A nation with a proud past and promising future -- Poland's influence on the global stage is growing. A driving force in the new Europe with a skilled workforce spreading its influence beyond its borders and an economy increasingly attractive to foreign investors -- Poland is making its mark.
What the lopsided conflict is teaching military strategists, policymakers and soldiers about fighting wars
Poland and the United States reached an agreement that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a plan that has infuriated Russia
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39
The United States and the Czech Republic on Tuesday signed an initial agreement to begin basing part of a U.S. missile shield in the former Soviet satellite
The Daily Telegraph and other British newspapers reported Friday that lifestyle guru was denied permission to enter the country because of her 2004 conviction for obstructing justice
Russia isn't a member of NATO. It never will be. But the country which once used to dominate and run the rival Warsaw Pact is nevertheless having a crucial influence on the deliberations in Bucharest of the 26-nation alliance. Whether western powers like it or not, Russia is becoming NATO-Plus-One.
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
Two mentally disabled women were strapped with explosives Friday and sent into busy Baghdad markets, where they were blown up by remote control, a top Iraqi government official said.
Twenty members of the Polish Air Force returning from a flight-safety conference have been killed when a transport plane crashed in the northwest of the country.
A nation with a proud past and promising future -- Poland's influence on the global stage is growing. A driving force in the new Europe with a skilled workforce spreading its influence beyond its borders and an economy increasingly attractive to foreign investors -- Poland is making its mark.
What the lopsided conflict is teaching military strategists, policymakers and soldiers about fighting wars
Poland and the United States reached an agreement that will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a plan that has infuriated Russia
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39
The United States and the Czech Republic on Tuesday signed an initial agreement to begin basing part of a U.S. missile shield in the former Soviet satellite
The Daily Telegraph and other British newspapers reported Friday that lifestyle guru was denied permission to enter the country because of her 2004 conviction for obstructing justice
Russia isn't a member of NATO. It never will be. But the country which once used to dominate and run the rival Warsaw Pact is nevertheless having a crucial influence on the deliberations in Bucharest of the 26-nation alliance. Whether western powers like it or not, Russia is becoming NATO-Plus-One.
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
Two mentally disabled women were strapped with explosives Friday and sent into busy Baghdad markets, where they were blown up by remote control, a top Iraqi government official said.
Twenty members of the Polish Air Force returning from a flight-safety conference have been killed when a transport plane crashed in the northwest of the country.
At least seven people were killed Wednesday when a Polish military transport aircraft carrying passengers who had attended a flight-safety conference crashed in northwest Poland, military officials said.
The two US allies are suddenly in no hurry to see the implementation of the Bush Administration's plan to station an interceptor system on their soil
I remember a bleak time in Poland when the economy was so maddeningly out of touch with the needs of its people that anyone lucky enough to own a car would remove their windshield wipers at night and take them inside. In their command economy -- oblivious to the laws of supply and demand -- some official forgot to order wipers and consequently, they weren't for sale anywhere. Inspired by a hungry black market, thieves would work late into the night snapping them up.
Hundreds of thousands of mainly younger voters turned out to end the two years in power for Jaroslaw Kaczynski's Law and Justice Party
In Poland, it's polite to bring flowers when you visit someone's home, so there's a flower shop on virtually every street corner in Warsaw.
Five makers of medical device implants have made agreements with the U.S. government to resolve fraud concerns over industry practices, with four companies paying a total of $310 million, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
A strip of honey-colored flypaper spirals down from a thumbtack that anchors its now-empty canister. Speckled with lifeless flies, the canister swings each time the violin bow pokes it.
Oil prices moved off earlier lows Wednesday after a government report showed a surprise drop in crude supplies and OPEC showed no signs of increasing production.
Pedestrians all over the world are moving faster than a decade ago, according to scientists who have conducted a study into the pace at which people walk.
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili has had a change of heart about gays in the military.
Warsaw is a city on the rise -- the capital of a progressive and dynamic western-orientated democracy, more comfortable with the EU than it ever was with the USSR. Destroyed during World War II and rebuilt but hardly rehabilitated after 1945, Warsaw existed in Moscow's shadow -- a metaphor set in concrete with the erection of the Russian-built Palace of Culture and Science, a brooding symbol of Poland's status as a Soviet client state. Now a new city of steel and glass office blocks and streamlined hotels is rising. Multinational brands dominate advertising hoardings. Signs of affluence -- German cars, mobile phones - are everywhere. This is a city still in the first flushes of romance with globalization. The social scene has also flourished and diversified. Hip hangouts, bohemian club nights and cosmopolitan cocktail lounges have entered the fray alongside old-fashioned vodka dens and basement dives. Amid the forest of cranes and skyscrapers, it's still possible to see glimpses of another city behind the
NATO members were to discuss on Friday how to raise an additional 2,000 troops to bolster its force in Afghanistan amid increased insurgent violence, a spokesman said in Warsaw, where alliance defense chiefs were meeting.
Pope Benedict XVI has begun a bittersweet trip to Poland, where he will pay homage to the late Pope John Paul II, and his beloved predecessor's homeland.
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The Scene spent the day in Warsaw with film director Pawel Pawlikowski. Do you have a favorite hangout in the Polish capital? What's your favorite Pawel Pawlikowski film? Send us your suggestions and ideas and read your comments below.
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The Scene talks to Polish film director Pawel Pawlikowski about growing up in communist Warsaw and returning to the city for inspiration.
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Check out The Scene' suggestions for the Polish capital and send us your own ideas and suggestions below.
"Eternal light" sounds serenely stable, doesn't it? And in the liturgy of the traditional Requiem, or Mass for the dead, it's usually just that.
A "tired or weakened" man sent two "Mayday" calls from a Cypriot airliner before it mysteriously crashed in Greece, killing all 121 people aboard, according to a preliminary report on the accident by a Greek investigator.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been gathering in a Krakow field and clogged Poland's city streets to watch coverage of the funeral of Pope John Paul II, a man revered as a national hero in his homeland.
Unprecedented numbers of Poles are overwhelming their country's transport system as they attempt to make it to the Vatican to pay their respects to Pope John Paul II.
As a line of mourners stretched for miles Tuesday to file past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica, tributes also were being observed across the globe, including the pope's native Poland.
CNN.com asked its readers to share their thoughts about the death of Pope John Paul II. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
A Polish woman kidnapped in Baghdad last month has made a surprise appearance in Warsaw saying her captors treated her well but refused to reveal how she was freed.
On the weekend of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, "CNN Presents" looks at a little-known chapter of World War II that attempted to capitalize on the success of the Normandy landings.
Pope John Paul celebrates his 84th birthday on Tuesday. CNN International Anchor Ralitsa Vasileva asked CNN's Rome Bureau Chief Alessio Vinci how the pontiff and the Vatican plan to mark the occasion.
I feel I have to return to the issue of Poland and the World Economic Forum.
Capitals across Europe celebrated Friday night and into Saturday morning as the European Union marked the largest expansion in its history.
For two weeks, Richard Quest and his team are traveling around countries about to join the European Union on May 1. We asked for your views. Richard's replies are in italics.
Warsaw is already beginning to look like other cities to the West. The same multi-national names are on display. In glitzy malls, shoppers can take their pick of international merchandise.
With the weather and the U.S. economy warming up, you might be considering a summer trip to Europe. If so, you better start saving your money now.
I own a small-cap stock fund that recently closed to new investors. Is this a good time for me to buy more?
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Business is always personal, but especially so in Eastern Europe, where daunting bureaucracy and changing ground rules can spook even veteran investors from abroad. In such a climate, knowing the r...
As recession fears loom, plan to batten down and settle in. It's time for stability and home cooking, and don't forget to recycle. Says Barbara Feigin, an executive vice president of Grey Advertisi...
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