Sudan Frees Christian Czech Missionary After International Pressure
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PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The Czech Republic's Foreign Ministry says a Czech Christian who was sentenced to a stiff prison term in Sudan last month has been released and returned home late Sunday, February 26, with the Czech Foreign minister. The release of Petr Jašek followed international pressure.
Eight Die As Fire Hits Czech Disabled Home
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PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Authorities in the Czech...
Czech Parliament Approves Return Of Church Properties
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PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- The Czech Parliament has approved a plan to return billions of dollars in church properties that were confiscated by the previous Communist regime. The Catholic Church in the Czech Republic has welcomed the deal, after years of negotiations.
NEWS WATCH: Czechs, Slovaks Mark 20 Years of Bloodless Divorce
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PRAGUE/BRATISLAVA/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Czechs and Slovaks have begun observing the 20th anniversary of the break up of Czechoslovakia into two independent states, amid concerns over economic differences.
NEWS WATCH: Czech Republic Detains 100 In Massive Anti-Roma Protests
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PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- A tense calm has returned to the Czech Republic where officials say some 100 far-rights activists have been detained in violent demonstrations against gypsies, also known as Roma.
NEWS WATCH: Former PM Wins Czech Presidency In First Direct Race
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BUDAPEST/PRAGUE (BosNewsLife)-- Left-leaning former Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman has won his country's first direct presidential elections with about 55 percent of the vote. The international community was closely watching the voting as it will impact the Czech Republic's future relations with the European Union.
Pope Asks Czech Republic to ‘Return to God’
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BUDAPEST/BRNO (BosNewsLife)-- Pope Benedict XVI urged Czechs on Sunday, September 27, to "return to God" during a mass in the Czech Republic that was attended by an estimated 120,000 people. The mass was the highlight of the pontiff's three day visit to the strongly secular nation.
NEWS WATCH: Czech Government Facing Challenge After Failed Energy Deal
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BUDAPEST/PRAGUE (BosNewsLife)-- The current European Union president, the Czech Republic, is under pressure to overcome failed talks with key former Soviet states on an energy deal. Negotiations on reducing Europe's dependency on Russian natural gas are one of several key challenges facing the Czech Republic's new government.
NEWS WATCH: Czechs Bracing For Anti-Missile Protests Ahead Of Obama’s Visit
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PRAGUE/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- Czechs were bracing for possible riots Saturday, April 4, as activists opposed to U.S. plans to install part of a missile defense system in their country said they would go ahead with a protest march during President Barack Obama's visit to Prague this weekend, despite a ban on the demonstration.