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Lithuanian authorities will pusue a mass trial for the ex-soviet officials involved in the 1991 crackdown. Two former soldiers attend the first round of trial. -
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 of the agency's secret detention facilities, lawyers for an ex-detainee told the European Court of Human Rights on Thursday. -
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 ago, sparked an outcry on Friday, with Kiev accusing Moscow of trying to stamp out non-Russian influence on the peninsula. -
Lithuania to increase military spending to counter Russian threat
Lithuania, spooked by Russian military assertiveness, outlined plans on Friday to raise defense spending by a third in 2016, contributing the highest share of its economy to defense since it joined NATO in 2004. -
Latvia says Russia's military rhetoric is 'alarming'
A war of words between Russia and the West could degenerate into something worse, with "devastating" consequences, Latvia's foreign minister said on Friday. -
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 Europe as its former master Russia flexes its military muscle in the region. -
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 withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. -
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 played after a U.S. Senate report pointed to Romania as the site of the secret CIA jail where the man was interrogated.
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