National Day of Lithuania.
LITHUANIA celebrates its National Day today. The country is located in Eastern Europe, on the southeast coast of the Baltic. It is bounded on the north by Latvia, on the east by Belarus, on the south by Poland, and on the west by Russia. Its name in Lithuanian is...

Aon Political Risk Map: Political Stability Next Victim of Credit Crunch.
Iceland and Greece serve as early warnings LONDON and NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2009 will see the political consequences of the global credit crunch start to have an impact, according to the 16th annual Political Risk Map, launched today by Aon Risk Services, a division...

Stephen J. Rojcewicz.
WORCESTER Stephen J. Rojcewicz, 95, formerly of Endicott St., died Thursday, February 12, 2009 in St. Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer St. His wife, Victoria T. (Lemanski) Rojcewicz died in 1985. He had been most recently living at the Whitney Place Senior Residence in Northboro. He leaves three...

Cision Social Media Team Tracks Newspaper Industry's Online Transition.
Metropolitan Dailies Battle Economic Downturn with Thriving Blog Networks CHICAGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the embattled newspaper industry raced to expand its online presence in 2008, its success at engaging readers by establishing thriving blog networks provides some hope for 2009 and beyond, according to social...

The Very Best Movie 2 Opening Tops Russian Box Office.
Comedy Co-Produced by Monumental Pictures and Comedy Club Productions Beats Holiday Releases and Worldwide Hits, Bringing in Over $10 Million Opening Weekend CULVER CITY, Calif. and MOSCOW, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Very Best Movie 2," a Russian comedy from Monumental Pictures, a joint venture between Sony...

Vytautas "Vic" Zvirblis.
AUBURN Vytautas "Vic" Zvirblis, 86, formerly of Viking Terrace in Worcester, passed away, Friday, January 30, 2009, in the Auburn Lifecare Center. His longtime friend and companion, Anne Butkevich, passed away in December 2007. Vic is survived by his family, Anne's three children, her son, Paul Butkevich...

As Of January 12, 2009, Visa Waiver Travelers To The United States Must Pre-Register.
Previously, most tourists and business visitors from 35 countries1 traveling to the United States for less than 90 days could simply travel to the U.S. without a visa under the so-called Visa Waiver Program. As of January 12, 2009, however, all Visa Waiver travelers are required to obtain travel...

Simon Gallien, 92.
LEICESTER Simon Gallien, 92, of Leicester, died Monday, February 9, 2009 in Saint Francis Home, 101 Plantation St., Worcester. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Julia (Chiras) Gallien; a daughter, Gloria Kochinskas of Dudley; three grandsons; nieces and nephews including: Barbara Ahern and her husband, John...

European culture news.
Silvio Berlusconi continued to prove his talent for keeping Italian intellectuals frothing by announcing a new post to oversee the country's museums in an attempt to increase profitability, and then by promptly filling that new post with Mario Resca--former head of McDonald's Italy. Following Nicolas Sarkozy's attacks on French...

Vytautas Zvirblis.
AUBURN - Vytautas "Vic" Zvirblis, 86, formerly of Viking Terrace in Worcester, passed away, Friday, Jan. 30, in the Auburn Lifecare Center. His longtime friend and companion, Anne Butkevich, passed away in December 2007. He is survived by his family, Anne's three children, her son, Paul Butkevich...