Latvia

The “Manolis Kalomiris” choir from Greece won the Silver Diploma in the category “Mixed Choirs” at the 8th World Choir Games taking place in Riga, Latvia until July 19. Over 480 choirs from 74 countries participate in the world’s largest...

Readers of the American newspaper USA Today and website 10Best.com, voted on which they think is the prettiest European city for 2013. After four weeks of polling, the finalists were announced yesterday, with a touch of Greece. According to readers,...

Greece won the game with Latvia (1-0) but did not take over first place in Group G in the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. Greece sits in a tie for first place with Bosnia and Herzegovina with 16 points in...

Once a rising economic power in the Balkans, a crushing economic crisis has stripped Greece of much of its wealth and pushed to ahead of only neighbors Romania and Bulgaria among the poorest countries in the European Union. Greece is...

Greece survived a first-half scare to rally for a 2-1 win over Latvia on Friday in the two teams' opening Group G qualifier for the 2014 World Cup. A lackluster Greece trailed by a goal after a rain-soaked first half,...