Lithuania

Lithuania to prosecute ex-soviet soldiers in 1991 crackdown

Lithuanian authorities will pusue a mass trial for the ex-soviet officials involved in the 1991 crac...

Jan 28, 2016 03:34 AM EST

Senate report 'proves Lithuania hosted CIA jail': detainee's lawyers

A U.S. Senate report on CIA interrogations proves beyond doubt that Lithuania knowingly hosted one o...

Sep 18, 2015 01:38 AM EDT

Silencing of Crimean Tatar TV sparks outcry from rights bodies, Ukraine, Turkey

The silencing of a TV station for the Tatar people in Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine a year ...

Apr 04, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

Lithuania to increase military spending to counter Russian threat

Lithuania, spooked by Russian military assertiveness, outlined plans on Friday to raise defense spen...

Apr 04, 2015 08:26 AM EDT

Latvia says Russia's military rhetoric is 'alarming'

A war of words between Russia and the West could degenerate into something worse, with "devastating"...

Mar 27, 2015 09:38 PM EDT

Lithuania joins euro as tensions with neighboring Russia rise

Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to anchor itself in Eur...

Jan 01, 2015 11:54 PM EST

Palestinian draft resolution fails in U.N. council, U.S. votes against

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdra...

Dec 30, 2014 10:13 PM EST

U.S. torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny

The lawyer for a man tortured by the CIA said Romania's authorities should acknowledge the role they...

Dec 16, 2014 06:59 PM EST