The explosion occurred in a tank containing an unspecified substance at the oil processing plant.

Prague is facing an EU legal suit for refusing to accept asylum seekers under the bloc's system to relieve other member states hit most by immigration

400,000 Europeans die prematurely every year from air pollution.

Milos Zeman has been re-elected to serve a second term as the president of the Czech Republic.

Voters are choosing between the Russia-friendly populist incumbent and a pro-European academic challenger

The fire broke out on Saturday evening at the Eurostars David Hotel, situated near the Czech capital's National Theatre.

The video shows people sitting on a first floor ledge as smoke billowed out of the building.

The final two candidates will run-off against each other later in January

President Milos Zeman came out on top in the first round of voting but he will face a strong challenge from academic Jiri Drahos in a head-to-head later this month

Milos Zeman led the first round of Czech Republic presidential elections, but pro-western runner-up Jiri Drahos will be a formidable opponent in the second round vote

The medieval astronomical clock has stopped for six months.

A club in Prague might be the first in the world to have a Robot picking the tunes

Leader of France's National Front Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders of the Dutch Party for Freedom are among party heads present at the conference, which was part of the Europe of Nations and Freedom coalition.

The thieves had tried to steal tools from a van without realising someone was inside

Approximately 1,000 soldiers took part in a reconstruction in South Moravia.

Rolando Villazón and Ildar Abdrazakov team up for a rare series of duets in a Europe-wide tour.

In this bonus you will find a powerful rendition of ‘Funiculì, Funiculà’ performed by Rolando Villazón and Ildar Abdrazakov as an encore at their recent concert in…