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Hospital officials: Clashes in Baghdad kill 11 (AP)

AP - A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi hospital officials said Tuesday.

Estonia,Latvia hope for early EU-Russia talks on new ties pact
(Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Estonia and Latvia on Monday expressed hopes for early talks between the European Union and Russia on signing a new partnership accord, according to Baltic News Service (BNS) reports reaching here from Tallinn.

Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11 (AP)

AP - Iraqi hospital officials say clashes in Sadr City have killed 11 men and wounded 19 others.

Mr. Doss Awards UN Medals to the Departing Tunisian Contingent [press release]
Taking part for the first time in such a ceremony in the DRC was Alan Doss, MONUC head and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, as well as MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye, the MONUC Western Brigade commander and a

Latvian inflation reached 17.5 percent
RIGA, Latvia It was 11th straight month that consumer prices have risen in the Baltic country, which continues to have the highest inflation in the 27-member European Union. A new set of household and industrial electricity rates that went into effect at

Latvia's annual inflation reaches 17.5 percent on higher electricity tariffs
RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Latvia's inflationary spiral continued in April, reaching a 12-year high of 17.5 percent after a sudden surge in electricity prices, the statistics agency announced Monday. It was 11th straight month that consumer prices have risen in

Russian-Latvian co. takes over steel plant in Poland, sees EUR 20 mln inextra investment by 2011
SOSNOWIEC. MAY 12. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Severstallat, a joint venture of Russian steel company Severstal and Latvian Felix Holding, took over assets of bankrupt Polish firm Technologie Buczek for EUR 15 mln and plans to invest a further EUR 20 mln

Finland still undefeated at Ice Hockey World Championships, but only just
Finland?s national hockey team had two matches over the weekend, and both were won by coming from behind. On Friday, an unconvincing display - especially by the first-line players - was just enough to overcome Latvia 2-1, after the opposition had taken

Michael J. Kussman, MD
Under Secretary for Health Veterans Affairs Brigadier General Michael J. Kussman, M.D., (U.S. Army, Ret.) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as under secretary for health for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) on May 25, 2007. As under secretary,

Baltic Sea Region Business Forum 3-4 June 2008
Riga to be the centre of the Baltic Sea Region on June 3rd and 4th as it will host two major regional events gathering the Heads of Governments and business leaders of the Region. We are pleased to invite media representatives to attend the Baltic Sea

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After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia continues to revamp its economy for eventual integration into various Western European political and economic institutions.

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