Warsaw names Dalai Lama honorary citizen

While the Dalai Lama is embraced by the citizens of Poland, the Dutch Prime Minister has refused to meet with him while he visits the Netherlands. This may be a result of China's expressed concern for 'negative consequences' for Dutch-Chinese relations. 'When it comes to our...

Cold snap in Europe claims 13 more lives

Cold weather in Europe has claimed up to 13 more lives as the icy winter weather hit the continent, closing schools, roads, airports, and forcing people to go yet another day without heat and power. The gas cuts in...

Children ride on a carousel during the Christmas

"Children ride on a carousel during the Christmas market at the Theatrical Institute in the center of Warsaw, December 21, 2008. "

Three die in fresh Afghan attack

"Three Nato soldiers have been killed in new violence in Afghanistan, days after a deadly Taleban attack on French troops in the country. The soldiers died in Ghazni province, in the centre of Afghanistan. Polish news agency PAP said they were members of Warsaw's contingent...

Missile deal frays US-Russia ties

"ensions heightened between Russia and the US after Washington signed a deal with Poland to position US missile interceptors on Polish soil, with Russia warning that this created mistrust and would fuel an arms race. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the war in...

US and Poland sign missile deal in Warsaw

The controversial missile defense deal between Poland and the US was offically signed today in Warsaw. Russia sees the missiles as a direct threat to itself, but the US insists they are for strategic defense...

Ancestor of T rex unearthed

The t-rex's ancestor which lived about 200 million years ago was unearthed in a diggin in southern Poland. It was about 5 meters long and it's biggest tooth was about 7 centimeters long." WARSAW: Paleontologists...

Britain says nuh uh to Martha Stewart

Authorities have denied Martha Stewart from entering Britain, apparently because of her white collar criminal past. Is it a good thing?" WARSAW, Poland - Martha Stewart has been banned from Britain — but she got a warm welcome Friday in Poland, her...

Irena Sendler, War Hero.

Modern society recognizes that attrocities are committed not only by the people who commit them but also by the people who do nothing to stop them. Still, there are always too few who know right from wrong, too...

Polish airport shut as Ryanair plane stuck

Lodz airport in Poland has been shut down, after a Ryanair plane bound for Nottingham and carrying 170 passengers came off the runway."It is thought that the plane became stuck in mud on the edge of the runway, ...

Cohen, Madonna to be inducted into Rock Hall of Fame

Leonard Cohen, Madonna, John Mellencamp and others are to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight. Cohen will be iducted by Lou Reed and Madonna  by Justin Timberlake. Although Cohen and...

Poland Returns Citizenship to Evicted Jews

... though forty years on, I'm not sure how many of those evicted are still alive."Poland's president led muted ceremonies Saturday marking the 40th anniversary of a communist-era anti-Semitic purge, and vowed to grant citizenship to the Jews who were stripped of it upon...

RI, Polish parliaments agree to strengthen cooperation

"The statement said that during the visit, Agung Laksono met with the leader of the Polish Parliament, Bronislaw Komorowski, and the chairman of the Polish Senate, Bogdan Borusewicz.The Indonesian parliamentary delegation was also scheduled to meet with Polish Prime Minister...

Warsaw questions Mounties' conduct

This may turn out to be one of the most significant instances of citizen reportage since Rodney King:"Tens of thousands of people around the world saw a troubling record of Robert Dziekanski's final moments in a bystander's 10-minute video, which media outlets ranging from...

Firm paying staff not to leave Poland

"A PRINT management company is offering incentives to Polish employees at its Warsaw operations to retain their skills in Poland and stop them migrating to Britain. DSR Print Management Ltd, based in Northampton, says it is so delighted with the quality of workmanship and the...

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