As an apparent Russian invasion of Ukraine ramps up in Crimea, tensions are heightening worldwide. Armed men seized the airports there on Friday in what the Ukrainian government described as an ...

Last week the war was returning to where it had come from. A mighty ally of Czechoslovakia had advanced within a hundred miles of her eastern frontier. Five years, to the week, after German boots had ...

Beneath crystal chandeliers inside Hradcany Castle, on a high hill over looking Prague, the party and government leaders of Czechoslovakia gathered to observe the 50th anniversary of their ...

If European geography isn't your strong suit, looking at a map is about to get even more confusing. The Czech Republic is changing its name to Czechia after years of debate about what to call the ...

PRAGUE – If Scotland says yes to independence in Thursday's referendum, there might be a lesson to learn from the amicable split of Czechoslovakia on Jan. 1, 1993. Known as a "velvet divorce," the ...

Photo of Czechoslovak Legionnaires under the word "Nazdar," a traditional Czech greeting that became the name of these troops. (Photo courtesy of John Sabol) CLEVELAND, Ohio A century ago, 362 Czechs ...