India, Poland renew commitment to fight terrorismWARSAW - India and Poland have renewed their commitment and determination to fight the menace of terrorism. Patil pitches for healthy growth in India-Poland tradeWARSAW - Having paid tribute to the patriotism and bravery of the Polish people at the Warsaw Uprising Museum here on Thursday, visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday pitched for a healthy growth in Indo-Polish trade notwithstanding the current global economic downturn. Obituaries in the newsRaymond A. Brown NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Raymond A. Brown, a veteran New Jersey defense lawyer whose high-profile clients included former boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, has died. He was 94. Foreign investments transform once coal-rich Polish regionGLIWICE - The Gliwice mine in southern Poland no longer produces the coal that made the region known as an industrial powerhouse during communism. The mine’s smoky bricks have been polished to a lively orange, and its interior renovated to house a business and education centre with a state-of-the-art lecture hall. US needs time to review Europe missile plan: GatesKRAKOW - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the Obama administration needs time to review the plans of the previous administration to develop a strategic missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. US airbase closure not to hit Afghan supplies: NATOKRAKOW - Kyrgyzstan’s decision to close an airbase used by the US to lift supplies to its troops in Afghanistan ‘will have not direct effect’ on NATO, an official said. US airbase closure not to hit Afghan supplies: NATOKRAKOW - Kyrgyzstan’s decision to close an airbase used by the US to lift supplies to its troops in Afghanistan ‘will have not direct effect’ on NATO, an official said. US asks European allies to do more in AfghanistanKRAKOW - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates Thursday asked NATO’s European allies to do more in Afghanistan to balance new US pledge to send in 17,000 additional troops. |