Latvia

BRUSSELS - Europe's highest human rights court has upheld the war crimes conviction of a Latvian man who was found guilty of ordering the killing of nine civilians while fighting for Soviet forces in Nazi-occupied Latvia in 1944.

RIGA, Latvia - Latvian officials struggled Wednesday to come to grips with an enigmatic group that stole millions of classified tax documents from government computers in a purported effort to expose waste and graft in Europe's weakest economy.

RIGA, Latvia - Latvian officials are struggling to come to grips with an enigmatic group that stole millions of classified tax documents from government computers in a purported effort to expose waste and graft in Europe's weakest economy.

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: BERLIN - German exports declined slightly for the second consecutive month in August, official data showed Friday, but the slip didn't appear to herald trouble for Europe's biggest economy.