Vaclav Klaus

NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves Sunday on a week-long visit to the Czech Republic and Croatia to expand India's economic ties with the two East European countries that are set to reiterate their support for India's claim for a place in the UN Security Council.

NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves Sunday on a week-long visit to the Czech Republic and Croatia, two East European countries that are negotiating their way out of recession and are looking at closer economic ties with India.

PRAGUE - It was not clear Sunday who will form the Czech Republic's next government, after the left-wing Social Democrats narrowly won the country's parliamentary election but center-right parties captured more votes overall.

PRAGUE - The left-wing Social Democrats eked out a slim victory in the Czech Republic's parliamentary election Saturday but center-right parties won more votes overall, the country's election agency reported.

PRAGUE - President Barack Obama on Friday briskly capped his latest mission abroad, squeezing in some diplomacy with his host, Czech President Vaclav Klaus, and heading home with his signature nuclear arms pact with Russia.