Poland News

Rescuers Reach 4 of 10 Miners Missing at Coal Mine in Poland

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescue workers in southern Poland have reached four of the 10 miners who went missing early Saturday after a powerful underground tremor and methane gas discharge hit, mining authorities said. It was the second coal mine …

Poland’s PM Seeks Steps Against Drunken Driving

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is meeting with the justice and interior ministers to discuss ways to prevent drunken driving. The meeting Thursday was Tusk’s response to the deaths of six people who were hit by a car driven by …

Poland Launches Program to Reduce Traffic Deaths

Poland is launching a government program to reduce traffic fatalities and improve its horrible road safety record. In 2011, Poland had Europe’s worst road safety statistics, with 110 deaths per 1 million citizens, or almost 4,200 people killed, Interior Minister …

Boeing Sued Over Plane That Crash Landed in Poland

Passengers on a plane that crash-landed in Poland last year when its landing gear failed to deploy have sued Boeing and the firm that inspected the airliner before it departed New Jersey, with one attorney saying his clients suffered severe …

Tornadoes in Poland Kill 1, Injure 10

A freak wave of summer tornadoes has struck northern and western Poland, killing at least one person and injuring another 10 people. An area around Bory Tucholskie forest, a national park and popular tourist destination, was hit by a twister …

Poland Reviews Stance on Treaty After Web Attacks

Polish leaders will debate on Monday their stance on an international copyright agreement after activists attacked government websites to protest the treaty. Many websites, including those of the prime minister and parliament, were inaccessible Monday for the second straight day. …