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Parliament picks bomb hoaxer as speaker:Lithuania
" Lithuania's newly elected parliament has chosen as its new speaker a popular television talent show host once convicted of placing a prank call about a bomb in a hotel. The speaker is first in line to lead the...Medvedev Urges Obama to Rethink Missile Shield Plans
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said he will call of his threat to deploy missiles in the Kaliningrad region, a Russian excave within the EU, if Barack Obama calls off the Bush Administration's plans to build a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic. An...
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Conservatives wins Lithuanian ballot
" © AP 2008-10-26 23:49:04 - VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - A conservative party critical of Russia won Lithuania's parliamentary ballot, the Baltic country's election commission said Sunday, signaling the return of a center-right government after seven years of leftist...Lithuanians vote for new parliament at last
" Polling stations have opened in Lithuania for the second and final round of voting to elect a new parliament. The first round of voting on October 12 saw 73 of Lithuania's 141 parliamentary seats decided, leaving 68 to be fought over in the second round.... Bush warns Moscow against 'bullying' neighbours
American President George W Bush has extended his support to smaller countries around the Russia. He also assured full cooperation to visiting leaders of these nations. USA is trying to seek greater energy cooperation with Lithuania and going to allow ... House price crash goes global
No production, no income, no money to pay overpriced homes with no re-sell guarantee.A new economy model will look for other colateral than real estate, knowledge to medium sized production replaces homes. The... 260 views | 6 comments | 12 recommendations
Iran: US behind extremism in ME
" Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:07:42 GMT Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the emergence of extremism is the brainchild of the US policies in the Middle East. “Today, extremism in Afghanistan and...Aussie basketballers more worred about Beijing pollution than American compet...
"The Australian Women's basketball team's WNBA superstar Lauren Jackson is not fretting about the basketball war with America that awaits her in Beijing; she's more worried about the weather. Asked at a lunch on the Gold Coast about Australia's ultra-intense...In the Jerusalem of the North, the Jewish story is forgotten
This is in many ways a chilling reminder that race hatred and denial by ignoring is still taking place in Lithuania and some other states. Fascinating piece by Jonathan Steele for the Guardian."Follow the English...149 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Even 350 Year-Old Wounds Never Completely Heal
If there was any doubt that George Orwell got it right when he said, "who controls the past controls the future", this could be the clincher."A 350-year-old cavalry battle has become the latest irritant between Russia and its neighbor Ukraine after Russia's foreign ministry...Lithuania's LEO roars ahead
The Lithuanian Electricity Organization (LEO LT), a holding company set up to invest in Lithuania's next nuclear power plant and international energy infrastructure, has formally begun operations.Record number take UK citizenship
This is all about stats, according to BBC news story, UK has issued recorded number of citizenship last year.Just look at the figures, which say all about the story at a glance."A record 164,635 people were granted British citizenship last year, government figures have...Rugby striptease video hits the web
It is hard to believe that Lithuania beat Australia at rugby."The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the...2595 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Fugitive Pieces: A Chat with Robert Lantos and Jeremy Podeswa
"by Ryan NadelEleven years ago, across Canada and the world, many avidly turned the pages of Anne Michaels' bestselling novel Fugitive Pieces. Among them was Robert Lantos. Like many, when Lantos turned the book's...Visa-Free Travel Expanded by Homeland Security
"""The Department of Homeland Security announced proudly on March 17 that three former Eastern bloc nations - Slovakia, Hungary, and Lithuania - have entered into a memorandum of understanding allowing visa-free travel to and from those countries and the United States. Which...
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