Czech President Bounced for Treason in Giving Amnesty to Financial Scammers
Czech parliament voted to bring the charges against Vaclav Klaus after a controversial decision that ended numerous high-profile fraud and corruption cases.
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While the pictures of the injured look weirdly similar to the scene out of Boston two weeks ago — foil blankets, blood, and bandages in a major city — officials in the Czech capital are saying the blast was actually a natural gas explosion.
Czech parliament voted to bring the charges against Vaclav Klaus after a controversial decision that ended numerous high-profile fraud and corruption cases.
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Vladimir Franz has more face tattoos than Lil Wayne, but that hasn't hurt his poll numbers. The odd man out in the Czech presidential race has earned a sizable chunk of the vote by calling out ruling parties on corruption.
Sometimes it's hard to distinguish metal shows from all-out brawls. And now, an onstage tussle between Lamb of God's frontman Randy Blythe and a Czech fan has led to the singer's controversial indictment on manslaughter charges.
Friday night at 7 p.m. is such a cruel time for the Czech Republic to implement its ban on all liquor stronger than 40 proof (so no vodka or Becherovka), but the alternative is worse: officials still haven't stopped methanol-poisoned booze from hitting the market.
They're calling it a "golden rule": A treaty signed by 25 of the European Union's 27 leaders has each promising to make a balanced budget a part of their national constitution.
The playwright who became a leader of the Velvet Revolution, which brought down Czechoslovakia's Communist rule and signaled the end of the Cold War, died at 75.
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