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Lithuania

Lithuania's drive for freedom

AS Lithuanians await the result of their general election, the Herald Sun's John Masanauskas tells of how he has seen with his own eyes a democratic nation emerge from the long shadow of Soviet rule. IN downtown Vilnius,...

EXTRA: Exit poll predicts opposition win in Lithuanian election

Vilnius - An exit poll suggests Lithuania's opposition Homeland Union party has won the largest share of the vote in Sunday's general elections. Results of the poll, conducted by BNS/RAIT, were broadcast across the country on...

'Jerusalema,' 'Loss' in Oscar race

International News: Lithuania, South Africa submit entries -- Helmer Ralph Ziman’s “Jerusalema” is South Africa’s submission for consideration in the foreign film category at the Oscars, while helmer Maris Martinsons’ debut...

EXTRA: Lithuanian frontrunner: 'We shall be ready'

Vilnius - The man who looks most likely to be Lithuania's next prime minster wants to put real reforms ahead of political horse trading, he said Sunday night as general election votes were being counted. We are feeling good but...

Finance Ministry predicts large 2008 deficit

VILNIUS – The Lithuanian finance ministry has predicted that this year the country will have a deficit of 2.69 billion litas (779.13 million euros) – amounting to 2.35 percent of the GDP. The prediction marks a significant...

Almost 1,500 trucks stuck in traffic jam at Latvia-Russia border

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RIGA, October 12 (RIA Novosti) - Almost 1,500 trucks are stuck in traffic jams at the Latvian-Russian border, the Baltic country's border guards press service said on Sunday. A total of 1,200 vehicles are involved at the...

ex-PM says rainbow coalition not 'feasible'

VILNIUS - Former president and prime minister Algirdas Brazauskas has said that he thinks it unlikely that Lithuanian parties would be able to "give up their ambitions" and form a rainbow coalition. The comments came as voters...

New banking code to restrict leverage

By Sean O'Grady, economics editor, in Washington The governments of the world's largest economies have moved decisively to prevent any recurrence of the collapse of the global financial system. The Financial Stability Forum, an...

Lithuania votes in shadow of global financial crisis

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuanians began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday against a backdrop of double-digit inflation and fears its once high flying economy will be sucked into the global financial crisis. Worries...

Mr Sharif out of sync?

Sunday, October 12, 2008 Dr Farrukh Saleem The whole world wants to rid us all from the menace of terrorism. On February 25, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said: "there was no reason not to engage in a dialogue with those involved...

               

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Kauno , Klaipedos , Panevezio , Siauliu , Vilniaus