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Latvia (), officially the Republic of Latvia (), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
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Several hundred activists from the Baltic states and neighboring countries braved rain and hail to participate in an annual parade in defense of gay and lesbian rights in Latvia.
The march took place in a commercial district in downtown Riga, Latvia's capital, amid heavy police presence. Previous gay pride parades in the Baltics have been marred by violence on the part of protesters.U.S. diplomats who took part in the Saturday event stressed the fundamental importance of equal rights and freedom of expression and urged participants to keep battling for their cause.Like other former Soviet republics, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have largely proven to be intolerant toward gays and lesbians despite having joined the European Union in 2004....
Police arrest more than 50 people after match
Zoo officials in Latvia's capital say three zebras, three ostriches and an antelope died in a fire that spread quickly because of tinder-dry hay.Riga Zoo development...
Latvia sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction Friday, officials said.The town ...
Dutch judges on Monday handed down an 18- year sentence, plus involuntary psychiatric treatment for an indefinite period of time, to a pedophile who molested dozens ...
Paul Stastny totaled a goal and two assists as the United States downed Switzerland, 5-2, on the final day of preliminary round play at the 2012 World Championship.C...
Dion Phaneuf scored two goals, Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves and Canada posted a resounding 8-0 win Saturday over Kazakhstan to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals at th...
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who for months has been talking about the huge economic boost that hosting the NATO Summit can provide for the city, says there are signs...
Six boxers punched their tickets to the London Games with stellar performances at the Americas Qualifier Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jamel Herring (Coram, ...
Valtteri Filppula had two goals and two assists for Finland, as the reigning gold medalist cruised past Kazakhstan, 4-1, on Monday at the 2012 World Championship.Jus...
The U.N. food agency says three Latvian airmen working on its helicopters in Sudan's western Darfur region were released more than a month after they were taken host...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's highest human rights court has upheld the war crimes conviction of a Latvian man who was found guilty of ordering the killing of nine civili...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Ovechkin leaned over the boards from the bench, looking like he desperately wanted to get on the ice when Russia had power pl...
The Army dropped a murder charge, but added others, including steroid use, against a soldier accused in a deadly shooting rampage in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Fri...
The implosion of Latvia's economy has propelled an unlikely candidate to the front ahead of Saturday's national election: a left-leaning party rooted in the country'...
The implosion of Latvia's economy has propelled an unlikely candidate to the front ahead of Saturday's national election: a left-leaning party rooted in the country'...
RIGA, Latvia - Ted Nolan is taking control of Latvia's national hockey team.The former NHL coach of the year was hired Wednesday following a search that centred arou...
More than 1,000 people paid tribute Wednesday to Latvians who fought on the side of Nazi Germany in Waffen SS detachments during World War II .Flanked by flag-bearer...
BERLIN (AP) — German police say a flight from Latvia has safely landed in Berlin after authorities received a bomb threat while it was en route from Riga. They say t...
Dutch prosecutors say police have arrested 33 suspected child molesters worldwide, including 8 in the United States, using information gathered from the computers of...
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