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Head of state glimpses a Riga prison

RIGA - President Vaira Vike-Freiberga made an unprecedented visit to a prison last week, after which

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Killer fire shows Latvia is one of the deadliest countries in Europe

RIGA - Latvia's notorious fire safety record made international headlines last week when a blaze rip

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Latvija in brief - 2007-02-21

Latvia is not likely to adopt the euro before 2013, according to the international rating agency Sta

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Court upholds verdict against Adamsons

RIGA - The Supreme Court has upheld a ruling against former MP Janis Adamsons for his role in instig

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Police make major marijuana find, discover weapons cache

RIGA - Latvia's National Police on Feb. 20 announced that they have turned up a large cache of weapo

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Riga City Council sacks Aksenoks, supports Birks as new mayor

RIGA - Mayor Aivars Aksenoks was sacked on Feb. 19 in an emergency session of the Riga City Council

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Latvija in brief - 2007-02-14

The State Tourism Development Agency is set to present a new 313,000 lat (EUR 445,300) campaign prom

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National Armed Forces lack financial finesse

RIGA - The State Auditors' Office has detected violations in the tenders by the National Armed Force

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Court sets precedent in hate crime case

RIGA - In a landmark ruling on Jan. 30, a Latvian court handed two men short prison sentences for co

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Border treaty passes final reading in parliament

RIGA - A controversial border treaty with Russia passed a final reading in the Saeima (Latvia's parl

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