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Czech-born literary giant Milan Kundera died on July 11, aged 94, at his Paris home. Born in Brno, Kundera played a significant role in the intellectual revival that culminated in the Prague Spring in the late 60s. In 1975, with his work banned amid the "normalisation" imposed on Czechoslovak society by the Communist authorities, the author decamped to France in exile.

The Hungarian government is particularly worried about the security of the 130,000-strong Hungarian minority living in the Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathian region) of southwest Ukraine.

The Greek city of Kalamata, Peloponesse, is among 13 European cities you never thought to visit – but really should – according to Telegraph.

Poland denied entry of ten Russian Night Wolves bikers, who are traveling from Moscow to Berlin to commemorate the 70thanniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

A spokesman for the Polish border guards stated that the bikers would not be allowed to pass through Polish territory as they did not fulfill the conditions for entry, TASS news agency reports.

BRNO - Serbia will miss the next men's handball world championship in Qatar, since it was steamrolled by the Czech Republic 33-21 (18-8) in the 2nd match of the qualification playoffs in Brno on Saturday.

Serbia failed to hang on to the 8 goal advantage from the first match in Nis last week, which Serbia won 23-15.

BRNO - Serbia's junior bowling team won the title of world champion at the recent bowling championship in Brno, the Czech Republic, setting the new world record of 3,890 skittles.