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Poland's LOT Start Low-Cost Airline
Centralwings, a new low-cost airline owned by Poland's national carrier LOT, will start flying to European destinations in February, its president said Tuesday.... | Business |
Poles Remember Martial Law
Young political activists demonstrated yesterday outside the home of Poland’s last communist-era leader, whom some condemned and others praised on the anniversa... | Current Affairs |
23 Years Ago Today
During the night of Dec. 12-13, 1981, the Polish military authorities moved to take control of the country, and the Council of State established a "Military Cou... | History |
Pole Rollerblades To America
A Polish man traveled more than 3,000 miles (4,800 km) on rollerblades to Microsoft Corp.'s headquarters to ask Chairman Bill Gates pay the medical costs of two... | Comment |
Budget Airline Runs Aground
Poland's first budget airline Air Polonia has been grounded due to financial problems, stranding 53,000 passengers, its chairman said on Sunday.
But Jan Litw... | Business |
Pope Steps Into TinTin's Shoes
A comic-strip version of the life of Pope John Paul II written by three Frenchmen has been published in the ailing pontiff's homeland Poland, the book's publish... | Comment |
Poles Back Yushchenko
Groups of Poles demonstrated across the country on Saturday in support of western-leaning Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, who claims he was cheated... | Current Affairs |
Poland's Walesa Steps Into Ukrainian Crisis
Former Polish President Lech Walesa will go to Ukraine Thursday to help mediate the stand off following the disputed presidential elections.
The PAP news age... | Current Affairs |
Solidarity Yard Seeks New Life
Once the scene of the Solidarity strikes which broke the back of communism, a new investment seeks to turn Poland's Gdansk shipyards into Eastern Europe's answe... | City Focus |
Miraculous Reappearance Of Polish Hostage
A Polish woman abducted from her apartment in Baghdad reappeared on Saturday in Poland after being suddenly released. While she said she was treated well, she r... | Current Affairs |
Gales Tear Through Poland
Gale-force winds pounded Poland on Thursday, killing seven people and leaving a trail of torn power lines, overturned cars and broken trees.
Polish news age... | Comment |
Out With The Old
An opinion poll released in Poland Tuesday suggested the ruling Democratic Left Alliance enjoyed the support of just 8 percent of voters.
The CBOS poll put t... | Current Affairs |
Polish Embassy in Iraq Under Attack
More than a dozen insurgents attacked the Polish Embassy in Baghdad with automatic weapons on Sunday, and embassy guards returned fire in an exchange that laste... | Current Affairs |
Polish Ecstasy Pill Pounce
Australian police have arrested two men and seized three million ecstasy tablets that the pair is accused of importing from Poland hidden inside a bakery oven. ... | Comment |
Polish Zloty Hits 7 Year High
The Polish zloty rose to its highest level against the dollar in seven years this Monday.
The Polish currency has risen strongly against the dollar, partly d... | Business |
Poland Attracts Plastic Surgery 'Tourism'
A rising number of Germans and others from western Europe are traveling to Poland and other new EU members such as Hungary and Slovakia to pay less for plastic ... | Comment |
Hostage Pleads For Poland To Withdraw Troops
A Polish hostage being held by militants pleaded for her life in a video aired Saturday by Al-Jazeera television, asking Poland to remove its troops from Iraq. ... | Current Affairs |
Weekend In Gdansk
You might think that Gdansk is all shipyards, but there's a lot more to the Baltic port than just Lech Walesa. David Gordon Smith takes a tour round the city an... | City Focus |
Pope to Visit Poland in 2005
Polish-born Pope John Paul II plans to visit his homeland in 2005, the head of the Roman Catholic church in Poland has been quoted as saying.
Asked by journa... | Current Affairs |
Poland Honours Priest Slain in 1984
Poles lit candles and laid flowers on Tuesday at the grave of pro-Solidarity priest Jerzy Popieluszko, abducted and killed by the communist secret police 20 yea... | Current Affairs |
Poland To Reduce Number Of troops In Iraq
Poland said Friday it plans to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq from early next year and will not remain there "an hour longer than is sensible."
Pri... | Current Affairs |
Poland Puffed Up By EU Bank
The European Investment Bank said it had approved loans of 760 million euros (940 million dollars) for investment projects in Poland.
On the occasion of the... | Current Affairs |
Polish-led force in Iraq to leave base
The command of the Polish-led multinational force in Iraq will move out of a camp that includes ancient Babylonian archaeological sites by year's end, Poland's ... | Current Affairs |
Mayor Fails To Rise To The Occasion
The organisers of a Polish erotic fair vowed to defy a ban by the Warsaw mayor and go ahead in staging a contest for the woman who can have sex with as many men... | Comment |
Polish Mushrooms
Mushrooms abounded-round the fair damsels the young men did throng;
Or vixens, as they're hailed in Lithuanian song.
They symbolize maidenhood, their flesh no... | Comment |
Polish Plan To Pull Out of Iraq
Poland, a key U.S. ally in Iraq, should withdraw its troops from the Mideast nation at the end of next year, Poland's defense minister said in an interview publ... | Current Affairs |
Poles Uneasy With Iraq Policy
Sixty percent of Poles would support an immediate withdrawal of the country's soldiers from Iraq, while more than 70 percent believe their government made a mis... | Current Affairs |
The King of the Tarmac
Robert Korzeniowski's long road has come to a end when the Pole won an unprecedented third Olympic 50 kilometre race walk title in a row.
There was barely an... | Comment |
Polish Chivalry: A Survivor's Guide
Casanova's partner in crime the Prince de Ligne (1735-1814) was a considerable match for his Italian friend when it came to the art of seduction. A regular gue... | Comment |
Warsaw Mayor Calls For German WWII Apology
Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski has called on German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to apologise to Poles for Germany's WWII aggression.
Schroeder should offer hi... | Current Affairs |
Echoes of the Bad Old Days
The International Federation of Journalists and its regional organisation the European Federation of Journalists warned this month that a battery of legal acti... | Current Affairs |
Weekend Warriors Re-enact Historic Battle
More than 1,500 knights in shining armour crossed swords on Saturday to re-enact the 1410 Battle of Grunwald, the greatest of all medieval clashes, which saw Po... | Comment |
Poland Reassesses Iraq Policy
Poland will keep troops in Iraq at least through the end of 2005, but firmly intends to reduce its presence at the start of next year, the nation's prime minist... | Current Affairs |
Painful Anniversary Draws Near
Between July 30th and August 2nd, a number of ceremonies will be held in Warsaw to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, the last major battle t... | Current Affairs |
Polish Economy Roars Ahead
Polish economic growth surged ahead by six percent in the first quarter, Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner said on Thursday, in the latest sign of economic recover... | Business |
Poland Rules Out More Iraq Troops
Poland has ruled out sending more troops to Iraq, outgoing Prime Minister Lezsek Miller said today.
"We rule out increasing our (Iraq) contingent," Miller to... | Current Affairs |
Polish Troops in Kerbala Skirmish
Polish troops reportedly killed a leader of the Shia uprising in the Iraqi city of Kerbala today, as the military commander of the US-led coalition vowed to "de... | Current Affairs |
Corruption Scandal Winds Up
A year-long parliamentary probe of high-level corruption exonerated Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller and other officials in his left-wing administration on M... | Current Affairs |
Winds of Change
Polish voters frustrated with economic austerity plans and sleaze are turning to a populist party led by a euro-sceptic pig farmer according to an opinion poll ... | Current Affairs |
Attack on Polish Base in Baghdad
At least 13 Iraqis were killed, and many civilians and troops injured, in an apparent suicide bomb attack by insurgents in Hilla today.
The attack happened i... | Current Affairs |
Divers Probed for Giving Fish Champagne
Three Polish divers faced a police investigation this Thursday for possible illegal fishing and animal abuse after a news photo showed them plying a freshly cau... | Comment |
Polish president makes Iraq visit
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has flown to Iraq for a surprise Christmas visit to his country's peacekeeping troops. He arrived at the Polish headquar... | Current Affairs |
Poland 'may veto' EU constitution
Poland may veto a proposed new European constitution if its voting rights are downgraded, says the Polish president. Aleksander Kwasniewski is due to meet Germa... | Current Affairs |
The Invasion of Poland, September 1939
Each country has its own way of remembering the fallen in battle. In Poland, the most moving remembrance of the dead takes place on November 1st, All Souls Day,... | History |
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