1.   Czechs are struggling not only to upgrade their army to meet NATO standards, but also to revise their military laws to make them compatible.

2.   It also requires that countries wishing to participate meet strict standards with regards to inflation, public debt and the deficit.

3.   One in six beaches in the European Union fails to meet minimum EU standards for water cleanliness or is insufficiently monitored to tell, the EU Commission reported Tuesday.

4.   The Senate bill would require that attorneys be appointed within one week and meet minimum statewide standards yet to be developed.