It's that time of year again when we're compelled to buy a sentimental card for our loved ones and go out for a set-menu meal - or wallow in our singledom.

The eerie 'Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe' reflects the insanity of Nazi brutality in its alienating architecture, writes Chris Barton.

Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska had a bizarre moment in her first round clash at the Australian Open when her racquet snapped mid-point.

A Swedish neo-Nazi has been jailed for the theft of the infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign from the Auschwitz Nazi death camp.

Roger Hall cruises the Baltic and relishes his time in fascinating ports of call without having to think about about much else.

A foreign rowing official who was caught by police driving over 80 km/h over the speed limit has had the charges dropped.

Soaring 36m towards the heavens, a new statue in Poland has dethroned the landmark Jesus of Rio de Janeiro as the world's tallest statue of Christ.

In a world of spirits that aim to be the biggest tasting and most highly flavoured, vodka has always been something of an enigma.

A brilliant day for the Kiwis at the RS:X World boardsailing championships in Denmark.

Protesters say President Lech Kaczynski and his wife should not be buried in Wawel Cathedral -normally reserved for poets and kings.

Russian authorities insist that pilot error was behind the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Thousands of Poles lined the streets of Warsaw as the coffin of President Lech Kaczynski was taken to the presidential palace after his death alongside at least 95 others in a plane crash in Russia.

Poland is confronting the worst political disaster since WWII after its president, his wife and dozens of top officials were killed in a plane crash.

Acting Prime Minister Bill English has joined the list of international leaders offering condolences to Poland.