ARTICLES RELATING TO POLAND

Dogs sniff out dumped amputated limbs

2013-05-10 22:13

A Polish businessman who tried to save money by stashing amputated body parts in warehouses instead of incinerating them has been exposed by the nose of man's best friend, prosecutors say.

Poles mark presidential jet crash

2013-04-09 14:03

Three years after a jet crash in Russia killed a Polish president and 95 other people, conspiracy theorists in Poland are as adamant as ever that it was an assassination.

Poles protest for job security, pensions

2013-03-26 19:09

Thousands of workers have held work stoppages in Poland's southern industrial region to demand more job security, higher pensions and government protection for coal mines.

Man with screwdriver in head survives op

2013-03-08 22:12

Polish doctors say a 25-year-old man has undergone a three-hour operation to remove a screwdriver lodged about 5cm into his head.

Catholic Poland says no to gay marriage

2013-02-11 12:42

A polish couple has been inseparable for the last 17 years, living together in the Polish capital Warsaw but their love is seen as second class in this deeply Roman Catholic country.

Poland to take Bosnian Serb war criminal

2012-12-06 15:01

A Polish court has agreed to allow a Bosnian Serb war criminal to serve out his sentence in Poland after he was assaulted in a British prison.

Coffin-maker under fire over nude models

2012-11-02 22:07

A Polish firm that makes coffins has angered the Catholic church by trying to drum up business with a calendar depicting topless models posing next to its caskets.

Traces of explosives on president's plane

2012-10-30 15:54

Polish investigators have found traces of explosives on the wreckage of the government jet that crashed in Russia two years ago, killing Poland's president and 95 others, says a report.

Oldest Auschwitz survivor dies at 108

2012-10-22 18:48

An official says the oldest known former prisoner of the Auschwitz death camp has died in Poland at the age of 108.

Bootleg booze kills at least 20 Czechs

2012-09-17 22:34

A wave of poisoning from methanol-tainted alcohol that has left at least 20 dead in the Czech Republic has spread to neighbouring countries, sending four to hospital in Slovakia.

Romney refocuses on home front

2012-08-01 10:07

White House challenger Mitt Romney has pivoted away from his gaffe-riddled foreign foray to refocus on the home front, as his campaign confirms a bus tour.

Romney backs Jerusalem US embassy move

2012-07-30 08:04

Mitt Romney has spoken aggressively about protecting Israel from Iranian threats and has suggested that he is open to moving the US embassy to Jerusalem if the Israelis asked.

Send-a-seedling drive grows Poland trees

2012-06-06 07:59

Polish marketing executive Jacek Powalka has launched the PioSeki online initiative let anyone order seedlings - one to keep and one to give a friend.

Giraffes die of stress in vandalised zoo

2012-05-14 22:28

Two giraffes at a zoo in central Poland's Lodz have died of stress after unidentified vandals went on a night-time rampage.

CIA prison in Poland?

2012-04-01 08:43

Polish leaders have come closer than ever to acknowledging that the United States ran a secret interrogation facility for terror suspects in the Eastern European country.

Kite surfer stabs sharks in the eye, nose

2012-03-06 23:00

A Polish kite surfer, Jan Lisewski, fought off repeated shark attacks, overcame thirst and exhaustion in a two-day battle of survival on the Red Sea.

Trains collide in Poland

2012-03-04 08:18

Rescue workers have worked overnight to pull survivors from the wreckage of a head-on train crash in Szczekociny, southern Poland, which left 14 people dead and sixty injured.

Rare Rome snowstorm closes Colosseum

2012-02-03 16:02

Heavy snow has fallen in central Rome, giving tourists a rare sight of whitened landmarks such as Saint Peter's Square, while the Colosseum was closed due to the icy conditions.

More than 150 dead in Europe freeze

2012-02-02 15:06

A cold snap is keeping Europe in its grip as countries from Italy to Ukraine struggle to cope with temperatures that have reached record lows in some places.

Cold snap kills 32 in eastern Europe

2012-01-30 15:16

Heavy snow and a severe cold snap have killed at least 32 people across eastern Europe and many areas are under emergency measures.

Leader plans to smoke pot in parliament

2012-01-20 21:06

The leader of a new left-wing party in Poland is threatening to light up a joint in parliament.

Lost Jewish past emerging in Poland

2011-11-18 11:17

Annihilated by Nazi Germany in the Holocaust and forgotten by Poles, lost Jewish culture is re-emerging in Poland as youngsters search for traces of Jewish life.

Boeing belly lands in Warsaw

2011-11-01 18:18

A Boeing 767 with 231 people on board has made an emergency landing in Warsaw after its landing gear failed to open.

Polish minister warns EU of war

2011-09-14 17:20

Issuing a dramatic wake-up call, Poland's finance minister has invoked the spectre of war in Europe's future if the debt crisis leads to the break-up of the European Union.

Norway bomber bought fertiliser in Poland

2011-07-25 17:15

The Norwegian man who killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage bought chemical fertiliser from Poland but his purchases were entirely legal, says Poland.

 

Warsaw ghetto uprising memorial 70yrs on

2013-04-19 11:44

Sirens and church bells have been set to ring across Warsaw to mark 70 years to the day since hundreds of young, poorly armed Jews rose up against the Nazis in a doomed revolt.

Holocaust victims honoured in march

2013-04-08 18:06

Thousands of youth from Israel and other countries have marched in silence at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former Nazi death camp, to pay homage to 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust.

Poles want continuity with a twist in pope

2013-03-12 09:30

As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pontiff, Polish Catholics are hoping that Benedict XVI's successor will be a conservative, but a more reformist one.

After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages

2013-02-28 10:04

After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea says it will also remove wiener sausages made by the same supplier.

Hitler statue in Holocaust site slammed

2013-01-05 13:01

Poland's chief rabbi has voiced outrage over a statue of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler kneeling at a Holocaust site in Warsaw, part of an installation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

Virtual portrait of Fahrenheit made

2012-11-27 21:06

Polish scientists have made a computer portrait of Daniel Fahrenheit, in the absence of a real likeness.

Early cold snap kills 14 in Poland

2012-10-31 16:36

Sub-zero temperatures coupled with early snowfall have killed 14 people in Poland over the past week.

Virgin Galactic delayed again

2012-10-24 17:02

It will be at least another 12 or 18 months before the Virgin Galactic venture can offer paid space travel to adventurers.

Hero giraffe dies during surgery

2012-10-08 16:29

Zoo officials in Poland say that Tofik, a male giraffe who won attention after being attacked by hoodlums last spring, has died during surgery for digestive problems.

Auschwitz razor wire theft, Italian clear

2012-08-12 22:49

The Italian questioned over alleged theft of Auschwitz barbed wire has been released without charges.

Auschwitz era ends

2012-07-30 22:00

Last surviving member of group of Polish prisoners that escaped Auschwitz in 1942 has died

Polish priest's clock lands him in stock

2012-06-13 22:19

A Polish priest was sentenced to 30 hours of community service for disturbing the peace after villagers near his church complained the night-long chiming of the clock was losing them sleep.

Obama regrets 'Polish death camp' gaffe

2012-06-01 22:38

President Barack Obama has written a letter to the Polish president expressing "regret" for an inadvertent verbal gaffe that caused a storm of controversy in Poland this week.

Nato to push ahead with missile shield

2012-05-14 13:04

The Nato chief has expressed the alliance's determination to push ahead with building a missile defence system, following what he called the first successful test of the concept.

Da Vinci masterpiece showing age

2012-03-26 22:54

Detailed tests have shown a weakening of Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine.

Poland crash: Train dispatcher released

2012-03-06 11:42

A Polish train dispatcher has been released without charge after she was questioned about the weekend train crash that killed 16 people in southern Poland, local media reports.

Floods add to Europe's woes

2012-02-06 19:12

The toll from Europe's winter weather has edged past 360 after snow-and rain-swollen rivers burst a Bulgarian dam and killed at least eight, while more homeless people perished on frigid city streets.

Big freeze tightens grip in Europe

2012-02-03 14:08

Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 200 lives as forecasters warn it will get colder.

More dead in European cold snap

2012-01-31 15:45

More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities say, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies.

Warsaw Museum Lego concentration camp

2012-01-02 23:06

A Lego model of a concentration camp made by Polish artist Zbigniew Libera has been bought by the Warsaw Museum.

Crews move Boeing, grounding Warsaw flights

2011-11-02 17:34

Warsaw international airport has been shut down as ground crews removed a Boeing 767 which made a dramatic emergency belly landing after a landing gear failure.

Poland nabs 19 linked to Norway killer

2011-10-12 22:48

Poland has arrested 19 people after an investigation that began after the Norway massacre.

Kaczynski crash: Pilots poorly trained

2011-07-29 18:03

A report into the 2010 crash that killed Poland’s then president, Lech Kaczynski, has revealed that the pilots made a series of errors and had been poorly trained.

Heavy storms pound central Europe

2011-07-21 16:39

Heavy storms have pounded central Europe, leaving one person dead and injuring five others.

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