Throughout the 20th century the Baltic states had to fight Russia for their very existence. Now the legacy of this recent history looms large over contemporary regional geopolitics. The Russian ...

Caption: Canada forward Porter Martone (22) shows his disappointment as he stands with teammates following their 4-3 loss to the Czech Republic at the end of quarter-final action at the world junior ...

Christian converts in Kosovo, where the vast majority of people are Muslim, hope to revive a pre-Islamic past they see as a ...

The couple also exerted “harsh physical violence” on the girls, who were prevented from practising their own religion and ...

Metropolitan Hilarion, once seen as Patriarch Kirill's successor, was dismissed by the Moscow Patriarchate amid allegations, ...

Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night ...

Welby resigned after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. Rabbi Eliezer Tunk said the local Jewish community would "fight the darkness with the ...

erected in 1935 to mark Latvia’s first period of independence. Its trees and lawns are equally alluring under a thick layer of powdery snow as in high summer — come here after dark for a ...

Latvia claims to hold the title of the world's first Christmas tree, as does Estonia. Several sources cite that the first ...

Yesterday, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a successful visit to Latvia and Poland during which he met with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members ahead of the holidays ...

“Wonder why [one would] bring religion into the armed forces? Do we want to dismantle our edifice and remove our roots? What relevance does it have with regard to our armed forces today?