Warsaw - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with his Polish counterpart Tuesday on cooperation between their missions in Afghanistan , and commended Poland's role in the conflict amid a recent increase in Polish forces. Brown said Poland's mission of 1,600 soldiers made it one of the strongest contributors in the region, and said security was needed amid the upcoming Afghan presidential polls slated in August 20.

Warsaw - Workers at a Polish school in Auschwitz have discovered a 65-year old note in a bottle written by Nazi concentration camp prisoners, local media reported onMonday. The note - written on a piece of paper likely taken from a cement bag - was found as workers were taking down a wall in the school's basement, reported the Polish Press Agency PAP.

The school building once served as an air raid shelter and belonged to the death camp's complex during World War II.

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Warsaw - Joining the European Union boosted Poland's economy and sped up development, said a government report Friday as Poland neared five years of membership.

The Polish economy reaped the most benefits from joining the union, according to the report from the Office of the Committee for European Integration, which measures how well Poland meets EU commitments.

Warsaw  - Indian President Pratibha Patil began a visit to Poland on Friday for meetings hoped to boost economic ties and anti-terrorism efforts between the two countries.

Patil met with Polish President Lech Kaczynski and discussed economic cooperation amid growing Polish-Indian business and trade.

On the agenda were also relations with Afghanistan, Pakistan and China, reported the Polish Press Agency PAP.