Woman Who Saved 2,500 Jewish Children Dies at 98 Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who during the Second World War saved an estimated 2,500 Jewish children, died on Monday morning in a Warsaw hospital. Sendler, 98, had been a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize, and had been recognised by Israel’s Yad Vashem institute as one of the Righteous Among the Nations for her work. more

Major NGO Moves to Warsaw Warsaw's non-governmental sector got another boost this week with the announcement of a decision to move the HQ of the International Social Security Association’s agriculture section to the city from Kassel, Germany. At a recent congress, the body also elected two Poles to its board of directors - Jacek Dubiński was appointed president and Kazimierz Patkowski became the secretary general of the section. more

Beenhakker Names Euro Squad National football team coach Leo Beenhakker went with youth in his squad for the Euro 2008 championships this week, dropping three veterans who most journalists had expected to make the trip to Austria and Switzerland this summer. more