Two new reactors are to be built at the Czech Republic's Temelin nuclear power plant. The US is bidding for the tender, but a Russian consortium is favourite. Read Article Russia clings tightly to European energy
A balloon island worth 12,000 pounds stirling was set adrift by vandals and was last seen thousands of feet in the sky. Air traffic controllers are now on the lookout for the inflatable palm-treed island. And other news you can lose. Read Article Inflatable island lost over European skies
Travel cover The Spring Festival begins this week. Scott MacMillan returns to the city where he once lived to see if the old magic has survived. Read Article Prague: Kafka's capital
Star Trek's technological feats are ahead of the times - dreamt up almost half a century ago, much of its technology is today a reality. Can’t you beam me up, Scotty?
By the end of this century, more than half of the world's 7,000 languages could have vanished, according to National Geographic's Disappearing Languages project. Could Arabic be one of them? Alarm bells over future of Arabic
Istanbul's famous mosque tries to strike balance between religion and tourism money by providing tourists with coverings. Thomas Seibert reports Turkey tightens Blue Mosque dress code
