Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers’ imprisonment
Warsaw, PolandReuters Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland’s parliament on Thursday to protest against the new government’s changes to state media and the imprisonment of two former ministers convicted of abuse of power. The march reflects mounting tensions in the country as the new pro-European Union coalition government led by Donald Tusk […]
Poland’s ruling nationalists push John Paul II’s legacy to election centre stage
Wadowice, PolandReuters A controversy over John Paul II’s legacy looks set to spur some undecided voters in Polish elections due by November, political analysts say, as allegations that the late Pope concealed child abuse deepen rifts in the predominantly Catholic country. Claims in a new book and TV documentary that the late Pope, born Karol […]
StrangeSights: Fake tanks; Polish politicians spar over worms; and, pups bring joy in Turkey
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…