Topic: Mirek Topolanek

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Czech Republic officials said Monday they are investigating a North Moravian train accident that killed seven people and hurt 65 late last week.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 8 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has signed an agreement that will lead to the Czech Republic's accession to the ESA Convention.

PARIS, June 23 (UPI) -- The European Union summit ducked the problem of Ireland's "no" vote in its referendum and, in doing so, widened the gap between Europe's political elites and its people.

BRUSSELS, June 20 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic says it cannot promise that a key European Union treaty will be approved there, officials said Friday.

MOSCOW, June 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's missile defenses are dying with his presidency, but they might not rest in peace.

WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- The Polish government is hanging tough in its negotiations with the United States about building an anti-ballistic missile interceptor base on its territory.

WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda belied his mild-manner low-key image Friday when he OK'd a new measure that would transform Japan's decades-old policy supporting the demilitarization of space.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- In the struggle over ABM defense bases in Central Europe, Washington finds Western Europe supports it while Poland and the Czech Republic are wavering.

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's hard-driving determination to build anti-ballistic missile bases in Central Europe cleared another hurdle Thursday when the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate approved funding for the coming Fiscal year 2009 to construct them.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- President Bush racked up not one but four major foreign policy triumphs in his drive to deploy effective ABM bases in Central Europe.