Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss confirmed dead
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that prospect Kristians Pelss has died. He was 20. The Oilers released a statement on Saturday saying the team was ...
Edmonton Oilers prospect missing, feared drowned
Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared drowned in Latvia. Kristians Pelss disappeared on Tuesday, and local ...
Latvia gets go-ahead to become 18th euro member
The tiny Baltic state of Latvia has won approval to become the 18th member of the troubled euro currency union — despite doubts among many of its ...
Boston Symphony Orchestra names new music director
Andris Nelsons has been named the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the ...
Correction: Ice hockey world championships story
In a story May 13 about the ice hockey world championships, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ukraine would return to the top division ...
Russia, Canada trail before winning at worlds
Russia trailed before beating Austria 8-4 and Canada also fell behind in defeating Slovenia 4-3 at the ice hockey world championships Monday.
US, Finland, Sweden win at ice hockey worlds
The United States beat France 4-2 for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship, while host teams Finland and Sweden also won on ...
Russia shocked by France at ice hockey worlds,
Defending world champion Russia lost to France 2-1 on Thursday in one of the biggest upsets in ice hockey history. A team stacked with NHL and KHL ...
Russia beats US 5-3 at ice hockey worlds
Russia scored two late goals Tuesday to beat the United States 5-3 in a closely fought game at the ice hockey world championships, while Canada routed ...
Denmark, Austria win at ice hockey worlds
Morten Green scored in overtime Tuesday to give Denmark a 3-2 win over Slovenia at the ice hockey world championship, and newcomer Austria beat Latvia ...
Russia beats Germany 4-1 at hockey worlds
Ilya Kovalchuk's hat trick helped give Russia a 4-1 victory over Germany at the ice hockey world championships Sunday, and Switzerland stunned Canada ...
Russia begins title defense by beating Latvia
Russia began the defense of its world ice hockey title with a 6-0 win over Latvia on Saturday. With only seven returning skaters from last year's ...
Latvia rescues 220 people stranded on ice floes
Latvia's rescue service says it has rescued more than 220 people who became stranded on large ice floes in two separate places in the Gulf of Riga.
Latvians commemorate Waffen SS divisions
Over a thousand Latvians on Saturday commemorated Nazi-allied World War II soldiers while police used force to prevent violence from erupting between ...
Latvia enjoys strongest economic growth in EU
Latvia's economy grew 5.6 percent last year — the best performance among the 27-country European Union — thanks to robust trade and manufacturing.
EU agrees to limit banker bonuses
Top European Union officials have agreed to slap a strict limit on bankers' bonuses, which have been blamed for encouraging the risk-taking behavior ...
After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages
After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of ...
Top seed Berdych through to quarters of Open 13
Top-seeded Tomas Berdych struggled past Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Open 13 on Wednesday.
Rush wins 2-men bobsled World Cup overall title
Canadian pilot Lyndon Rush won his first two-man bobsled World Cup overall title after finishing fourth at the season-ending race on Saturday.
Lithuania shivers as Russia ramps up heating costs
To save money during the harsh Baltic winter, Romanas Ziabkinas did something unremarkable: He turned off his central heating and installed a cheaper ...
Latvia takes big step to joining euro
Unemployment, recession, debt, crisis and bailouts: These have been the sort of words that have been associated with the euro currency over the past ...
UK gets $100,000 IOC grant for Olympic ice hockey
Britain has received a $100,000 grant from the IOC to help its men's ice hockey team qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The British ...
Feds: 3 nabbed for widespread Gozi computer virus
A computer virus that spread to more than a million computers worldwide, including some at NASA, and produced at least $50 million in illegal profits ...
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