The Hill of Crosses, also known as the Mecca of Lithuania is situated about 13 km from Šiauliai, the fourth largest city in Northern Lithuania. Its origin dates back to 1236, when the city was founded to defend the area from the attacks of the Teutonic Knights, which does not get as they conquered the […]
Apr 18 2012 | Posted in
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Samuel Sanchez to climb the podium spot at the UCI World Road Championships After missing the podium spot at the Amstel Gold Race on Sunday, Samuel Sanchez has now diverted his attention towards the UCI World Road Championships. The Spaniard rode the Dutch race brilliantly and was amongst the top bunch still the end. He […]
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Infamous Norwegian terrorist who killed 68 people mostly youngsters in July last year, says that he was fighting Muslims and did those things to warn his government. The 33-year-old says that he was “a military hero fighting Muslims” when he killed 77 people through two different means last July. The Norwegian national is currently on […]
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The ‘Take That’ singer has voiced his pleasure on the return to the show for the next season after reports claimed that he will not be a part of Britain’s most watched singing competition. There were rumours stating that Simon Cowell is not impressed with Barlow’s impact in his maiden outing and wanted him to […]
Thomas Voeckler to climb the podium at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2012 Thomas Voeckler of Team Europcar is targeting the Liege-Bastogne-Liege as the next big goal of his new season. The cyclist is enjoying a terrific season with his recent victory at the Brabantse Pijl and an eighth place finish at the Tour of Flanders 2012. Voeckler […]
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A unit of Russian Special Services Group cracked down at the house of a teenage boy in the suburbs of St. Petersberg in Russia on last Tuesday. The crackdown operation was undertaken on inbestigative report filed by the Number 146 Forbes billionaire Suleiman Kerimov worth $7.8 billion. Kerimov reported that someone has threatened him via an […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Leaders of the 1980’s failed attempt for a political coup in Turkey are now involved in a landmark trial. After 30 years of the scandal, a court in Ankara will hear the case against 94-year-old Kenan Evren who became president after the coup. 50 people were executed and over half a million were arrested while […]
Apr 4 2012 | Posted in
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Team Saxo Bank will continue at the World Tour level despite Alberto Contador’s disqualification Alberto Contador’s ban from professional cycling raised a lot of concerns for Team Saxo Bank in the 2012 season. The team was in danger of losing its World Tour status after the exit of Contador. UCI License Commission announced today that […]
The English singer claimed that she wants to continue doing ‘The Voice’ and admitted that she has no plans to switch to the rival show. Simon Cowell expressed his desire to see the singer on his show for the next season last week but Jessie has rejected the offer claiming that she does not want […]
Companies of the European Union would be looking forward to a boost in their business in Eastern Europe as EU and Ukraine set to agree on a free trade deal Officials from European Union and Ukraine are closing in on a free trade deal. Kiev and Brussels are about to step closer to the much-delayed […]
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Thousands of people from right-wing, religious and banned organisations demonstrated in Islamabad on Tuesday, calling on Pakistan not to reopen its Afghan border to NATO and US supplies. Hafiz Saeed, the head of banned charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa seen as a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks addressed the heavily guarded […]
Marc Grossman, the Special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan visits European nations Washington: (Monday, March 19, 2012) The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman is traveling to the European countries including Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw, the Hague, Berlin, Paris, and Brussels March 18-24, 2012. Ambassador Grossman is traveling through Europe to […]