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Wild dolphins show off a new trick

Australian dolphin activists say wild dolphins have been taught to Tail Walk by a dolphin that was released back into the wild after spending time at a marine park. more »

Colosseum’s dungeons open to public

Tourists will soon be able to get a gladiator-eye view of Rome’s Colosseum, as the dungeons and the upper third tier of the world's most famous fighting arena open to the public. more »

European cities go green

Following on from Stockholm in 2010 and Hamburg in 2011, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and Nantes (France) will be rewarded for their efforts to make their urban spaces environmentally-friendly. more »

Shanghai opens new cooperation opportunities for Lithuania and China

President Dalia Grybauskaitė opened the Lithuania National Day at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. more »

Lithuania and China to strengthen cooperation in information technologies and transportation

President Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the pavilions of Lithuania and the host country China at EXPO 2010. more »

The European Commission grants € 9.5 million to support the electoral process in the Central African Republic

On 25 October, the Commission adopted the decision to financially support the 2011 electoral process in the Central African Republic. more »

Suspected cholera outbreak in Haiti

Over 130 people die in central Haiti due to a suspected outbreak of cholera. more »

Human rights: Russia, Cambodia, Zimbabwe

In three resolutions adopted in Strasbourg on Thursday, the European Parliament restates its solidarity with O. Orlov, a member of the Russian human rights organization Memorial and winner of the 2009 EP Sakharov Prize, who is now facing trial, denounces the imprisonment of Cambodian opposition leader S. Rainsy and calls on Zimbabwe's President R. Mugabe to put an end to the threat of mass forced evictions. more »

A Representative from Lithuanian MFA met with the Polish Ambassador to Lithuania

On 19 October, Acting Director of Europe Department of Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Neris Germanas met with Polish Ambassador to Lithuania Janusz Skolimowski. more »

Crisis management in the banking sector

New EU framework for crisis management in the financial sector for managing problems before they spiral out of control. more »

New momentum in EU-Moldova relations

The European Parliament has welcomed the latest moves by the Republic of Moldova to improve relations with the EU and the country's willingness to seek a solution to the Transnistrian issue. more »

Sweet success for chocolate fanatics

Armenia produces the world's biggest chocolate bar, weighing in at over four tonnes. more »

Mexico's biggest-ever drug bust

Heavily armed soliders raid houses in Tijuana confiscating 134 tonnes of marijuana valued at 340 million dollars. more »

Fitness role for stripper poles

Proponents of a workout routine involving what is commonly referred to as a stripper pole, promote the fitness craze as a sport. more »

New opportunities opened up for Lithuanian and Belarusian people

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė had a meeting with President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus in Minsk where they discussed regional cooperation between the two countries within the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to be chaired by Lithuania next year, as well as possibilities for bilateral cooperation. more »

Out of the crisis and towards European economic governance

The financial crisis laid bare the limits of self-regulation, demonstrating the need for strong EU economic governance, surveillance and policy co-ordination, say two non-legislative resolutions voted by Parliament on Wednesday. more »

MEPs vote for moderate budget for 2011 but demand negotiations about the future

The European Parliament is calling for more EU investment in research, innovation, education and energy, as well as increased support for Palestine, but is sticking to a restrictive overall spending level for next year's EU budget. more »

Father of over 200 dies in Kenya

Asentus 'Danger' Akuku dies at the age of 94 after marrying more than 100 wives and fathering over 200 children during his lifetime. more »

In Washington, officials discussed ways to better coordinate the implementation of development cooperation programmes

On 14 October in Washington D.C. the delegation of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry led by Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius discussed ways to better coordinate the development cooperation and democracy promotion programmes that are being implemented by the two countries. more »

Iran: "Human rights are more important than the nuclear issue"

MEPs on the human rights subcommittee debated the situation of human rights in Iran this Thursday with Mohammad Mostafaei, lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has become an international cause célèbre after she was sentenced to being stoned to death. more »