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Bombers hit another Baghdad bank

Iraq's state-run Trade Bank is the subject of a twin bombing on Sunday, with at least 26 dead. It comes a week after an attack on the country's central bank. more »

Dragon boats cruise in Beijing

A three-day festival with dragon boat races commemorates the Chinese folk hero and poet Qu Yuan. more »

France's Anelka dismissed from team

France striker Nicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World Cup after an expletive-filled tirade at his coach. more »

The President: Strategic decisions adopted by the European Council will help prevent crises in the future

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė calls the decisions adopted by the European Council strategic and important for Lithuania and for the whole European Union. more »

Human rights: Congo, Nepal, Libya

In three resolutions adopted in Strasbourg on Thursday, the European Parliament denounces the murder of a human rights campaigner in the Democratic Republic of Congo, urges all sides in Nepal to work together for political stability and expresses dismay at reports that 18 people were executed in Libya last month. more »

Floods in Europe: Solidarity Fund money must be delivered as fast as possible

The EU Solidarity Fund must be made available as swiftly as possible to help the regions stricken by the torrential floods in Central Europe and France, say MEPs in a resolution adopted on Thursday. more »

S. African homeless watch World Cup

A South African church throws open its doors for homeless people to watch the World Cup. more »

Enhanced information exchange will contribute to the creation of single Baltic-Nordic community, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs says

Lithuania aims for the five Nordic countries and three Baltic States to become single community of values, which would be linked by a versatile quality of democracy, security and everyday life. more »

Lithuania's Foreign Minister and Poland's Minister of National Defence discussed cooperation in security and defence

On 16 June in Vilnius, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis and Poland’s Minister of National Defence Bogdan Klich discussed successful bilateral cooperation on security and defence matters. more »

Chinese cheer for N. Korea

With their own team failing to make it to the World Cup in South Africa, a group of Chinese fans are supporting North Korea. more »

Protests at UK troop parade

Militant Muslim protesters and far-right demonstrators scuffle with police at a British troop homecoming parade in east London. more »

The President congratulated Iceland’s President on Independence Day

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė sent congratulations to President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson of the Republic of Iceland on Iceland's national holiday, the Independence Day. more »

Parliament sets up special committee on EU budget reform

MEPs decided on Wednesday to create a special committee to prepare for the EU's next long-term budgetary framework. more »

The President to discuss the possibility to attract investment in alternative energies, in Luxembourg

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė goes on an official visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. more »

European Commission allocates €5 million for urgent humanitarian aid in Kyrgyzstan

Today, the Commission decided to provide emergency funding of €5 million to assist the vulnerable victims of the serious violence involving the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities in Kyrgyzstan which erupted on 10 June. more »

International protection for third country nationals: unsatisfying divergences in Member States' implementation of rules

EU Member States have widely diverging interpretations of the so called Qualification Directive, which sets minimum standards for identification of people in need of international protection. more »

New video of Haitian earthquake

Recently released video from security cameras at Haiti's presidential palace shows the devastating impact of the January 12 earthquake. more »

WCup guards on strike

Hundreds of security guards at the World Cup went on strike over low wages and working conditions. more »

Japan asteroid probe returns

The Japanese space probe Hayabusa lights up the skies over Australia as it returns to Earth after a seven year journe. more »

UK apology for Bloody Sunday

British Prime Minister apologizes for Bloody Sunday, when troops killed 13 during 1972 march in Northern Ireland. more »