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Obama calls for $1bn boost to US military in Europe

President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at the Okecie Airport in Warsaw  
Video The US President has called on congress to approve up to 1 billion dollars as a powerful demonstration of America's "unshakable commitment" to Europe
03 Jun 2014

Obama calls for $1bn fund to boost US troops in 'sacrosanct' Europe

Barack Obama proposes $1bn fund to boost US troops in 'sacrosanct' Eastern Europe  
Barack Obama calls on Congress to back $1bn initiative during trip to Poland as Philip Hammond, the UK defence secretary, warns Nato "we owe our freedom to our willingness to invest in defence"
03 Jun 2014

Ukraine crisis: Priest 'kidnapped' in Donetsk as rebels clash with troops

A plane flies over a railway station in Donetsk  
Airforce jets seen over eastern city and shooting heard near airport for a third day
28 May 2014

General Wojciech Jaruzelski

Wojciech Jaruzelski announcing martial law in Poland on 13 December 1981.  
Poland's last Cold War autocrat, who came to be considered both ruthless and pragmatic, a traitor and a patriot
25 May 2014
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Poland's Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski dies at 90

General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last communist leader who imposed martial law to crush the Solidarity movement only to hand over power less than a decade later, died aged 90 on May 26  
The General is an ambivalent figure in Poland and most known for imposing martial law, which led to a crackdown on the pro-democracy Solidarity movement
25 May 2014

UN warns Vatican to hand over sex abuse files to police

United Nations anti-torture watchdog voices alarm over "diplomatic immunity” claim and warns Vatican it has direct responsibility for conduct of clerics around the world
23 May 2014

EU elections 2014: the Polish party that wants to turn EC building in Brussels into brothel

Polish party that has called for the European Commission building in Brussels to be converted into a brothel expected to win seats at next week's European elections
16 May 2014
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World's oldest man: ‘It's not the Nobel Prize’

Alexander Imich, who was born in Poland in 1903, escaped the Holocaust and a Soviet gulag before moving to US, downplays milestone as he is officially recognised as the oldest living man
05 May 2014

Auschwitz visitors steal death camp 'souvenirs'

Visitors scratching messages onto bed bunks and removing “souvenirs” from Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp where more than a million people died during Second World War
05 May 2014

Poland toasts 10 years of EU membership

Poland's prime minister says countrymen can "raise a glass" to decade of progress
30 Apr 2014

Thousands watch 3D Pope screening in Poland

Thousands gather outside the Palace of Krakow Bishops to watch a 3D show about Pope John Paul II's life on the weekend he was declared a saint
29 Apr 2014

Polish Prime Minister sings 'Hey Jude'

Well, that's one way to launch a memorable party political broadcast.... Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's brief rendition of the famous Beatles song Hey Jude becomes an internet hit
23 Apr 2014

Drug giant faces bribery claims

GlaxoSmithKline accused of corruption for alleged asthma drug promotion in Poland
13 Apr 2014
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'Pastafarianism' to become recognised religion in Poland

A parody religious group who believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, may become an officially recognised religion, after court battle
11 Apr 2014
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Smolensk air disaster 'was caused by mystery explosion'

Polish MP claims in report that Lech Kaczynski, the president of Poland, was assassinated by an explosion on the plane
10 Apr 2014

Ukraine crisis: Poland asks Nato to station 10,000 troops on its territory

Nato is divided over demands from Poland and the Baltic states for a permanent deployment of the Alliance's troops to defend them from Russia
01 Apr 2014
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Lego is a tool of Satan, warns Polish priest

Father Slawomir Kostrzewa says toy company represents 'world of death' and that Zombie and Monster Fighter mini-figures can lead children 'to the dark side'
01 Apr 2014

The Great Escape was an 'audacious' project

World War II veteran Charles Clarke says the Great Escape was one of the most "audacious" projects carried out during the war
24 Mar 2014

Doomed penguin offered second chance by 3D printer

A penguin in Warsaw zoo is expecting a replacement for its broken beak from a team of Polish scientists
21 Mar 2014

Ukraine crisis: 'World stands on brink of conflict,' warns Polish prime minister

Poland has warned the world "stands on the brink of conflict" as the Russian and Ukrainian stand off continues
02 Mar 2014
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Polish MEP arrested for shouting 'Heil Hitler' in airport

Politican was reportedly drunk when he told customs officer he should 'go to Auschwitz'
27 Feb 2014

Ukraine crisis: Poland's foreign minister tweets his way to a peace deal

Radoslaw Sikorski, who said protesters should 'sign a peace deal or die', has been giving running commentary of negotiations on his Twitter account
21 Feb 2014

Italian police find John Paul II relic discarded

Relic belonging to Polish pope found after thieves mistake for rubbish
01 Feb 2014

Polish thief poses as priest to con donations

A Polish conman who posed as at least two priests, accepting donations, holding mass and even hearing confessions has been arrested after years of apparently scamming the faithful
16 Jan 2014

Polish PM offended by Cameron comment about Poles

Poland's prime minister wades into a high-pitched British row over welfare benefits for migrant workers
07 Jan 2014
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