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… Dispute over Afghanistan Forces It's All Smiles in Vilnius, but...  -  Feb 8, 2008
Spiegel OnlineBy Matthias Gebauer in Vilnius, Lithuania. Prior to this week's NATO meeting in Vilnius, heated bickering between Berlin and Washington had led to ...

Two held in Vilnius terror sting  -  Jan 23, 2008
BBC NewsTwo people from County Louth have been arrested in Lithuania on suspicion of trying to buy weapons. Michael Campbell and his partner Fiona Duffy, ...

Vilnius stock market to join Nordic-Baltic trading platform  -  May 20, 2005
ForbesVILNIUS (AFX) - The Vilnius Stock Exchange, owned by the largest Scandinavian stock market operator OMX, said it is to become part of the Nordic-Baltic ...

Euroleague: Maccabi TA faces tough tie in Vilnius  -  Nov 1, 2007
Jerusalem PostBy ALLON SINAI. Maccabi Tel Aviv's newly assembled roster faces its first true test of the season on Thursday night when it visits Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius in ...

Maccabi beaten by Vilnius at home  -  Dec 21, 2007
Jerusalem PostBy ALLON SINAI. Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius recorded its fourth straight victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday night, ending the yellow-and-blues' ...

Strong Rebuke for the Kremlin From Cheney  -  May 5, 2006
New York TimesMr. Cheney spoke at an international conference on democracy in the former Soviet republics, held in Vilnius, which drew leaders of nine former Soviet ...

… and peace among the icons; Eastern Europe.(Vilnius has been...  -  May 2, 2009
Pay-Per-View - The Economist - HighBeam ResearchVilnius has been Yiddish, Polish, Russian and now Lithuanian)(Vilnius: City ... Vilnius is an example to others--a contested city, but not a divided one THE ...

Probe: Jewish graves under Vilnius building?  -  Jun 27, 2008
Ha'aretzBy DPA. VILNIUS - Israeli experts launched a 10-day research project yesterday to determine if newly constructed offices and apartments sit on an old Jewish ...

Vilnius turning into loneliest capital in EU  -  Jan 8, 2010
HürriyetVILNIUS - The bankruptcy of Lithuania's main carrier and other reduced flights make Vilnius the most difficult of the European Union's 27 capitals to reach. ...

Ukraine-NATO informal consultations begin in Vilnius  -  Oct 24, 2005
ForUmInformal Ukraine-NATO high-level consultations are beginning in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, the press service of Ukrainian Defense Ministry informed. ...

Five Countries Sign Key Pipeline Deal At Vilnius Summit  -  Oct 11, 2007
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyOctober 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Five countries signed a deal on October 10 that may provide Europe with an alternative to Russian oil. ...

Soviet-era Lithuanian nuclear plant shuts down under EU deal  -  Dec 31, 2009
Yahoo! NewsVilnius later tried and failed to convince Brussels to let it keep the ... Violeta Klyviene, a Danske Bank analyst in Vilnius, told AFP individuals and ...

Lithuanians riot over tax increases - Europe- msnbc.com  -  Jan 16, 2009
msnbc.comVILNIUS, Lithuania - Violent political protests sweeping parts of Eastern Europe spread Friday to Lithuania, where police fired rubber bullets and tear gas ...

President speaks at Vilnius summit  -  May 4, 2006
ForUmVictor Yushchenko has spoken at a heads of state summit “Common Vision for Common Neighborhood� in Vilnius, President's press office reported. ...

Rabbi: Vilnius cemetery vandals were attempting to silence me  -  Jan 17, 2010
Ha'aretzBy Assaf Uni, Haaretz Correspondent. Vilnius' chief rabbi believes those who vandalized the city's new Jewish cemetery last weekend did so as an attempt to ...

Passengers escape injury in Lithuania plane crash  -  Sep 12, 2007
Reuters IndiaVILNIUS (Reuters) - A plane with 52 people aboard crash landed in ... The crew then decided to land in Vilnius, which has a longer and broader runway. ...

A renaissance in Vilnius  -  Mar 4, 2005
New York TimesBy Justin Keay. VILNIUS, Lithuania — Ever since the mid-1990s, when low property prices, a cheap cost of living and a beautifully unspoiled Old Town made ...

EU commissioner wins Lithuania vote  -  May 17, 2009
Toronto StarVILNIUS, Lithuania – The European Union's budget chief was poised to become Lithuania's first woman president after a landslide victory Sunday in a vote ...

US talks missile defense with Vilnius  -  Jun 18, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayBy Vanessa Gera, AP Writer. WARSAW, Poland — Washington has been talking with Lithuania about basing part of a missile defense system in that country in ...

Vilnius youth take interest in Jewish past  -  Jan 6, 2010
Ha'aretzBy Yoav Stern. VILNIUS - The sign above the door of the Vilnius University building was surprising. "Vilner Yiddisher Institute" was written in Hebrew ...

World: NGO Forum Raises Tough Questions Ahead Of Vilnius Summit  -  May 4, 2006
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyBy Jeremy Bransten. Leaders from the Baltic, Black Sea, and Caucasus regions will be meeting in Vilnius on May 4 for a conference entitled “Common Vision ...

The summary of the results Ukraine-NATO informal meeting in Vilnius  -  Oct 26, 2005
ForUmMembership of NATO is an instrument for Ukrainians to reach European living standards; therefore Ukraine's steps toward membership of NATO are in the ...

British Jews protest work near Vilnius cemetery  -  Sep 28, 2007
Jewish Telegraphic AgencyBy · September 28, 2007. British Jewish leaders met with the Lithuanian ambassador to protest desecration of Vilnius' Jewish cemetery. ...

Two CIA Black Sites in Lithuania - ABC News  -  Dec 22, 2009
ABC NewsIn addition to the prison outside Vilnius that was located and revealed by ABC News, the report says that Lithuanian intelligence made a guesthouse in ...

Rice Encourages Belarus Opposition  -  Apr 22, 2005
Washington PostVILNIUS, Lithuania, April 21 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a boost ... Rice was in Vilnius to attend a meeting of foreign ministers from NATO ...

Next Stop | Vilnius, Lithuania  -  Apr 29, 2007
New York TimesBy CLIFFORD J. LEVY. MAYBE it is the cobblestone byways that meander through Vilnius and appear more suited for horses than horsepower. ...

Vilnius, audio days  -  Jan 4, 2010
Ha'aretzBy Sivan Baskin. My new classmate was tall and buxom. She looked like a woman already. This impression was reinforced when she showed me a photo of a ...

Aer Lingus to start Vilnius service  -  Dec 19, 2006
RTE.ieAer Lingus is to start two new European routes next year, including its first to Lithuania. The airline will begin a service to the Lithuanian capital ...

Lithuania U21 0-0 England U21: England's Youngsters Held In Vilnius  -  Nov 17, 2009
goal.comBy Adrian Fisk. England's Under-21 side failed to build on the victory against Portugal at the weekend by only managing a 0-0 draw with Lithuania in Vilnius ...

Defense Minister leaves for Vilnius to participate in Ukraine-NATO …  -  Feb 7, 2008
ForUmA Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov has left for Vilnius to participate in the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission. ...

Vilnius has emerged from its communist past facing firmly towards the...  -  May 2, 2007
Taipei Times - Taipei TimesBy Clifford J. Levy. Maybe it is the cobblestone byways that meander through Vilnius and appear more suited for horses than horsepower. ...

Big crowds (of police) turn out to greet Queen  -  Oct 18, 2006
Telegraph.co.ukBy Caroline Davies in Vilnius. Perhaps it was because this was the first time a reigning British monarch had ever visited. Or just that old habits die hard ...

Vilnius Jewish cemetery dispute settled  -  Aug 31, 2009
Jewish Telegraphic Agency...(JTA) -- A long-running dispute over construction on the site of a historic Jewish cemetery in Lithuania was settled. The agreement signed Aug. ...

France's Thales wins contract to modernise Lithuania's Vilnius airport  -  Aug 19, 2005
ForbesVILNIUS (AFX) - French electronics company Thales has won a 2.63 mln eur contract to modernise Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania's state-owned flight ...

EU ministers cut deal to end Lithuania's veto on Russia talks  -  May 12, 2008
ForbesVILNIUS (Thomson Financial) - Four European Union foreign ministers announced Sunday ... Last month, Vilnius vetoed EU attempts to kick off talks on a new ...

EU students get glimpse of the gulag in Lithuania  -  Jan 20, 2010
Yahoo! News...know what it was to be a prisoner in the Soviet gulag," said Vanagaite, who produces the Lithuanian bunker event in a forest near the capital Vilnius. ...

TEO Vilnius upsets US select team at FIBA World League tournament  -  Oct 23, 2007
USA TODAY - USA TodayEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Nykesha Sales scored 21 points to help TEO Vilnius beat the United States women's select team 79-76 at the FIBA World League ...

Vilnius launches 'language buses'  -  Sep 20, 2006
BBC NewsBy Laura Sheeter. A scheme to teach people foreign languages while they travel is starting in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. ...

airBaltic Plans New Direct Flights from Vilnius  -  Nov 11, 2009
Boarding.noThe Latvian national airline airBaltic welcomes the fact that, under the initiative of the Lithuanian government and its Transportation Ministry, ...

Naked loss  -  May 7, 2008
Globe and MailVILNIUS — Reuters Published on Wednesday, May. 07, 2008 12:09PM EDT Last ... Delfi quoted the Vilnius police chief as saying stripping in public could be ...

Next Stop - Vilnius, Lithuania - Travel - New York Times  -  Apr 29, 2007
New York TimesAfter visiting the city's Holocaust museum, in a small green cottage set back from a main road, and viewing maps and photographs of the two ghettos where ...

Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About...  -  Apr 21, 2005
조선�보 - 조선�보(�문�)The Vilnius conference of NATO foreign ministers comes just a year after the ... She used a news conference in Vilnius to emphasize US ties with Lithuania. ...

Instant weekend: Vilnius  -  Mar 26, 2006
Times OnlineWhy should I go? Because the city has a quirky personality that's hard to put your finger on, but is instantly likeable. It's been built up, knocked down, ...

Black Site in Lithuania? CIA Accused of Third Torture Prison in Europe  -  Aug 21, 2009
Spiegel OnlineHowever, aircraft did not always fly directly to Vilnius -- some flights also took place via Poland. A Gulfstream jet with the tail number N379P, ...

Zuroff blasts Vilnius for allowing neo-Nazi march  -  Mar 19, 2008
Jerusalem PostBy ETGAR LEFKOVITS. The chief Nazi hunter of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center has condemned the Lithuanian government for allowing hundreds of ...

World: Conference Aims To Send Democracy East  -  May 4, 2006
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyVILNIUS, May 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) – Leaders from the Baltic, Black Sea, and Caucasus regions gathered in the Lithuanian capital today for a mini-summit under ...

45 facts about the first 100 work days of the new Lithuanian governmen...  -  Jan 17, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUM11) On Aug 8-9 Lithuania, Russia and Belarus met in Vilnius to hold transit ... 26) On Sept 22 the Vilnius District Court revoked the decision of the State ...

48 hours in Vilnius  -  Jan 2, 2009
Belfast TelegraphLithuania's capital is Europe's cultural hub in 2009, and marks its millennium. Alessia Horwich prescribes a perfect weekend in this city of surprises ...

Spa Vilnius, Druskininkai, Lithuania  -  Aug 11, 2007
Times OnlineUSP Oh, the prices! The treatment list is enticing: honey massages, red-grape baths and more, but at a quarter of what you'd pay in the UK. ...

Ekranas suspended from Vilnius bourse as bankruptcy proceedings …  -  Apr 7, 2006
ForbesVILNIUS (AFX) - Trading in shares of television tube manufacturer Ekranas will be suspended from Monday after the company filed for bankruptcy, the Vilnius ...

Lithuania Won't Hand Over Russian Pilot  -  Sep 16, 2005
FOXNewsVILNIUS, Lithuania — The Lithuanian government on Friday denied Moscow's requests to hand over a Russian pilot whose fighter jet crashed in the NATO ...

THE NATION; Zappa could have put this to music; A Lithuanian fan club...  -  May 8, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverIn 1995, the Vilnius City Council signed on to the plan. Kontantinas Bogdanas, the nation's best-known sculptor, created a bronze Zappa head that was ...

Rabbi: Vilnius cemetery vandals were attempting to silence me  -  Mar 27, 2007
Ha'aretzBy Assaf Uni, Haaretz Correspondent. Vilnius' chief rabbi believes those who vandalized the city's new Jewish cemetery last weekend did so as an attempt to ...

Jewish cemetery desecrated again in Vilnius  -  Jan 27, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMOn September 7, Vilnius police received a signal that graves had been desecrated at a city's Jewish cemetery, REGNUM correspondent was informed at the ...

VILNIUS IS WILD ABOUT ZAPPA  -  May 9, 2008
Pay-Per-View - The Sun - ProQuest ArchiverThe letter arrived, mayor to mayor, wishing the newly elected Sheila Dixon the usual "cordial congratulations" and wishes of "great success" on the ...

A Replica of an 18th-Century Organ Rings Clear and True - NYTimes.com  -  Dec 21, 2009
New York TimesThe original stands in the Holy Ghost Church in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... The project to build a replica of the Vilnius organ began in 2000 at the Eastman ...

… RICE HOLDS A MEDIA AVAILABILITY EN ROUTE TO VILNIUS, …  -  Apr 20, 2005
Free with registration - Political/Congressional Transcript Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comI'm very much forward to going to Vilnius for this meeting. There first will be an informal dinner tonight in which we're going to have ministers discuss a ...

Best of the Baltics: what Vilnius offers investors InvestingAbroad  -  Nov 16, 2006
Irish TimesIn the quickening rush for Baltic property, foreign investors have often overlooked Lithuania in favour of the country's northern neighbours. ...

Two neo-Nazis charged for marching in Vilnius  -  Jan 8, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMRepresentatives of Lithuania's foreign ministry have had a working meeting with administration of Lithuanian and Vilnius police at which they discussed the ...

Guide to Vilnius, Lithuania  -  Aug 22, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldTim Richards enjoys the 'new Europe' in a pint-sized nation with ale, amber and a magic tile to wish upon. Vilnius has seen plenty of change in the past ...

Zalgiris Vilnius v Lis Distillery  -  Jun 18, 2005
BBC NewsLisburn Distillery captain Wayne Buchanan says his side will "go out and play with no fear" in Sunday's Intertoto Cup first round, first leg. ...

Nazi helper avoids Lithuania jail  -  Mar 27, 2006
BBC NewsThe judge in Vilnius did not give him a jail term, saying he was too old and "no longer a threat to society". The judge's decision has angered the ...

UK Jews meet Lithuanian envoy to protest building at Vilnius cemetery  -  Sep 27, 2007
Jerusalem PostBy JONNY PAUL, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT. A delegation of the Board of Deputies of British Jews has met with the Lithuanian Ambassador in London to ...

Stockmann to open department store in Vilnius end-2010  -  Mar 27, 2008
ForbesHELSINKI (Thomson Financial) - Finnish retailer Stockmann said it plans to take its eponymous department store chain to Lithuania after signing a ...

Breathalyzer registers 18 times the limit - Europe- msnbc.com  -  May 23, 2006
msnbc.comVILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuanian police were so astonished when they pulled over a truck driver and his breathalyzer test registered 18 times the legal ...

Lithuania tries suspected Real IRA arms smuggler  -  Aug 18, 2009
Reuters UKVILNIUS (Reuters) - The trial began in Lithuania on Tuesday of an Irish man ... Lithuania wants to try Campbell in Vilnius, but if sentenced he can be moved ...

Lithuanian ex-president's party is winning local elections in Vilnius  -  Jan 17, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUMLithuanian ex-president Rolandas Paksas's Order and Justice Party is winning a landslide at the local elections in Vilnius, Lithuanian Central Election ...

Nuclear waste row leaves bad smell in Lithuania  -  Aug 25, 2005
The GuardianA spokesman for the Lithuanian foreign ministry confirmed that Vilnius was seeking clarification from Minsk about the pig farm plans. ...

Poland apologises for crowd trouble in Lithuania - Europe  -  Jul 10, 2007
ESPNVILNIUS, July 10 (Reuters) - Poland has apologised to Lithuania after Legia Warsaw fans went on the rampage during an Intertoto Cup match against Vetra ...

Article: Zuroff blasts Vilnius for allowing neo-Nazi march. Nazi...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchZuroff blasts Vilnius for allowing neo-Nazi march. Nazi hunter demands harsh punishments for participants ... find Jerusalem Post articles.

Vilnius, Europe's new capital of culture  -  Dec 21, 2009
HürriyetVILNIUS-Founded in the early 14th Century by the Grand Duke Gediminas, Vilnius quickly became a cultural center in north-eastern Europe, seeing the creation ...

Nagorno-Karabakh analyst on Vilnius conference: “evidently, they are ...  -  Jan 11, 2010
ИÐ? REGNUM...“The forum on NATO's Role in Defrosting Frozen Conflicts recently held in Vilnius is a landmark event revealing a number of trends,â€? Karabakh analyst David ...

Rytas Vilnius files suit against Spahija, Maccabi Tel Aviv  -  Oct 19, 2006
Ha'aretzBy Vered Cohen. The spat between Rytas Vilnius and its former coach Neven Spahija stepped up a notch yesterday when the club came good on its promise to ...

Rumsfeld calls for urgent probe of body burning  -  Oct 22, 2005
USA TODAY - USA TodayVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Saturday that he wants American commanders in Afghanistan to expedite their ...

Organizers of Vilnius energy security forum satisfied with results  -  Oct 11, 2007
Free with registration - Poland Business News - AccessMyLibrary.comVILNIUS. Oct 11 (Interfax) - Chairs of the Vilnius energy security conference - Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and Polish President Lech Kaczynski - on ...

EU on track for Russia talks  -  May 11, 2008
Reuters UKVILNIUS (Reuters) - The European Union looks likely to launch talks with Russia ... The Baltic state dropped its veto after talks in Vilnius with Slovenian ...

Ulster arms 'dealer' faces Vilnius trial  -  Mar 14, 2009
Gulf Daily News...vilnius: A man suspected of trying to buy arms in Lithuania for Real IRA - an Irish Republican Army splinter group that claimed the recent killing of two ...

Ukraine vows secure supplies to Europe  -  Oct 11, 2007
UPI.comVILNIUS, Lithuania, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Ukraine on Thursday guaranteed prompt gas and oil supplies to Europe amid concerns another spat with Gazprom could lead ...

Vilnius Wages Fight with EU to Keep Nuke  -  Mar 18, 2008
BusinessWeek...by Mike Collier. At a time when European nations are being urged to close old nuclear power plants and split state energy monopolies into competing private ...

Vilnius Becomes Loneliest EU Capital After FlyLAL Bankruptcy  -  Feb 23, 2009
BloombergBy Milda Seputyte and Ott Ummelas. The saleswoman at the Lietuvos Spauda newspaper shop, sitting among magazine, cigarette and candy bar displays, ...

Lithuania Investigating Secret CIA Prisons - ABC News  -  Oct 21, 2009
ABC NewsThe Vilnius prison was closed, however, after news of other CIA prisons in Poland and Romania were reported in the press in November 2005.

Lithuania retracts plans to build on old Jewish cemetery  -  Sep 1, 2009
Ha'aretzThe agreement coincides with the staging in Vilnius of an international congress of "Litvaks," as Lithuania's Jews are known. From the 13th century onwards, ...

Lithuanian officials open new inquiry into secret CIA prisons  -  Nov 20, 2009
Boston GlobeVILNIUS, Lithuania - Twice in the past three years, the Lithuanian Parliament investigated reports that the CIA secretly imprisoned Al Qaeda leaders in this ...

SAS Dash-8 that crashed in Vilnius had same fault as plane in Aalborg...  -  Sep 18, 2007
ForbesCOPENHAGEN (Thomson Financial) - The SAS AB Bombardier Dash-8/Q499 aircraft that crash-landed last week at Vilnius airport has the same fault as the sister ...

Alternate FM in Latvia  -  Jan 15, 2010
Αθηναικο ΠÏ?ακτοÏ?είο Ειδήσεων - Αθηναικο ΠÏ?ακτοÏ?είο ΕιδήσεωνIn Vilnius, Droutsas will meet Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas and will participate in the meeting between the Greece-Ireland-Lithuania Troika. ...

PKN Orlen makes offer for Lithuania's stake in Mazeikiu Nafta oil...  -  Apr 13, 2006
ForbesVILNIUS (AFX) - Poland's PKN Orlen has offered to buy a stake in the Mazeikiu Nafta oil complex from the Lithuanian government, even before Vilnius has ...

Memoirist wrote 'The Endless Steppe'  -  Nov 8, 2009
Washington PostMost of their relatives who had remained in Vilnius (then called Vilna) had ... Of the 57000 Jewish residents of Vilnius at the beginning of the war, ...

England's young lions held to draw in Vilnius - England  -  Nov 18, 2009
ESPNEngland Under-21s squandered a host of chances but still claimed a vital European Championship qualifying point in a goalless draw with Lithuania in Vilnius ...

Experts checking if Vilnius building constructed on Jewish cemetery  -  Dec 24, 2009
Ha'aretzBy DPA. Israeli experts Wednesday launched a 10-day research project to determine if newly constructed offices and apartments sit on an old Jewish cemetery ...

JCDecaux wins 15-yr Vilnius street furniture concession  -  Apr 10, 2007
ForbesPARIS (Thomson Financial) - JCDecaux SA said it won an exclusive 15-year contract to update and manage street furniture for the city of Vilnius, ...

Maccabi beaten by Vilnius at home. Fizer comes back from injury to...  -  Dec 21, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchMaccabi beaten by Vilnius at home. Fizer comes back from injury to score 12 second half points for Tel Aviv in 86-84 win ... find Jerusalem Post articles.

Vilnius arms accused denied bail  -  Apr 15, 2009
BBC NewsAn Irishman charged with trying to buy arms for dissident republicans has been refused bail by a court in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. ...

Yiddish in Vilnius  -  Apr 2, 2007
The Economist - EconomistTransitions Online has a well-worth-reading report on efforts among the Jewish commmunity in Vilnius, Lithuania, to preserve and revive Yiddish. ...

… : International Traveler / Update: VILNIUS, Lithuania - Internationa...  -  Feb 29, 2008
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchInternational Traveler / Update: VILNIUS, Lithuania ... find International Herald Tribune articles. Reuters International Herald Tribune 02-29-2008 ...

Lithuanian arms deal accused fails to have prosecutor barred  -  Oct 8, 2009
Belfast TelegraphShe was also detained in the Vilnius sting but freed four months later. Campbell's supporters have regularly protested a ban on contacts with others since ...

Russia stages a coup in Lithuania: Lithuanian press digest  -  Dec 22, 2009
ИÐ? REGNUMSummit meeting in Vilnius. Kauno diena reports that on May 2-5 Vilnius will ... Recently Vilnius has been trying to revive its “regional leadershipâ€? under ...

Baltics, Poland could sign nuclear deal next week - Lithuanian prime ...  -  Oct 2, 2007
ForbesVILNIUS (Thomson Financial) - The Baltic states and Poland are next week ... The leaders of the four countries are to gather in Vilnius next week for a ...

Vilnius shul duel heats up  -  May 31, 2007
Jewish Telegraphic AgencyBy Michael J. Jordan · May 31, 2007. VILNIUS, Lithuania (JTA) – Here in the former home of the Vilna Gaon, the historic center of the anti-Chasidic Litvak ...

Balts marking human chain that broke Soviet rule  -  Aug 22, 2009
Sydney Morning Herald...the 600-kilometre (375-mile) human chain that stretched from the Estonian capital Tallinn, via Riga in her homeland and south to Vilnius in Lithuania. ...

… Lithuanian envoy to protest building at Vilnius cemetery -...  -  Sep 28, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Jerusalem Post - HighBeam ResearchUK Jews meet Lithuanian envoy to protest building at Vilnius cemetery ... find Jerusalem Post articles. JONNY PAUL, Jerusalem Post correspondent Jerusalem ...

Are you kidding?  -  06 Aug 2009
ZDNet UKThe US does extradite their citizens, here is a story right here, (first thing to come up in google) http://vilnius.usembassy.gov/05-27-04.html.

LT: Dairy Rokiskio Suris revenues down by 14.5% in Jan-Jul.  -  06 Aug 2009
ISI - Emerging MarketsRokiskio Suris is listed on Vilnius Stock Exchange. The company director is Antanas Trumpa, who also owns 12.3% of the company's shares.

Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 31% at its Riga base in July  -  06 Aug 2009
Focus on Travel NewsLatvian airline airBaltic carried overall 296754 passengers in July 2009 (from Riga and Vilnius), representing 5% more than in the same month in 2008,

Davies still missing for Cottagers  -  06 Aug 2009
Clubcall...ahead of the in augural 38-team group stage. Goals from Bobby Zamora, Danny Murhpy (penalty) and Seol Ki-Hyeon did the damage in Vilnius last week.

New Report Just Published Consumer Lifestyles - Netherlands  -  06 Aug 2009
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)With offices in London, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Vilnius, Dubai, Cape Town and Santiago and a network of over 600 analysts worldwide,

EBRD extends convertible loan to Siauliu bank  -  06 Aug 2009
ReutersVILNIUS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) granted a convertible loan of 30 million euros to Lithuania's Siauliu

A Daring Baltic Ban on Gay Propaganda  -  06 Aug 2009
Catholic OnlineVILNIUS, Lithuania (MercatorNet) - Lithuania's parliament found energy this month not only for budget cuts to keep a financial crisis at bay but also for a

Actress Geraldine Librandi to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing ...  -  06 Aug 2009
TMCnet...legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius.

Lithuania oil terminal Jan-Jul loadings down yr/yr  -  06 Aug 2009
Reuters IndiaVILNIUS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Lithuania state-owned oil terminal Klaipedos Nafta (KNF1L.VL: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it reloaded 4.4 million

Jumsoft Performs a Makeover on its Web Site Add-Ons  -  06 Aug 2009
prMac (press release)...[prMac.com] Vilnius, Lithuania - Jumsoft, a developer of high-quality applications and add-ons for Mac OSX, today revamped its collection of add-ons for Web

Lithuania economy seen falling  -  06 Aug 2009
London South EastVILNIUS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Lithuania's central bank said on Thursday it saw the country's economy contracting 19.3 percent in 2009, which would mean the

Jumsoft Expands Its Selection with Templates for Apple's Numbers  -  06 Aug 2009
prMac (press release)...[prMac.com] Vilnius, Lithuania - Jumsoft, a developer of high-quality applications and add-ons for Mac OSX, has added a new product to its selection of

Expert: Lithuanian hostage crisis could drag on  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
The Associated PressVILNIUS, Lithuania — A Lithuanian maritime expert says that any negotiations with pirates about the release of five Lithuanian sailors abducted in Nigeria

Vilnius residents to leave their cars at home in September  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseVilnius residents and city guests will be encouraged to leave their cars at home in September 2009 again. Traditional action "City Without Car" is to be

LT: Vilnius looks for private investor for Hermitage-Guggenheim ...  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsVilnius deputy mayor Gintautas Babravicius said that Lithuanian Hermitage-Guggenheim museum in Vilnius project is looking for private investors.

Lithuanian Economy Shrank 22.4%, EU's Worst Recession  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
BloombergThe decline, the deepest in the European Union, compares with a revised 13.3 percent contraction in the first quarter, the Vilnius-based statistics office

Langhorne Bouncing Back From Rough Rookie Season  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Washington PostDuring the WNBA offseason, Langhorne helped lead TEO Vilnius to the Lithuanian league title and was named MVP of the championship series.

BFI Southbank Gallery Commissions Deimantas Narkevicius to Produce ...  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Art DailyBorn in 1964 in Utena, Lithuania, Deimantas Narkevicius lives and works in Vilnius . He graduated from the Art Academy in Vilnius as a sculptor and spent a

UEFA Europa League - Fulham cruise to win in Vilnius  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Yahoo! EurosportFulham cruised to a 3-0 win at Lithuania's Vetra Vilnius to take control of their Europa League third qualifying round tie. Man-of-the-match Bobby Zamora

LT: Aer Lingus to start flights from London to Vilnius in autumn.  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsIrish airline Aer Lingus announced it would start operating a flight from Vilnius to London three times a week from Sep 10, 2009 . The company plans to make

An Irishman's Diary  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Irish Times...“Vilnius,� he replies as you both begin to laugh. It feels like a reworking An Evil Cradling. You are 25km outside the capital of Lithuania,

Charm City Freakout  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
Baltimore MagazineNo matter where Crabtown decides to put the no-strings-attached gift from Vilnius, one thing is for sure: Legions of Zappa fans from around the world will

Film and Exhibitions in Vilnius, Lithuania  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
European Irish News - Music, Sport, Culture & BusinessThere will be an exhibition of Ordinary Iconography running until 15th August at Vilnius Railway Station free of charge. The exhibition features iconography

Siemens is to modernize Vilnius and Kaunas airports  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseUpon the implementation of the modernization projects of Kaunas Airport worth 1.069 million litas (311650 euros) and Vilnius International Airport costing

Tweet tweet: You're not Lithuania's president!  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
ReutersVILNIUS (Reuters) - The office of Lithuania's newly elected President Dalia Grybauskaite has a problem with someone else's virtual reality.

Jeremic: Lithuania supporting the European integration of Serbia  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Radio SrbijaThe authorities in Vilnius will extend full support in the future to Serbia's admission to the EU, stressed the Serbian Minister, adding that Lithuania was

Russian Journalist Not Allowed Into Lithuania  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyVILNIUS -- The editor in chief of Russia's Regnum Information Agency, Modest Kolerov, has been prevented from entering Lithuania by train despite having a

Soviet Bunker II: Vilnius bus station  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Baltic TimesVILNIUS - Tourists in Lithuania are often offered a visit to the Soviet Bunker – a specially designed reality museum near Vilnius, staffed with real actors

Sales of new apartments in Vilnius decreased by 70% in H1 yoy  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseOver the first six months of 2009, around 500 new flats were sold or reserved in Vilnius. According to the data presented by the Centre of Registers,

Vilnius Municipality intends to dismiss one third of employees  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseVilnius Municipality is reducing the number of employees. Upon dismissal of one third of municipality staff, Vilnius politicians promise more efficient

Lithuania's first female president sworn in at historic inauguration  -  ‎Jul 12, 2009‎
Deutsche WelleThe inauguration ceremony is to be followed by a holy mass at Vilnius cathedral, a military parade and a gala concert. The former European Union financial

flyLAL Charters carried most passengers from Vilnius in June  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
The Baltic CourseIn June 2009, 33632 passengers were carried by the planes of Lithuania's charter airline flyLAL Charters from Vilnius. From the capital of Lithuania,

Hey, give our cannons back!  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Independent OnlineVilnius - A member of parliament in Lithuania has asked Sweden to return dozens of cannon seized during a battle in the 17th century, the Baltic News

Å ildymas: Centrinis Å¡ildymas iÅ¡ centralizuotų sistemų  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
DomoPlius.lt...a park, kindergarten, school, and shop nearby. A very comfortable driving out from town, one will not waste one's time driving towards Vilnius or seaside.

Clarification: Lithuania Censorship Law story  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
The Associated PressVILNIUS, Lithuania — In a July 14 story about a censorship bill approved by Lithuania's parliament, The Associated Press reported that the president needs

LT: Dairy Pieno Zvaigzdes net profit at EUR 1.9mn in H1.  -  ‎Jul 31, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsLithuanian dairy group Pieno Zvaigzdes recorded net profit of LTL 6.6mn (EUR 1.9mn) in H1, the company announced via Vilnius Stock Exchange.

Lithuania - President - Inaugural Address by President Dalia ...  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
ISRIAI have sworn to the Nation and I am determined to dedicate my utmost efforts to the well-being of the people of Lithuania. Power is not for glory or money.

Conference proves that Esperanto can be the language of love  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Times OnlineNi ne renkontis unu la alian de post Vilnius 2005, mi pensas. How nice to see you. I don't think we've seen each other since Vilnius in 2005.

FULHAM FACE VETRA IN EUROPA LEAGUE  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Sportinglife.comRoy Hodgson's Cottagers will travel to Vilnius for the first leg on Thursday July 30, before entertaining the Lithuanians at Craven Cottage in the home leg

GlobeNewswire Expands Canadian Services and Distribution  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
GlobeNewsWire (press release)...not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius.

Luminous Star (USA)  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
SkySportsVILNIUS 9-2 (8-1) Chased leader until over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 6, 3 1/2l behind Mijas Playa (8-13) at Ffos Las 5f 2yo hcp (4) gd

Star1 Airlines launches direct flights from Vilnius to London  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Easier (press release)Beginning this month, the Lithuanian company Star1 Airlines will commence a direct connection between Vilnius and London. The direct flights to London will

Lithuania president says still no need to address IMF  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
ForexyardVILNIUS, July 30 (Reuters) - Lithuania's president said on Thursday she still saw no need for International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance,

Stag parties: 'badly-behaved Britons is a price Riga must pay'  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Telegraph.co.ukRiga, Tallinn, Prague, Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Vilnius and Kraków are the most popular. But others, too, are getting to get in on the act – Moscow,

SEB has no plan at moment to boost Baltic capital  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
ForbesVILNIUS, July 15 (Reuters) - SEB sees no need at the moment to boost the capital of its Baltic unit in the face of rising bad loans, but will do so if

LT: 37% of Swedbank's housing loans value higher than collateral.  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
ISI - Emerging MarketsSwedbank reports that in Vilnius apartments' prices declined by 28% y/y as of end-June, while in Tallinn they are down by 53% y/y and in Riga by 68% y/y.

Dan at The Third Estate (blog): Lithuania – New Myths and Old  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
History News NetworkI don't mean the sorts of myths that the guide books harp on about, like how Duke Gediminas founded Vilnius after being told to in a dream in the 1320s.

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