Lille came from behind to thrash Slavia Prague 5-1 in the Czech capital with all five goals coming in the second half.

CNN: Werder Bremen go clear in Europa Cup group

PRAGUE A powerful explosion in the historic center of the Czech capital city was the result of a leaky gas pipe, not a terrorist attack, and there were no deaths from the accident, the city's mayor said Monday.

WSJ: About 35 Hurt in Prague Gas Blast

Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven battled back to earn a 2-2 draw away to Sparta Prague in the Czech capital, as substitute Jonathan Reis to equalize twice for the visitors -- the second a penalty in injury-time after Bony Wilfried fouled Danko Lazovic.

CNN: Champions Shakhtar stroll to Europa victory

Most tellingly, where Czech companies have received a hefty capital injection, as has Skoda Auto (now a subsidiary of Volkswagen), they have done well.

ECONOMIST: The Czech Republic

Helmut Zilk, a former mayor of Vienna, the Austrian capital, and a past champion of Czech anti-Communists, was due to receive from President Havel a Czech honour, the Order of the White Lion.

ECONOMIST: Czech Republic

Hungary, Andorra, the Czech Republic and Montenegro all withdrew from the contest in Norway's capital Oslo.

BBC: Eurovision bosses call dropout reports 'premature'

LSE's chairman, told a risk-capital conference that up to 5% of mid-sized firms in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic could go public in the next five to ten years.

ECONOMIST: Europe's small-cap stockmarkets