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NATO Secretary General to visit Poland on Friday

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:30

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will pay a visit to Poland on Friday, March 12, the 11th anniversary of Poland's joining the alliance, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.

Polanski's wife says husband's jailing changed her

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 11:16

Director Roman Polanski attends Che Tempo Che Fa TV Show held at RAI Studios on November 23, 2008 in MIlan, Italy.

March 4 -- Saint Casimir of Poland

Sun, 03/07/2010 - 23:04

Saint Casimir of Poland , Dear Chuck, It sounds to me like you have begun your spring vacation too early.

Obstacles face Poland's move to nuclear energy - Feature

Sat, 03/06/2010 - 23:00

Nuclear energy is crucial for a quickly developing Poland to meet its growing needs, but obstacles remain to government plans to build the country's first power plant by 2020, experts say.

Poland's Gays Can Inherit Their Dead Partners' Homes, And It Only...

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 22:54

We suspected a minor sea change in Poland's feelings toward the gays when a woman was fined thousands of euros for calling her neighbor a fag .

1,000 free rain boots go to Polish school children facing months of muddy building site

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 11:36

Hundreds of Polish school kids are getting a leg up with free rubber boots as they face months next to a muddy construction site.

Polish anti-abortion group shocks with Hitler poster

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 19:28

Polish anti-abortion activists have caused shock with a giant billboard poster depicting aborted fetuses and Adolf Hitler in a campaign timed to remind Poles of Nazi rule during World War Two.

Prosecutors seek prison terms for Auschwitz theft

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 14:43

The sign bearing the German words for "Work Sets You Free" is seen at Auschwitz on December 15, 2006.

In Poland, Chopin's music defines a nation

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 17:04

Tsarist Russia berated it as subversive, Nazi Germany banned it outright and to this day, for Poles, the cascading notes of Frederic Chopin still symbolise their country's long struggle for independence.

Cleveland area to step it up May 2 as communities plan rival Polish Constitution Day parades

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:18

Anyone who loves a parade will be treated to a pair of dueling ones May 2 in the Cleveland area.