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POLAND Parliament’s shaky governing coalition came to an end Aug. 13, as President Lech Kaczyński dismissed four Cabinet ministers, the Associated Press reported. Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński said elections could be held in October, two years ahead of schedule. The pro-business Civic Platform, the main opposition party, currently leads in polls.

GERMANY Archivists found a document showing East German border guards had a “license to kill” people, including children, attempting to flee. The unsigned 1973 order provides the first written proof the Stasi had expected guards to kill any attempted defectors, The New York Times reported. Former East German leaders have repeatedly denied issuing shoot-to-kill orders.
UK Government officials admitted Aug. 13 that meeting the European Union target of generating 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 will not be possible. A government report leaked to The Guardian newspaper estimated the United Kingdom will reach just 9 percent by 2020. Environmentalists have called for an overhaul in policy.
MALTA A cruise ship rescued 13 people Aug. 10 and took them to Malta after their boat capsized, The Times of Malta reported. The survivors, African migrants, were detained by immigration police while rescuers searched for 10 to 15 others. The ship spotted another boat, carrying more than 200 people, that later landed in Lampedusa, Italy.
RUSSIA An explosion derailed 12 passenger train cars Aug. 13, wounding several people and stopping service between Moscow and St. Petersburg just north of the capital city, according to a Reuters report. A railway official said that tracks were ruptured by a bomb, though there was no indication by press time as to who may have planted it.
HUNGARY Officials said Aug. 10 that remains of a U.S. airman shot down during World War II had been recovered. The 63-year-old remains of Staff Sgt. Martin F. Troy were found in the plane wreckage, which had been left unexcavated in a rural area, according to the Associated Press. Troy’s remains will be returned to the States.
FRANCE Police discovered an arms cache Aug. 13 in a garage hired by a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA, the BBC reported. The garage, in Biarritz, contained two bombs, three pistols, 150 detonators and up to 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of explosives. Spanish police said the group was preparing to carry out a bombing. ETA ended a ceasefire in June.


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