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“Armenia is a special country for Lithuania and is in focus of entire Europe. Strengthening of Lithuanian-Armenian diplomatic relations will offer a possibility to form new markets and promote cultural exchange”

VALDAS ADAMKUS: ARMENIA IS A SPECIAL COUNTRY FOR LITHUANIA PanARMENIAN.Net 07.04.2008 18:58 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On April 7, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus handed credentials to Lithuania's ... via Groong Armenian News Network

“In the case of economic difficulties we will have to assess the situation and to examine all different possibilities to ensure energy supplies”

The European Commission on Thursday again poured cold water on Lithuanian hopes to extend the life of the Baltic state's Soviet-era nuclear power plant. via Budapest Business Journal

“Most of the [survivors] alive today were teenagers in the Holocaust”

In his last letter to his friend Elsa, 19-year-old David Berger knew the Nazis were closing in. It was 1941 in Vilnius, today the capital of Lithuania, and Berger had fled invading German forces as far as he could.

Resigned to his fate, he sent a final message: 'I should like someone to remember that there once lived a person named David Berger.'

That quote opens the Web page for a program of Israel's national Holocaust museum aimed at documenting the names of as many Holocaust victims as possible before those who remember them die. Read more

“Whilst we have two men in custody, we will be working diligently to establish the full circumstances surrounding Jolanta's death.”

Two Lithuanian men were arrested on Friday by British police investigating the murder of a woman whose severed head was found by children in a plastic bag on a Scottish beach. via News24.com

“It's some kind of debt that we could repay by helping somebody in a similar situation we once were ourselves”

By Aleks Tapinsh, Riga, April 3 : For three tiny Baltic nations, slogans to free Tibet have a familiar echo. via Newkerala.com

“Ras, dwa, ras, dwa, dawaj, dawaj, ras, dwa”

"Back in the USSR" is a well-known song by the Beatles. It is also the name given to a unique project in Lithuania which enables visitors to experience at first hand the ideology and brutality of the communist ... via Earth Times

It was noted that the visit will be held by the invitation of Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade. via Today.Az

“Who can resist the choice of more than 50 different combinations of ingredients?”

TAKE OVER: Cili Pizza restaurants are springing up all over Lithuania as the restaurant is fast becoming the countries favorite pizza joint. via The Baltic Times

“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

Today is Thursday, March 27, the 87th day of 2008 with 279 to follow. The moon is waxing. via Daily India

Hamburg - Fixtures and kickoff times for friendly football internationals involving European teams on Wednesday, March 26.1400 in Andorra: Andorra - Latvia 1600 in Minsk: Belarus - Turkey 1600 in Sofia: ... via Earth Times

The chief Nazi hunter of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center has condemned the Lithuanian government for allowing hundreds of Neo-Nazis to march through the streets of the capital, the group said ... via Jerusalem Post

Lithuania and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Lithuania joining the visa waiver program in a major breakthrough to realizing the dream of visa-free travel to America. via The Baltic Times

Secretary Chertoff: Well, we are here to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Lithuania. via Dhs.gov

“We have a Plan A - ' to search for political solutions [and] table the situation to the European Commission and members of the European Union.”

Vilnius is waging a battle with the EU to keep a nuclear plant open in another sign of the country's itch to run its energy sector on its own terms. via Transitions Online

A hotel in Lithuania which allowed the country's prime minister to light up his pipe in breach of no-smoking laws has been hit with a hefty fine, authorities said Thursday. via The Age

A construction free-for-all on Lithuania's natural wonder - " the Curonian Spit - " has in recent weeks sparked infighting among local officials, a ministerial resignation in Vilnius, a protest by residents and ... via The Baltic Times

“I can only confirm the fact. We found and removed the source of interference”

A listening device has been detected in the office of Lithuanian Minister of Health, Rimvydas Turcinkas. via The Baltic Times

The following is a press release from the national airline "airBaltic": Riga. Representatives of the Latvian airline airBaltic, led by the airline's president and CEO, Bertolt Flick, opened a regional office at ... via LETA

“There are no visa requirements between Great Britain and Lithuania, so it will not be a problem to come back to Lithuania. Of course, as a journalist, he may not be given a permission to visit the Lithuanian president's residence or parliament.”

London, Top BBC reporter fined over airport cannabis arrest 'but won't be sacked' Dymond: The BBC reporter was arrested for possession of cannabis but will face no action from his employers A BBC journalist has ... via This Is London

Abstract Abstract: The exciton binding energy serves as a critical criterion for identification of the nature of elementary excitations in semiconductor materials. via CiteULike