RIGA - The turnover of Riga National Zoo (Rigas Nacionalais Zoologiskais Darzs) decreased slightly last year, with profits also down, according to the information published by Firmas.lv. Last year, ...

Latvia: Butcher of Riga's actions do not constitute 'genocide' under law Latvia again closes case against ‘Butcher of Riga,’ tied to mass murder of Jews. Yad Vashem: 'Baffling.' ...

But the Latvian Prosecutor General’s Office closed its case against Cukurs on April 4, according to Ilya Lensky, the director of the Jews in Latvia Museum who presented research on Cukurs.

Yad Vashem condemned Latvia’s Prosecution Office’s decision to close the investigation into Herberts Cukurs for his role in the Holocaust. The “Latvian war criminal and Nazi collaborator ...

RIGA, Latvia — “Flow,” a wordless cat parable that became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, prompted a sleepless night for Latvians celebrating the historic accolade.

Latvia’s film centre has said more than 300,000 people saw it in cinemas, making it the most-viewed film in Latvian history, surpassing Avatar (2009) and Titanic (1997).

For Latvia, the nominations are historic: no film from this Baltic country of 1.8 million people has ever contended for an Oscar. The international recognition has triggered “Flow-mania” at home. Film ...

“Flow”, a dialogue-free tale of animals surviving disaster, scored Sunday’s Oscar for best animated feature, capping a remarkable awards season for the Latvian film made on a minuscule budget.