Latvia News

Day.Az reports with reference to the internet magazine Baltic states-CIS that during the meeting the sides stressed the development of economic ties and discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation/ It was ...

The European Commission on Thursday approved state film-support programs in Latvia and the Italian island of Sardinia after legal reviews to ensure they were compatible with European treaty state-aid rules.

Motorcycles in Latvia have a long history - one of the longest in Europe. And while the rest of the world is drawn to the newest, fastest, shiniest bikes, the biker culture in Latvia has a more historical ...

JASON BOWEN has swapped Newport County's chase for promotion to the Blue Square Conference for a spot of Euro glory tonight.

Members of the opposition center-right New Era faction of the Riga City Council filed a formal petition Monday calling for the resignation of Riga Mayor Janis Birks.

On the night of July 8, Dole shopping mall was robbed. Police have linked this to a chain of similar robberies.

Dancers dressed in Latvian national costumes perform during the opening parade of the Song and Dance Celebration in Riga last Saturday.

The freeing of the stranded ship Mona Lisa and evacuation of passengers cost Latvia 135,000 lats .

Riga The Lutheran Church in the Baltic state of Latvia has chosen to break communion with its neighbour Sweden - because it does not want to accept women pastors.

Bohemians will need to overcome a first-leg deficit if they are to continue their European adventure.

HOLT - On May 24, five members of the Holt Lions Club and three of their spouses met with 15 other area Lions and optometrists in Riga, Latvia to begin a week long eyeglass mission sponsored by the Holt Lions ...

LEAGUE of Wales champions Llanelli will face top Norwegien outfit Braan if they overcome Latvians FK Ventspils in the Champions League.

Latvian President Valdis Zalters could visit Russia this September, the head of the Latvian parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Tuesday.

Latvia's ex-president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, nicknamed the "Baltic Iron Lady" during her eight-year term, has released a music album, local media reported on Wednesday.

Latvia's anticorruption bureau is going to consider newspaper allegations of fraud against former President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a spokesman for the bureau said Tuesday.

Latvian lawmakers sacked a popular anti-corruption chief on Sunday, ignoring the heckling from hundreds of protesters who were outside Parliament to support the investigator.

With the Latvian parliament preparing to oust an anti-graft czar, fears are growing about the future of an agency that has been fighting corruption in the small Baltic nation.

Abeking & Rasmussen has secured an order for five 25m SWATH@A&R Patrol Boats. The vessels for the Latvian Navy will be designed by A&R and constructed and delivered in co-operation with Riga Shipyard.

All tickets for the opening ceremony of the Days of Russia festival in Riga have been sold out.

It is with deep regret that the Triumph Triple Challenge reports the death of one of its 2008 riders, rising Latvian motorcycle racer Aleksandrs Bekers last weekend.