Riga - In an old Latvian adage, a king decides between life and death for his subjects with the placement of a comma.

Riga - The Bank of Latvia left refinancing interest rate unchanged at 6 per cen

Riga  - Four tugboats freed the cruise ship Mona Lisa in the Baltic Wednesday, three days after it ran aground 17 kilometres off the Latvian shore.

Riga  - More than 650 passengers, mostly elderly Germans, who were evacuated from a cruise ship stranded off Latvia were beginning to head home, LNT TV reported Tuesday.

Riga  - The Baltic nation of Latvia hopes to regain its films and documents