Spotlight web search issues outside the US?

Hi, I cannot perform any online searches using Spotlight under the Yosemite OS X. I live in the Czech Republic. Are there any geographical limitations of this feature? I tried all the suggestions posted here, nothing works. Thanks, Zed

Hi ZedVal,
I see that you are experiencing an issue with searching the web with Spotlight. Here is an article with some relevant information to this stated issue:
OS X Yosemite: Search with Spotlight
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18828
Specifically, this noted information in the article may be relevant to your question:
Note:    If you turn off Spotlight Suggestions and Bing Web Searches, Spotlight searches only for items on your Mac.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
-Braden

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