Gorbachev to receive award in Germany on reunification day

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will receive an award in Berlin for his pivotal role in the collapse of European communism at a ceremony marking reunification day, the award organizers said.

Five Czechs drive from Prague to Capetown in Trabant cars

Five Czech adventurers have set off on a 10,000-km journey from Prague to Capetown, travelling in East German-produced Trabant cars, symbols of European communism