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Lithuanian sentenced to 13 years for 'spying on Moscow'
A Lithuanian national has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying on Moscow.
13 April 2016
Ablyazov's brother-in-law detained in Lithuania
Mukhtar Ablyazov’s brother-in-law Syrym Shalabayev has been arrested.
31 July 2015
NATO keeps mum on 'Baltic brigade' request: Lithuania
NATO has vowed to hold "continuous" military exercises in eastern Europe to deter Russia but has yet to respond to a request by Baltic states for a permanent brigade.
02 July 2015
Russia 'reviewing' legality of Baltic states independence
Russia's Prosecutor General is reviewing the legality of the independence of the three Baltic countries from the Soviet Union.
01 July 2015
Lithuania says can take in 250 refugees, migrants
Lithuania said it has decided to resettle up to 250 Syrian refugees, migrants and asylum seekers transferred from Italy and Greece.
18 June 2015
Kazakhstan and Lithuania sign bilateral agreements
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov and the Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius have signed a number of bilateral agreements.
29 May 2015
Lithuanian PM meets with Nursultan Nazarbayev and Karim Massimov
Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev and the Kazakh PM Karim Massimov have held a meeting with the PM of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevičius, who came to Kazakhstan fro the VIII Astana Economic Forum.
29 May 2015
Halo Online to be open for Kazakhstani gamers
Halo franchise has made free Halo Online FPS available to Kazakhstan and other former Soviet countries.
07 April 2015
West making little headway in Ukraine crisis: Lithuania FM
Despite pressure from sanctions and a high-level Franco-German mediation, the conflict in east Ukraine shows little sign of ending, Lithuania's foreign minister said.
24 February 2015
Baltics most vulnerable to Russia food sanctions: EBRD
Lithuania and fellow Baltic states Estonia and Latvia are the countries most vulnerable to a Russian block on EU food exports.
11 September 2014
Echo of Asia circus festival in Astana
International Circus Festival Echo of Asia was taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 1 to 8 July.
09 July 2014
Kazakhstan to launch 75 new air routes within 6 years
Kazakhstan is going to launch 75 new international air routes by 2020.
03 July 2014
Lithuania's 'Iron Lady' poised for victory amid Russia fears
Lithuanians began voting Sunday to elect their president, with incumbent "Iron Lady" Dalia Grybauskaite a shoo-in as fears in the EU Baltic state soar over a resurgent Russia.
11 May 2014
France to send fighter jets for NATO Baltics patrols
Four French fighter jets will join NATO air patrols over the Baltics starting on Sunday, France's chief of defense staff said Wednesday during a visit to Washington.
24 April 2014
US sending 600 troops to Poland, Baltics for drills
The United States is deploying about 600 troops to Poland and the Baltics to underscore its commitment to NATO allies amid tensions with Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, the Pentagon said.
23 April 2014
Football: Kazakhstan vs Lithuania match ends in draw
Kazakhstan national football team has tied the match against the Lithuanian team.
06 March 2014
UN Security Council meets on Ukraine
The UN Security Council on Friday held a brief "private meeting" followed by consultations to discuss concerns about rapidly changing events in Ukraine.
01 March 2014
Russian missile deployment raises alarm
Washington has joined Russia's neighbours in voicing alarm after Moscow revealed it had moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to EU borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defence shield.
18 December 2013
Is EU's eastern Europe policy in tatters after Russia row?
Though the European Union appears to have lost to Russia in the first round of an East-West tussle over winning friends and influence in eastern Europe, some analysts would disagree.
30 November 2013
New weight loss surgery made in Almaty
A professor from Lithuania has made an advanced weight loss surgery in Almaty.
22 November 2013