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Poland ex-spy boss 'charged over alleged CIA secret prison' [Mar 27, 2012] WARSAW (AFP) - Poland has charged its former spy chief as part of a probe into claims it hosted a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 'black site' where suspected Al-Qaeda members were allegedly tortured, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Related Stories Al-Jazeera considers broadcasting French gunman videos Syria accepts Annan peace plan: Spokesman Ex-allies seek distance from Strauss-Kahn after ... [via YahooNews] More >>

First match at National Stadium of Poland free of incident [Mar 02, 2012] Warsaw, March 2 (IANS) A football friendly between Poland and Portugal at the National Stadium here -- newly-built for the Euro 2012 championship in June -- was incident-free, spokesman for the Polish National Police Headquarters Mariusz Sokolowski said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's KGHM Requests Debt Financing Offers From Banks [Feb 07, 2012] Polish state-controlled copper miner KGHM Polska Miedz SA (KGH.WA) has requested debt financing offers from between 10 and 20 banks, spokesman Dariusz Wyborski said Tuesday, as the company prepares for the country's largest ever acquisition of a foreign firm, and expects a higher capital expenditure and greater tax burden. [via YahooNews] More >>

7 charged with corruption over shale gas in Poland [Jan 11, 2012] (01-11) 06:29 PST WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Seven people, including government officials, have been charged with corruption during the granting of licenses for shale gas exploration in Poland, a spokesman for prosecutors... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's internal security detained Ignatenko [Jan 02, 2012] Russian Investigation Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin confirmed the information that Former Moscow Region first deputy prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko accused of protecting a vast underground casino ring was detained on Monday in Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 23, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland?s military in the war-torn country. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when their vehicle struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 21, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb shattered an armored vehicle in a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing five Polish soldiers ? the deadliest single attack on Poland?s military in the war-torn country. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when their vehicle struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

5 Polish troops killed by roadside bomb in east Afghanistan; Taliban claim responsibility [Dec 21, 2011] KABUL, Afghanistan ? A roadside bomb blast killed five Polish soldiers in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, NATO and a Polish official said, in the deadliest single attack for the Polish military there. Polish spokesman Jacek Sonta said in Warsaw that the soldiers were in a convoy headed to Rawza, in eastern Ghazni province, when it struck the bomb. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Boeing 767 with 230 passengers onboard makes emergency landing in Warsaw; no one injured [Nov 01, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? A Boeing 767 from Newark, New Jersey, carrying 230 passengers made an emergency landing in Warsaw on Tuesday after its landing gear failed to open. None of the passengers aboard the flight were injured, said Leszek Chorzewski, the spokesman for LOT, the Polish airline that operated the flight. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Train derails in southern Poland, nobody badly hurt [Oct 19, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - An intercity passenger train traveling from Vienna to Warsaw derailed in southern Poland on Wednesday but nobody was seriously hurt, a Polish railway spokesman said. [via YahooNews] More >>

One killed as storm lashes Poland [Jul 21, 2011] WARSAW - OVERNIGHT thunderstorms which lashed central and north-eastern Poland claimed one life and injured several other people, emergency services said on Thursday. A 30-year-old woman was crushed by the collapsing roof of her home in Kolodziaz, a small community some 50km east of the capital Warsaw, an emergency service spokesman said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 arena not ready for Poland-France game [May 24, 2011] Poland's friendly against France next month has been moved from Gdansk to Warsaw because the stadium under construction for the 2012 European Championship will not be ready in time. Legia Warszawa spokesman Michal Kocieba said Tuesday the club's stadium is being readied for the game on June 9. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland detains 22 hooligans, more to follow [May 10, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's police detained 22 hooligans with the number likely to rise after authorities identified over 70 people involved in riots during last week's Polish Cup final, a force spokesman said on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former champion weightlifter Baszanowski dies [Apr 29, 2011] Poland's weightlifting authorities say former Olympic and world champion weightlifter Waldemar Baszanowski has died at the age of 75 after a long illness. Polish Weightlifting Association spokesman Jacek Korczak-Mleczko said Friday that Baszanowski died in a Warsaw hospital early that day, following a medical procedure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russia hands over new declassified Katyn massacre files to Poland [Apr 07, 2011] The Russian Prosecutor General's Office handed over to Poland on Thursday 11 volumes of declassified documents related to the massacre of over 20,000 Polish prisoners of war in Western Russia in 1940, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said. [via YahooNews] More >>

UPDATE 2-Penta sells Polish retail chain to Mid Europa [Feb 25, 2011] * Penta says sells Zabka to Mid Europa Partners * Sale price around 400 mln euros (Adds spokesman on price) WARSAW, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firm PentaInvestments sold one of Poland's largest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Solidarity union voices support for Egyptian protesters [Feb 09, 2011] Warsaw - Poland's largest labour union, Solidarity, supports the anti-government protests in Egypt and has appealed to its own government to defend Egyptian demonstrators and labour union members, Solidarity spokesman Wojciech Gumulka said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

John Paul's blood bound for new altar [Jan 18, 2011] WARSAW, Poland -- A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year, an official said yesterday. Piotr Sionko, the spokesman for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Firefighters rescue deer stranded on Baltic Sea ice floe [Jan 06, 2011] WARSAW, Poland -- Polish firefighters dodged treacherous sheets of ice in a risky after-dark rescue of a terrified deer stranded on a floe in the Baltic Sea, a spokesman said Wednesday. The rescue team faced serious hazards navigating among the... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish firefighters save deer drifting on ice [Jan 05, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Polish firefighters dodged treacherous sheets of ice in a risky after-dark rescue of a terrified deer stranded on a floe in the Baltic Sea, a spokesman said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>