Trial of suspected IRA dissident resumes in Lithuania behind closed doorsOctober 7th, 2009 Lithuania resumes IRA dissident trialVILNIUS, Lithuania — The trial of a suspected Irish Republican Army dissident accused of trying to purchase weapons and explosives in Lithuania resumed Wednesday with defense attempts to get the prosecutor dismissed. Michael Campbell, the brother of a senior Real IRA figure in Ireland, was arrested in January 2008 when he allegedly handed euro10,000 (then $14,000) to an undercover Lithuanian intelligence agent posing as a weapons supplier.
India, Afghanistan blamed of supporting militants in PakistanSeptember 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A report submitted to Pakistan high officials by a joint investigation team has allegedly claimed that the 23 arrested commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have confessed involvement of secret departments of India, including RAW, and Afghanistan in supporting militants in Pakistan. According to reports, the militant commanders, including Sim Khan, Mahmood Khan and Maulvi Umer, who were arrested during operation Rah-e-Rast, have confessed that they were provided financial aid, weapons and special training by secret agencies from India and Afghanistan to fight against the Pakistan Army.
Correction: CIA-Secret ProgramAugust 20th, 2009 Correction: CIA-Secret ProgramWASHINGTON — In an Aug. 19 story about a secret CIA program to kill al-Qaida suspects, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Anne Tyrrell is the spokeswoman for Xe Services, a private security company.
As economy deteriorates, analysts say chances rise Lithuania will seek bailout loanAugust 6th, 2009 Lithuania under pressure, may turn to IMFVILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania's increasingly desperate economic situation may make it the next country in Eastern Europe to ask the International Monetary Fund for emergency loans. Stunningly bad growth numbers for the second quarter — the economy shrank 22 percent compared with the same three months a year ago — were significantly worse than most analysts' expectations and have led them to think the small Baltic country of 3.4 million will soon follow its neighbor Latvia in seeking a bailout.
Any talks on release of 5 Lithuanians taken hostage by pirates could last months, expert saysAugust 5th, 2009 Expert: Lithuanian hostage crisis could drag onVILNIUS, Lithuania — A Lithuanian maritime expert says that any negotiations with pirates about the release of five Lithuanian sailors abducted in Nigeria could last months. Petras Bekeza, the chairman of Lithuania's sailors' union, says that the pirates who seized the crew members of a Lithuanian ship on Monday while it was docked in a Nigerian port may not have known that the small nation of Lithuania is in a deep economic crisis.
Mary Cheney acted like a diva with Secret Service, claims new bookAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Former US Vice President Dick Cheney daughter, Mary, threw diva tantrums with the Secret Service, a new book claims. Ronald Kessler, the author of 'In the President's Secret Service', alleges that Mary once complained about the Secret Service vehicle assigned to her.
Lithuania's GDP plummets 22.4 percent in second quarter, heads toward worst in European UnionJuly 28th, 2009 Lithuania's GDP plummets 22.4 pct in Q2VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania's economy shrank 22.4 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period a year ago, the biggest drop since the Baltic country broke away from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, officials said Tuesday. The preliminary figures from Statistics Lithuania were worse than expected, and raised concerns that neighboring Latvia and Estonia may also post steeper-than-expected declines in the second quarter.
Pak govt in 'secret negotiations' with Mehsud to avert Waziristan offensive: ReportJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan government has entered into 'secret negotiations' with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, which is the prime reason why Islamabad has refrained from launching an all out operation in South Waziristan, a leading British daily reports. A report in The Telegraph said that the government has delayed the ground assault against Mehsud due to secret negotiations between him and security forces.
Lithuania says it will not review compensation plan for Jewish property seized during warJuly 21st, 2009 Lithuania to stick to compensation planVILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania will not amend a plan to compensate the loss of Jewish property seized during World War II, despite criticism from Jewish organizations that it fails to repay the properties' full value, the Baltic state's justice minister said Tuesday. "It is very hard, if not impossible, to restore all property rights after more than half a century, a war and two occupations," the minister, Remigijus Simasius, told The Associated Press.
Report: CIA had secret plan to get al-Qaida operatives dead or aliveJuly 13th, 2009 Report: CIA had plan to kill al-QaidaWASHINGTON — The Wall Street Journal reports that the CIA program concealed from Congress was a secret plan to kill or capture al-Qaida operatives. Former intelligence officials tell the Journal that the plan, which was ordered halted by agency Director Leon Panetta, was an attempt to carry out a 2001 presidential finding authorized by President George W.
EU nations tell Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania to curb budget deficitsJuly 7th, 2009 EU tells nations to curb deficitsBRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday gave Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania two- and three-year deadlines to curb their budget deficits, which have been swollen by the world financial crisis and its fallout in Eastern Europe. EU finance ministers gave Poland and Latvia until 2012 to bring the yearly gap between government spending and revenue under the maximum 3 percent of gross domestic product.
Nine candidates in fray for UNESCO chiefJune 9th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - Nine candidates are in the fray for the top job at the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), officials said. Current UNESCO director-general Koichiro Matsuura will end his term in November.
CIA no longer uses secret prisons, says spy chiefApril 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - CIA Director Leon Panetta has said that the US spy agency no longer uses secret prisons to detain terrorism suspects and is working on a plan to close the existing facilities. Panetta made the remarks in a letter Thursday to the employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
CIA closes secret prisons for terrorism suspectsApril 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US will no longer hold terrorism suspects in secret prisons and plans to shut down any facilities still in operation, CIA Director Leon Panetta has said, marking the latest reversal of terrorism policy by the new administration. President Barack Obama has already ordered the eventual closure of the controversial prison camp in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and repealed some of the harsh interrogation tactics used under president George W.
Red Cross detailed torture at Guantanamo in 2007: ReportMarch 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The International Committee of the Red Cross described the treatment of Guantanamo detainees as torture in a confidential report in 2007, according to a report Monday. The group was allowed access to detainees at the US military prison in Cuba as part of its aid work and interviewed high profile detainees who detailed their abuse in harsh interrogations that the report called 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment'.
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