The New Film

Film “Anastasia of Slutsk” to Be Shown in USA, Russia, Poland and Lithuania more »

Digging Iraq

After a 12-year break, Polish archeologists are returning to Iraq more »

Czechs Revive Interest toward Holidays in Bulgaria

Major Czech tour operators project a 2004 increase of 25 % of holidaymakers in Bulgaria more »

Berlinale Opens with Germany Firmly in the Frame

Last year was an outstanding year for German cinema more »

Oscar nomination touches Latvian animators

French director Sylvain Chomet's "The Triplets of Belleville," one of three Academy Award nominees for best animated film, has a Latvian connection more »

The Estonian National Song and Dance Festival

The Estonian National Song and Dance Festival and a million new trees will introduce Estonia to the European Union more »

Pavarotti Weds Live-in Girlfriend

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti married his longtime partner and producer Nicoletta Mantovani on Saturday more »

Searching for Santa

The most popular pre-Christmas treat for children — with parents who can afford it — is to head for Lapland in search of Santa Claus and an early present more »

Writer Berzins announces latest mystery novel

Riga Blanca, the latest mystery novel by Latvian-Canadian writer and artist Ilze Berzins, is due to be released Nov. 28 by local publisher Albert Street Press more »

North American tour

Popular singer Marija Naumova, winner of the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, will perform in Latvian communities and at the American Latvian Youth Association's (ALYA) annual congress more »