GalleryCelebrating 16 years of freedom since the end of Soviet occupation
January 16, 2006, Monday
- Russia cuts gas to Ukraine
- January 2, This Date in History
- Vike-Freiberga alarmed by outflow of working hands
- Gasum to study pipeline link between Estonia and Finland
- WMU communication professor going to Latvia on Fulbright
- Latvia grapples with EU over euro
- Murniece a shoo-in for defense minister’s post
- Russia, Ukraine reach gas agreement
- Latvians send mixed signals on border treaty
- Call to wipe out the modern slave trade
- Rug is pulled on Latvian stag parties
- Latvian Parliament Approves First Woman Defense Minister
- Delegations of 70 countries to participate in inauguration of Kazakh president
- Latvian court studying restrictions on ex-KGB officers
- Lithuania Debates on Energy
April 7, 2006, Friday
- Russian Communists Protest Proposed PACE Debate on Soviet Crimes
- Russians Protest EU Resolution
- Minority rights in Latvia still unresolved — Lavrov
- Record low temperatures hit Latvia
- Dozens die of cold in Baltic states
- PACE's anticommunist resolution against Russia as USSR successor — expert
- Kazakhs mulling refinery in Latvia?
- Russian ambassador to Latvia condemns fascism in open letter
- You Say Euro, I Say Eiro-All is not well in the house that euro built
- 39% of respondents put wealth ahead of freedom in Latvia
- Latvia Ratifies Bulgaria, Romania EU Accession Treaty
- Ice sculptors in Latvia festival
- EU says Latvia likely to miss euro target
- ZOMBIFIED POLITICANS
- Mayor of Ventspils: Latvia should not turn from Russian into Soros’ colony
- Latvian MP expelled from foreign affairs commission
- British employers now prefer east Europeans to Indians
- Latvia mulls tougher control over Russian-language media
- LTV presents tonight the first Eirodziesma 2006 semifinal
- MPs from Baltics, South Caucasus Meet in Tbilisi
- U.S. to spend millions in Belarus to ensure free, fair elections
- EU seeks transport corridor to Russia via Baltics
- Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia to Jointly Build Nuclear Reactor
- No improvement in treatment of Russians in Baltics — Russian Foreign Ministry
- Latvia to expose former KGB agents
- Latvia announces memorial to Stalin's victims
- Latvia: Cosmos edge Latvian final by 1.378 votes to take Athens ticket
- Former Estionian President Lennart Meri, First to Serve After Soviet Independence, Dies at 76
- Latvia unlikely to be ready for euro by 2008 — Central bank head
- Latvia uneasy as it parades Nazi past
- Latvian Waffen SS Vets Honor Their Dead
- The Primate of the Russian Church to visit Latvia for the first time in history
- Lithuania wants Russia to pay $28 billion
- Latvia wooing Indian investors
- CDC reports increase in resistant TB, Latvia the worst
- Latvia's presidential office evacuated amid bomb scare
- Baltic States to Have First Arab Culture Center
- Latvian Delegation To Arrive In Tbilisi
- Latvian killer's gang ran protection racket
- Latvian Report: Government Seeks Removal From US Copyright Blacklist
- Georgia, Ukraine and Latvia Looking For Seats In UN Human Rights Council
- Battle over Stolichnaya
- New Era Party pulls out of Latvia's ruling coalition
May 7, 2006, Sunday
- Mum's sadness at fruitpicker's death
- Lavrov praises work of UN refugee commissioner
- The Kremlin Crosses out Candidates for UN SG Post
- Turkey to protect Baltic airspace
- Vodka Wars Spill Into U.S.
- Daugavpils synagogue to undergo renovation
- EU: Commission to pay nearly € 9.5 million to support Latvia in dealing with storm disaster in 2005
- Latvian MP in court over remarks against gays
- Printing group Mukusala orders Latvia's first heatset web press from Komori
- Lingerie maker AS Lauma Lingerie acquires lace Co Desseilles
- Berlin to Buy Warsaw's Silence
- US Business Investment and Trade Mission to the Baltic States
- Russian back to the USSR
- Chernobyl, looking back
- Mubarak receives letter from Freiberga
- Ambassador: Russia may halt all oil exports via Latvia
- Technical Problems Delay Bourse Openings
- Latvia: Gagarin himself attends the presentation of Cosmos' Eurovision single
- Plastic fuel hits red tape
- Drinking habits take toll in Baltics
- Russia deploys advanced anti-missile systems near NATO's eastern borders
- New Era Gains, Rivals Drop in Latvia
- Latvian president visits Finland
- Latvian man marks a year in sanctuary
- Invitation to participate in the Baltic Challenge Award 2006
- Cesu Alus posts reduced loss for 2005
- Latvia's Supreme Court leaves Berezovsky on blacklist
- President of Ukraine visits Latvia
- The CIS and Baltic press on Russia
- Solzhenitsyn Accuses NATO of Plotting Against Russia
- After EU accession number of immigrants to Latvia has not risen significantly
- President visits Ukrainian school in Riga
- KC lawyers trace scam from here to Latvia
- Lithuania's 'Stalin's World' theme park
- Latvian PM: Keep WWII memorial events away from Freedom Monument
- Latvia to keep grip on fuel excise
- Grass fires sear Latvian countryside
- Baltic Sea ports — a threatened cultural heritage
- Cheney chides Russia on democracy
- Lithuanian President Criticizes Russia and Germany Over Baltic Sea Pipeline
- Russia answered the falling out of Lithuania
- Concerns over reduction in oil transit through Latvia
- Europeans turn against EU in greater numbers
- "Cheney's Boys. Dick Cheney Teaches Presidents of Former USSR Republics How To Treat Russia"
- Russia to be 3rd party at court hearings on Kononov lawsuit
June 19, 2006, Monday
- President perplexed by decision to open archive
- NCC joining world summit of religious leaders [press release]
- Defence Minister Affirms Canada's Strong Support to Alliance at NATO Meeting of Defence Ministers
- Work-life balance better in northern Europe-study
- Study shows wide tax disparity in EU
- Conference discusses positions of Russians in Baltic countries
- 22 EU Member States to Take Part in New European Defence Equipment Market
- Robotic Female Popularizes Human Baby Names
- ICT for an inclusive society
- Software piracy costs EU business €9.4bn
- Old wounds scar modern talks on EU-Russia border
- Emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis With Extensive Resistance to Second-Line Drugs—Worldwide, 2000-2004
- Javier Solana: We want to closely cooperate with Russia in the energy sector
- EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Press release issued by the Registrar GRAND CHAMBER HEARING SISOJEVA AND OTHERS v. LATVIA
- Kazakh-Latvian commission met in Riga
- Finland's defence chief visits Latvia
- Latvian MPs: New public holidays to be introduced
- Estonia Bans Rallies Near WWII Statue
- Head of Russian Orthodox Church on a visit to Latvia
- Russia's Patriarch urges Latvian residents for unity and understanding
- INDIA AND LATVIA SIGN CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
- Gay rally in Latvia prepared by former Lutheran pastor
- Global warming threatens Baltic Sea marine life
- Backlots and dreams in Tukums
- ETC: Another record year for tourism
- Homophobic MP will represent Latvia at OSCE
- Ethnic-minority language status proposed for Russian in Latvia
- Former Soviet soldier sentensed to five years by Latvian court for role in failed coup
- IMF official warns Latvia on economy
- Latvia parliament to unmask KGB tippers
- Respected LA judge's election loss stuns colleagues
- Latvia's Embassy in Georgia Commences Issuing Entry Visas
- Latvia says 'no thank you' (or the Latvian equivalent) to cabotage.
- Russia alarmed by review of Human Rights' Court judgements
- Russia: Media Create Friends, Foes
- Rejuvenated Northern Dimension
- Lutheran pastor ‘invigorated’ by Latvia assignment
- EU Fails To Meet Cleanliness Standards On Its Beaches
- Latvia buys two helicopters for border patrol
- Russia, Latvia should leave disagreements in the past — Putin
- Baltic victims of USSR remembered
- Albanian gets 14 years for buying a Latvian girl for sex
- EU data reveal big gap in wealth among member states
- Latvia defies EU over gay rights
- Study finds Salmonella in one-third of the EU's egg producers
- Russian State Wins Back Stolichnaya
September 30, 2006, Saturday
- Public Health — Latvian Smoking Ban
- The Russian view of the world
- The Latvians and liquor
- Riga bans Christopher Street Day
- The Global Freedom Index
- Latvia hopes to develop relations with China
- International Festival: Long Life, The Hub
- Yeltsin: Latvia should forget the word 'Occupation'
- Russia ready to sign Baltic border treaties free of demands
- Latvia praised for ban on junk food in school
- Russia and Latvia: friends and partners or foes?
- Announcement and foreword of the book "The Last Prisoners of the Cold War: the Stateless People of Latvia in Their Own Words"
- Latvian Port Losing Traffic
- Prices rise globally as Latvia leads the way
- Kalvītis places urgency on bilateral agreement
- Stories for a Latvian soul
- Wedding bells for Warren Buffett
- Latvian President surprised by the slow progress of Latvian-Russian relations
- Fears of 'extreme' TB strain
- United Nations Says Action Needed on Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- SEVEN RUSSIAN CHALLENGES TO THE WEST'S ENERGY SECURITY
- Microsoft Breeds a "Fowl" Vista
- U.S. president to visit Estonia, Latvia
- No swastika mittens for NATO leaders
- Latvian Supreme Court judge suspended for wiretapping order
- Munkevics replaces Aizstrauta as Jurmala mayor
- Latvian Prez joins race for post of UN Secy Gen
- Latvian party moves to ban Russian in parliament sessions
- Latvian Parliament bans discrimination of homosexual employees
- Accenture Opens IT center in Latvia
- Azeri President to Visit Latvia
- "Ten Animated Films by Signe Baumane": Latvia on the Hudson
- Platais works are on display at Francesca Anderson Fine Art
- Latvia: Meningitis cases in Latgale up to 350, but seem to be slowing
- Third is first for Latvian fans of president's UN bid
- Why I Should Run the UN
October 10, 2006, Tuesday
- Russia accuses new NATO members of illicit arms sales to Georgia
- Veteran Communists Reborn as Capitalists
- Latvian capital Riga is a gem in the Baltics
- Russian Firms Interested in Latvian Port
- Belarus close to ending demarcation works on Latvian border
- Ambassador of Latvia to Armenia in National Assembly
- Baltics prepare royal welcome for Queen Elizabeth II
- NATO Has No Reason to Expand Further — Russia's Lavrov
- Latvia-Azerbaijan Cooperation Documents Signed
- Russian Authorities Discover Vodka Pipeline To Latvia
- U.S.A to give Latvia $1.4 million in military aid
- Russia and Latvia to sign economic cooperation agreement
- Oil terminal sale nets $135M for Latvia
- Latvia's Vike-Freiberga withdraws candidacy for UN secretary-general
- Latvian PM declares poll victory for pro-EU govt
- Latvians return centre-right parties to power
- Latvia government wins parliamentary majority
- OSCE praises Latvian polls, criticises "democratic deficit"
- Revolt Is An Infectious Disease
- Lithuanian President Confirms Expulsion Of Russian "spy"
- Europe told to wake up to tuberculosis threat
- Latvia: Vike-Freiberga Senses 'Nervousness In The Air' — Interview
- ICA Baltic AB agreed to acquire a minority stake in Rimi Baltic AB from Kesko Oyj
