A mother and daughter have died after becoming trapped in a sauna in the Czech Republic.

Czech embassy helping contact dead climber's family.

Pavlina Pizova, who survived a month in a remote hut on the Routeburn Track, broke down in tears as she spoke about her fight for survival.

Michelle Jana Chan takes her Czech grandmother to Prague on a journey of rediscovery.

Ewan McDonald digs into cardiac-convulsing concoctions in Prague.

‘President’ declares creation of Liberland.

Erik Heinrich is in ecstasy sipping an award-winning lager while steeping in a beer bath.

The Czech Republic has given the world many things, but the greatest of these is lager beer, writes Peter de Graaf.

A kayaker who drowned in a New Zealand river at the weekend was pictured in front of the raging water just hours before he lost his life.

Peter de Graaf enjoys a brew in the Czech Republic.

Catherine Masters enjoys a kaleidoscope of European sights from her floating hotel.

Catherine Masters cruises the Danube, taking in central Europe's stunning cities.

The Czech prime minister caught on microphone saying he was "dreading" that he might have to go to Nelson Mandela's funeral will not be representing his country in South Africa.

Prague is famous for its medieval art and architecture but it's the Art Nouveau that delights Liz Light.

In the east German city of Magdeburg, flood waters from the Elbe rose 80cm higher than during 2002's so-called flood of the century.

New Zealand won’t win eight golds in London, but it doesn’t stop anybody dreaming of stepping on top of the dais.

This pretty town in the Southern Bohemia region of the Czech Republic is a Unesco World Heritage Site, with 300 protected buildings in the Centrum alone. When the Communists were in charge here, they disapproved of the 800-year-old town's bright colours and painted everything grey, but the buildings have been restored to their former colourful glory now the regime has ended.

Communists could not dim the glow of Southern Bohemia, writes David Hill.

Even if you've already blown this year's budget, you might wish to consider visiting one of these twinkling cities next Christmas.

A visit to the mountain resort town of Harrachov sees Tom Mangold schooled in the region's glass history... and dunked in beer.

A tramper from the Czech Republic who broke both legs after a sheer 30m fall on to jagged rocks in the Buckler Burn near Glenorchy on Lake Wakatipu, may have survived only because he landed on his pack.