President Robert Mugabe swore himself into office for a new five-year term in June after then opposition-leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the run-off election because of violence against his supporters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

The winner of the presidential election will replace President Valdas Adamkus who is stepping down in July after completing a second and final five-year term Analysts say Lithuania's main political parties and politicians are widely disliked because of the current economic downturn, and their reputations have been overshadowed by corruption allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

"We think because of the long term effect of the bone, there may be stress fractures that are not repairing and I think the bone is becoming brittle, and it's not exactly as if it occurs without any warning, but it occurs suddenly with minimal trauma."

VOA: standard.2010.03.14