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83-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Finally Celebrates Bar Mitvah

When he was just 11 years old, Morris Glass's childhood was ripped away from him when the Nazis invaded his homeland of Poland. This past Saturday, the 83-year-old Glass was able to finally celebrate his bar mitzvah, an important Jewish rite of passage that was denied him because at 13 years old he was living in a...

Polish Dog Gives Birth to 17 Puppies

WARSAW, Poland -- Seventeen whimpering Great Dane puppies born by cesarean section are keeping their mother, another dog and their breeder constantly busy trying to feed the unusually large litter. The eight male and nine female pedigree puppies were born Monday at a veterinary clinic near Warsaw, after their breeder...

Japan Disaster Reignites Nuclear Debate Around the World

LONDON -- Japanese authorities are battling to stop radiation from leaking from Fukushima's quake-ravaged atomic power plant. But the economic and political fallout from the disaster has already spread far beyond the Land of the Rising Sun. Governments in Europe and Asia are tearing up or reviewing plans to build new...

Family Remembers Auschwitz Survivor's Will to Survive

Milwaukee, Wis. -- Zygmunt Choroszy was buried Saturday with the number 134 tattooed on his arm. Tucked into his coffin was the faded holy card he would hide in his mouth from Nazi guards while at Auschwitz. Choroszy, a Polish Catholic and political prisoner, was arrested for underground activity in late 1939. He survived...

Casimir Pulaski: 5 Facts on Chicago's Beloved Polish Hero

On March 12, the city of Chicago will celebrate all things Irish by dyeing the Chicago River green. But today is for the Polish. The first Monday in March is Casimir Pulaski Day in Chicago, when schools and other government institutions are closed to honor a man who is a hero to both the Polish and Americans. So...

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Christopher Hill On Barack Obama's Poland Gaffe

This week, President Barack Obama put himself in an awkward position with America's ally, Poland, when he erroneously referred to World War II-era Nazi concentration camps in Nazi-occupied Poland as "Polish."

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HUFFPOST HILL - Mean White House Insults Poland, Wisconsin

"Let's talk about the president doing blow" isn't an underappreciated Salt-n-Pepa B-side -- it's what Allen West told a group of constituents earlier this month.

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Euro 2012 Condoms: Poland 'Fair Play' Program Promotes Safe Sex

Polish health officials say they will distribute free condoms to hundreds of thousands of fans attending Euro 2012 as part of a safe sex campaign.

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Poland To Press For Afghanistan Mission End In 2014

Poland's president says he will press NATO leaders at an upcoming summit to stick to plans to end its military mission in Afghanistan in 2014, and for member states to offer financial support to the nation after troops have left.

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Lodz Zoo Break-In Leaves 2 Giraffes Dead In Poland

Two female giraffes at a zoo in central Poland died after vandals broke into the facility, and officials are trying to find a companion for their last remaining giraffe â a male.

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06/02/12 EURO teams get refereeing briefing Source: UEFA UK Members of the UEFA Referees Committee are meeting the coaches and players of the 16 participating teams ahead of the UEFA EURO 2012 kick-off to discuss the instructions given to the referees for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
06/02/12 Germany delegation visits Auschwitz death camp Source: The Malta Independent Online A Germany team delegation has paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
06/02/12 Football: Problems mount for Euro 2012 contenders Source: Asia One With a week to go until the start of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, injuries and off-pitch controversies have already begun to shape the outcome of the tournament.
06/02/12 On a wing and a prayer ... all roads lead to Poland Source: Irish Independent THE Euro 2012 convoy to Poland has assembled -- and some of it is being held together by a wing and a prayer.
06/02/12 Prepare for lengthy delays at the border, fans warned Source: Irish Independent IRISH fans travelling to Poland are facing the prospect of lengthy delays and possible searches as they enter the country.

Background on poland

Poland (), officially the Republic of Poland (; ; ), is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north.

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