LATVIAN crime bosses have lost up to €35,000 in net profit following a cigarette haul by customs officers at Dublin Airport.

CUSTOMS made their largest single seizure of smuggled cigarettes off a flight at the weekend during a major operation against a Baltic gang.

A MURDER inquiry was under way last night after a Latvian man was stabbed following a row in Dublin.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is looking at developing closer relations with nations on the Pacific rim – Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea – as the alliance seeks to broaden its world role.

In a rare warning to Americans living or travelling in the Nordic and Baltic region, United States embassies in the area said they had received ”threat information” and warned them to be cautious.

Ryanair and easyJet may begin flights to the Latvian capital of Riga, the Baltic News Service reported, citing a Riga International Airport spokesperson.

From the moment they stepped off a train from Moscow into a mob of screaming fans and TV cameras, provocative Russian duo tATu has stolen the show at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

MICKEY JOE HARTE is not out to party, he’s out to win!