The match was held on the eve of Latvia's national day Eastern Europe's largest ice hockey league is investigating the opening ceremony of a match after a giant swastika-like symbol was unfurled ...

The Latvian parliament Thursday voted to ban symbols of military aggression and war crimes from public display, including the letters “Z” and “V” and the Ribbon of Saint George, which are seen as ...

But the tasteless tokens have sparked debate in the area with some suggesting local citizens believe that a swastika is an ancient Latvian symbol. Others claim that for the last 25 years local ...

Although the symbol on the Christmas decorations looks like a Nazi swastika, it is an ugunskrusts, which originates in Latvian folklore and history. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact ...

Residents of a town in Latvia have been left confused and disturbed by a swastika Christmas decoration said to be a "folk symbol"/. The swastika, with stars surrounding it, is brandished on home ...

"The symbol in question was actually an ancient Latvian symbol known as the Ugunskrusts, which means 'fire cross,'" said Raelian Guide Thomas Kaenzig, according to a statement released today by ...

But Dinamo's press secretary Janis Stepitis says it's a traditional Latvian symbol seen in ornaments and the national costume. "It has many names, but this is not a swastika." League officials say ...