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London student protest turns violent

British students demonstrated against higher tuition fees, burned placards, and smashed windows at the headquarters of Britain's governing Conservative party. more »

Afghanistan: EU needs to radically rethink its exit strategy

It is time to acknowledge that military intervention in Afghanistan has failed and even led to a deterioration of security there, say MEPs in a controversial report blaming the coalition forces for "miscalculating their options". more »

Lithuania and Slovakia will strengthen their partnership within international organisations

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė had a working meeting with the Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radičová. more »

Africa-Europe: 80 countries, two continents in partnership for a better future

Ahead of the Africa-EU Summit taking place from 29-30 November in Libya, the Commission presents today its proposals for a consolidation of the Africa-EU relations. more »

Climate change: CO2 emissions from new cars see biggest fall in 2009

Average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in the EU dropped by 5% last year, the biggest annual fall ever recorded, a report published today by the European Commission shows. more »

Daring Jetman loops the loop

Daring Jetman loops the loop The first man to fly with only a fuel powered wing in his back, performs his first loop, taking his quest to fly like a bird a step further more »

Fashion Week lacks European support

Kyrgyzstan Fashion Week brightens the capital Bishkek with colorful collections of mainly local designers as very few European countries dare to participate following recent violence. more »

Shot koala not yet out of the woods

Baby koala fights for her life in Australia after being injured by shotgun fire. more »

Burma elections: "attempt to consolidate authoritarian military rule"

Burma's first elections in 20 years took place over the weekend with the poll being boycotted by the main opposition party and its leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. more »

The President will discuss the enhancement of women’s role in public and political life with other global female leaders in New York

On Monday, November 8, President Dalia Grybauskaitė, together with other female heads of state and government, will meet in New York to discuss preparations for the high-level meeting of women leaders of the world to be held by the Community of Democracies in Vilnius in the summer of next year. more »

Safeguarding privacy in the digital age

Plans to give consumers more control over how personal information is collected and used. more »

Ancient house collapses in Pompeii

The 2,000 year old “House of the Gladiators” collapses, reigniting conservation concerns. more »

Billion dollar mansion for tycoon

India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani's new billion dollar home is raising concerns about the model of economic growth in a country where more than 400 million people live in abject poverty. more »

NASA considers Mars colony plan

Space agency confirms feasibility studies are underway into a one–way mission to colonise the Red Planet. more »

The Biggest Information and Banking Technologies Exhibition BakuTel will Take Place in Azerbaijan

On 23–26 November, the 26th International Exhibition and Conference BakuTel 2010 will take place in Baku. International ICT Week is the slogan of this year event usually attracting professionals of ITT and banking sectors. more »

007’s sports car under the hammer

James Bond's Original Aston Martin DB5 prepares for public auction in London where it is expected to fetch up to five million USD. more »

The President discussed foreign policy issues with ambassadors of EU states

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with ambassadors of the European Union Member States who reside in Lithuania. more »

€114,250 form EU Globalisation Fund to help 189 former workers in Polish shipbuilding sector

The European Commission has approved an application from Poland for assistance from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF). more »

Bolivia: Commission provides €1.5 million humanitarian aid to victims of drought

The European Commission has allocated €1.5 million to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by droughts in the Bolivian Chaco. more »

The President sent congratulations to President-elect of Brazil

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated Mrs. Dilma Rousseff on her victory in the presidential election of the Federative Republic of Brazil. more »