidemy in Czech Republic and ...

10:54 pm | January 26, 2015

Presidents Zeman and Kisko honored victims of Holocaust

Even though the international day of Holocaust victims is tomorrow, the heads of Czech and ...

9:01 pm | January 21, 2015

Flu season heats up, hits Czech Republic

The annual wave of a common flu hits the Czech Republic, as well as the ...

9:02 pm | January 18, 2015

Number of poached animals in Czech Republic still increasing

Last year, an amount of poaching cases increased by almost ten percent. But that is not ...

2:32 pm | January 17, 2015

Liter of gas for €1 now nothing unusual, price set to keep falling

Motorists are praising yet another day of declining fuel prices. Cost of fuel across the ...

1:26 am | January 17, 2015

Hundreds rally in anti-islam protest in Prague

Hundreds of people gathered Friday to show their disapproval with alleged spread of Islam in European ...

4:56 pm | January 8, 2015

Je Suis Charlie: Prague stands with Charlie Hebdo

French flag flies at half mast and people lay flowers, light candles in front of ...

12:43 pm | December 29, 2014

Subzero temperatures forecasted to close out year

It may almost be a new year, but 2014 will not go quietly, at least ...

7:14 am | December 29, 2014

Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava marks increase in number of passengers

The number of passengers at Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava in 2014 increased by approximately 15% compared to the ...

11:46 pm | December 28, 2014

Ski season in Czech Republic slowly slides into action

So far,  the winter has been rather warm and there was almost no snow, but ...

3:51 am | December 23, 2014

Ammunition storage in Vrbetice finally safe

Pyrotechnicians and firemen are finally able to go to a possibly dangerous ammunition storage in ...

7:06 pm | December 21, 2014

Drunk off-duty policeman shoots man to death, injures another

Intoxicated member of local police opened fire on bouncers working in a local club in ...

12:54 am | December 11, 2014

Czech scientists to develop new theory explaining origin of life

Over the past centuries and millenia, humans wondered where did we come from. Whether you ...

12:50 am | December 11, 2014

People give passing grade to president Zeman

Ever since Miloš Zeman became a president, opinions on his behavior as a president was ...

3:14 pm | December 6, 2014

Czech T-mobile branch withdraws offensive TV spot

Recently the TV was full of T-mobile TV spots, which offered the customers to come ...

3:35 pm | December 2, 2014

Freezing weather causes transport complications

Due to yesterday's heavy rain, along with freezing weather, trolleys all over Czech republic, as ...

1:38 am | November 27, 2014

Composer Petr Hapka dies at age 70

At the age of seventy, died one of the most important composers that Czech republic ...

11:13 pm | November 25, 2014

Czech 8th graders won international ICT competition

Nineteen countries joined international test of computer and informational literacy ICILS 2013. The competition, meant for eight ...

6:10 pm | November 23, 2014

Charity food donation campaign turns out successful

More than three hundred and eighty shops all over Czech republic allowed their customers and local ...

1:23 am | November 19, 2014

Famous John Lennon Wall painted white

Many tourists that visit Prague seek the John Lennon wall, after visiting the Charles bridge. ...

1:34 am | November 13, 2014

Medicinal cannabis is now available

Not long after  the announcement, that several entities are allowed to import cannabis for medical ...

12:31 pm | November 12, 2014

Civic Democratic Party demands referendum about euro

Civic Democratic Party has initiated a petition both in paper and online form, demanding a ...

1:30 am | November 12, 2014

Skateboarders keep on sneaking into new Blanka tunnel

As the grand opening of the Blanka tunnel is still ahead of us, local skateboarders ...

1:28 am | November 10, 2014

Another ebola suspect proven to be virus free

After an examination of a Nigerian man, who was hospitalized yesterday, due to some health ...

10:24 pm | November 5, 2014

Police arrests group responsible for hundred car thefts

After a long and extensive investigation police has caught all members of a car ...

9:16 pm | November 4, 2014

Owner puts Prague Hilton hotel up for sale

Avid Asset Management, the owner of Prague Hilton hotel, have put the property with ...

3:52 pm | November 2, 2014

President Zeman swears in radio interview

During an interview with Radiožurnál, president Zeman gave the discussion on new governmental coalition an ...

9:57 pm | October 28, 2014

Zeman bestowed Czech White Lion Order upon Nicholas Winton and Winston Churchill

Exactly 96 years ago, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk founded Czechoslovakia and became a first president. It ...

11:56 pm | October 27, 2014

Anonymous threatens government with ebola spreading

As the west African countries struggle to fight with Ebola, many countries are preparing themselves ...

11:41 pm | October 23, 2014

Group gathers in silent protest against IS in Prague centre

As a response to an ongoing massacres in Iraq and Syria, around hundred people have come ...

4:03 pm | October 23, 2014

Residents near exploded storage are to be evacuated

After a recent ammunition storage explosion, the pyrotechnics can finally interfere with the hazardous material. ...

2:00 am | October 21, 2014

Prague City Council plans to take aim at gambling

Along with the recent municipal elections, many Prague districts held a referendums on whether to ...

1:09 am | October 18, 2014

Two are missing after ammunition storage explosion

Firemen and army police have both come to Vlachovice to investigate an ammunition storage explosion. ...

12:00 am | October 10, 2014

Replica of Czechoslovak legion train in Prague

History lovers, especially lovers of the first world war, are sure looking forward to this ...

1:41 pm | October 7, 2014

Thousands peek into new tunnel complex Blanka during open days

Even though the Blanka tunnel complex is to be opened for regular transportation early in ...

8:20 pm | October 1, 2014

Life expectancy of Czech residents has increased

According to a local survey and the data of Czech statistical office, the life expectancy ...

1:01 am | September 28, 2014

Anonymous threatens university with bomb explosion

Pardubice University has received an anonymous message stating that on Tuesday, 30th of September ...

12:15 am | September 26, 2014

Young man blackmailed ministry demanding one million crowns

Ministry of industry had received an anonymous letter containing a demand for one million crowns ...

9:08 pm | September 20, 2014

Czech chief-of-staff elected chairman of NATO Military Committee

One of the current highest military authority in NATO, Danish general Knud Bartels, is going ...

10:16 pm | September 17, 2014

Insane pediatrician tormented two-year-old children

A former pediatrician of Klatovy Hospital is accused of harming multiple children with unorthodox and wrong ...

1:10 pm | September 15, 2014

Government approves minimum wage increase by 700 CZK

Workers working for minimum wage will earn 700 CZK more next year compared to this ...

10:32 pm | September 14, 2014

Czech natural gas reserves set to increse

The Energy Regulatory Office seeks to prepare stricter ordinance on gas supply to the Czech ...

6:18 pm | September 11, 2014

Czech republic joins fight against ebola epidemy

As an Ebola epidemy torments western Africa, the Czech minister of health, Svatopluk Němeček, had stated, ...

8:08 pm | September 10, 2014

Hot air balloon makes emergency landing in city centre

Two hot air balloons with fifteen people on board have made emergency landings in the ...

10:07 pm | September 3, 2014

Are wolves returning to Czech Republic?

Many camera traps around local Landscape park have taken interesting photos, which amazed their owners. They ...

10:49 pm | August 31, 2014

Would Czech politicians pass citizenship tests?

After a law allowing dual citizenship and a significant increase of immigrants requesting one, the ...

12:03 am | August 31, 2014

40 000 untaxed cigarettes found on board of international coach

Almost 40 000 of untaxed cigarettes were found in secret compartments on a board of coach traveling from Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk ...

11:14 pm | August 25, 2014

Fake distraint e-mails haunt Czech internet

Numerous fake distraint e-mails have been reported around the web lately. Similar to a case of ...

10:18 am | August 14, 2014

Anežka Drahotová wins her first bronze medal for Czech republic

Nineteen-year-old Anežka Drahotová had received a bronze medal in race walking. It is the first ...

1:38 pm | August 2, 2014

Severe thunderstorm to hit on Sunday

Severe weather is expected to hit most of the regions across the entire country on ...

11:34 pm | July 29, 2014

Ministry of Health seeks to strengthen alcohol and tobacco regulations

As soon as in January 2016 smoking in restaurants could be banned across the Czech Republic as ...