SPORTS BRIEFING | TENNIS Safarova to Face Stosur Second-seeded Lucie Safarova and fourth-seeded Sam Stosur advanced to the Prague Open final.
With Czechia, Czech Republic Hopes Vowels Will Solve Name Puzzle While the moniker does not necessarily end the potential confusion with other countries, proponents hope it rolls off the tongue in English more easily. By DAN BILEFSKY
5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home The joyful response to their return has been tempered by revelations that Prague seems to have freed two terrorism suspects to secure their release. By HANA de GOEIJ
WORLD BRIEFING Czech Republic: Detainees Return Home From Lebanon Five Czechs who had been missing and presumed kidnapped in Lebanon last year came home on Thursday after the Czech government freed two Lebanese citizens who were wanted by the United States.
A Villa to Hail Prague’s Cinematic Heyday A garden duplex apartment in the Czech capital's Barrandov neighborhood combines an homage to Art Deco and early 1930s Functionalist design. By FIONA GAZE
DESNA JOURNAL Glass Beads Made in Czech Village Adorn Bodies of the World’s Tribes Glittering glass beads produced at the Preciosa factory in Desna can be found across the world, a favorite of the Masai and Samburu tribes in Kenya and Tanzania, and the Kayapos of the Amazon. By RICK LYMAN
SPORTS BRIEFING | JUNIOR HOCKEY Hat Trick for the Projected No. 1 Selection Auston Matthews, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2016 N.H.L. draft, had a hat trick to lead the United States to a 7-0 victory over the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship in Helsinki, Finland.
IHT RETROSPECTIVE 1965: 3,000 Try to Break Up Mass From the International Herald Tribune archives: Swarms of young people try to break up a midnight mass in Prague in 1965. By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE House Hunting in ... the Czech Republic Home sales in the Prague area have been increasing in recent years, fueled by the improving economy and low mortgage rates. By KEVIN BRASS
SLIDE SHOW A Five-Bedroom Country House Outside Prague Built in the 1930s and renovated in 1999, the home, which has an indoor heated pool, is on the market for $1.17 million.
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