Before the plane crash that killed him, President Lech Kaczynski was facing likely defeat in fall elections as voters turned away from his conservative message. Complete Story...
A look at the world leaders who have said they will attend the state funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria, in Krakow, Poland, on Sunday.
The sense of unity spawned by the plane crash that killed Poland's president and dozens of other leaders has begun to fray, with controversy flaring over the choice of a burial site and suspicion spreading about the cause of the accident.
A look at what world leaders are saying about the plane crash in which Polish President Lech Kaczynski perished Saturday:
The crash of an aging Russian airliner ravaged the top levels of Poland's military, political and church elite Saturday, killing the Polish president and dozens of other dignitaries as they traveled to a ceremony commemorating a slaughter that has divided the two nations for seven decades.
A Warsaw court on Tuesday began hearing a lawsuit filed by Lech Walesa in which the Solidarity founder is demanding damages from Polish President Lech Kaczynski for having called Walesa a communist-era agent.
President Bush and Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Monday defended plans for a missile defense shield fiercely opposed by Russia. At a meeting in the Oval Office, Bush called the missile-defense plan a "symbol of our desire to work for peace and security."
The sense of unity spawned by the plane crash that killed Poland's president and dozens of other leaders has begun to fray, with suspicion spreading about the cause of the accident.
The sense of unity spawned by the plane crash that killed Poland's president and dozens of other leaders has begun to fray, with controversy flaring over the choice of a burial site and suspicion spreading about the cause of the accident.
Even up against tough weather and tight schedules, pilots are supposed to have the last word on when, where and how to land their aircraft. But pressures on pilots can sometimes override safety considerations.
Before the plane crash that killed him, President Lech Kaczynski was facing likely defeat in fall elections as voters turned away from his conservative message.
Russian investigators suggested human error may have been to blame in the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others, saying Monday there were no technical problems with the Soviet-made plane.
Russian investigators say there were no technical problems with the Soviet-made plane that crashed and killed the Polish president and 95 others over the weekend.
Poland's government moved swiftly Sunday to show that it was staying on course after the deaths of its president and dozens of political, military and religious leaders, even as tens of thousands of Poles expressed their grief over the plane crash in Russia that shocked the count …
Israel's leaders on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, calling him a true friend of the Jewish people and praising his efforts to heal the scars of the Holocaust.
The leader of Poland's government in exile while the nation was under Soviet-backed rule. The shipyard worker whose firing helped ignite the labor uprising that ultimately toppled communism here.
Thousands of people stand silent in the streets of Poland's cities, in a silent memorial to President Lech Kaczynski and the other 95 people killed in a devastating plane crash.
Lech Kaczynski, Poland's president, died en route to the most sensitive mission possible - a visit to the place that has driven a wedge between Poles and Russians for three generations.
A look at what world leaders are saying about the plane crash in which Polish President Lech Kaczynski perished Saturday:
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died Saturday along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia.
This is a tragedy! My thoughts and prayers are with everyone aboard that plane.
Britain's Prince Charles arrived in Poland on Monday with his wife, Camilla, to start a nine-day tour that will take them through central Europe.
A dog rescued from the Baltic Sea after braving a 75-mile journey on an ice floe joins crew of Polish research ship which saved him, the captain says.
A dog rescued from the Baltic Sea after braving a 75-mile journey on an ice floe is making himself at home on the Polish research ship whose crew rescued him, the captain said Friday.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski has signed into law the compulsory chemical castration of some sex offenders.
Obama denies Poland missile vow US President-elect Barack Obama has not given a commitment to go ahead with plans to build part of a US missile defence system in Poland, an aide says.
During the war between Georgia and Russia, no European leader denounced Russia as strongly as Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski. He has also been a fervent backer of US plans to deploy 10 interceptor missiles on Polish territory.
Poland's centre-right election victors said on Monday they would seek a broad alliance in parliament to push through economic reforms and redirect Poland into the EU mainstream.
German politicians have condemned a computer generated photo of Poland's leaders sucking the German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bare breasts. The image appears on the cover of the Polish weekly Wprost, and is titled "Stepmother of Europe".
The Kaczynski government sees its EU summit performance as a big success. But Poland's messy negotiating tactics and use of World War II references has left a bad taste in the mouth for some of its partners in Brussels.
Russia's foreign minister urged the United States on Saturday to freeze plans for missile defense installations in eastern Europe during negotiations and warned that the proposal -- intended to serve as a buffer against Iran -- could backfire.
In recent years, the rightwing Catholic twins who run Poland have advanced two articles of political faith: first, that the strength and moral integrity of the Polish nation is built upon the rock of the Polish Catholic church; and, second, that the weakness and corruption of Pol …