Topic: Bronislaw Komorowski

Poland begins uncovering story of secret US detention center

An official probe has begun into how much the Polish government knew about a covert US detention center outside Warsaw where the CIA may have tortured members of Al Qaeda.

Romney's foreign trip ends on a high note in Poland

At a library at the University of Warsaw in Poland, U.S. Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney spoke of 'freedom and justice.' Romney's stop in Poland was likely a way of appealing to Polish and Catholic voters. He returned to Boston Tuesday. 

Romney visit: 'Poland stands as defender of freedom'

Mitt Romney was received by crowds of cheering Poles, but critics denounce American disregard for Polish war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Romney visit: Poles disappointed with Obama foreign policy

The idea that America has lost interest in maintaining Poland as its strategic ally in Eastern Europe remains a popular opinion among many Poles.

Global News Blog Flight from Newark makes emergency landing in Poland (video)

Belly landing: A Boeing 767 from Newark, N.J., made an emergency landing in Warsaw Tuesday. Why are belly landings so common?
11/01/2011 01:34 pm

Obama highlights Poland as model for a changing Middle East

On the last stop of his Europe tour, Obama recognized Poland's economic and democratic growth, saying it could be a template for pro-democracy movements in North Africa and the Middle East.
05/28/2011 01:02 pm

In Poland, Obama looks to improve relations with key military ally

President Obama arrived in Poland Friday for the final leg of his European tour on a visit that will focus on military ties between Washington and Warsaw.
05/27/2011 03:59 pm

Opinion Obama's crucial moment in Poland

At the dinner he co-hosts in Poland, President Obama has an opportunity to not merely rebuild relations with nations that have felt estranged in recent years; he should declare America’s enduring support for completion of a Europe that is truly whole, free, and at peace.
05/26/2011 11:20 am

Russia, Poland pledge reconciliation at crash site memorial

Russia's Dmitry Medvedev and Poland's Bronislaw Komorowski met on the one-year anniversary of a plane crash that killed Poland's former president en route to Russia. A probe of the crash has sparked controversy.
04/11/2011 01:57 pm

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START treaty: Obama confident new nuclear pact with Russia will pass Senate muster

START treaty is being considered for ratification by the US Senate. President Obama feels confident the START treaty will be approved.
12/08/2010 05:42 pm

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Poland election: Center-right Bronislaw Komorowski edges out Jaroslaw Kaczynski

Acting president Bronislaw Komorowski edged out Jaroslaw Kaczynski, opposition leader and twin brother of the late President Lech Kaczynski, with just over 52 percent of the vote in Sunday's Poland election.
07/05/2010 12:58 pm

Poland election: Komorowski and Kaczynski to face each other in run-off

Acting president Bronislaw Komorowski took over on April 10 after the plane crash death of President Lech Kaczynski. Komorowski, and the deceased president’s twin brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski, are set to face each other in the Poland election on July 4.
06/21/2010 12:48 pm

Poland election: Can late president Kaczynski's twin brother pull off an upset?

Parliament speaker and acting president Bronislaw Komorowski is expected to win the first round of the Poland election on Sunday, but.Jaroslaw Kaczynski has been rising in the polls.
06/20/2010 11:22 am

For the first time, Western troops march on Red Square

Russia's Victory Day, the country's most important secular holiday, was marked by an unusual emphasis on international cooperation as American, French, and British troops commemorated the the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany by marching across Red Square for the first time ever.
05/10/2010 03:06 pm

Iceland volcano ash keeps Obama, others from attending Polish president's funeral

President Obama and other world leaders were prevented from traveling to see Polish President Lech Kaczynski's funeral in Krakow today due to the cloud of ash hanging over Europe after the Iceland volcano.
04/18/2010 11:23 am

Polish President Lech Kaczynski killed in Russian plane crash

Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed when a plane carrying 132 people crashed in thick fog on its approach to a Russian airport Saturday.
04/10/2010 07:44 am