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Two Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of their Olympic medals for doping must wait until next year to try to win them back at an appeal hearing.
David Beckham entered England's final World Cup qualifier in the 59th minute and still was selected man of the match.
His last hopes fading, a 30-year-old illiterate Gypsy laborer whose lawyers say was tortured into confessing to murder awaits his unannounced appointment with the executioner.
Russia and Belarus on Tuesday completed two days of massive joint military exercises on bases that are close to borders with NATO members.
Belarus' authoritarian president said Thursday he was willing to work with the European Union and the United States, but warned they should not expect him to leave office or to abandon ties with Moscow.
A massive statue of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin collapsed on a man who was hanging from it Monday, killing him on the spot, authorities said.
An ailing American lawyer who was imprisoned in Belarus last year on charges of using fake documents and attempted industrial espionage walked free Tuesday night after a presidential pardon.
Former road race world champion Zinaida Stagurskaya has been killed after being hit by a car while training in her native Belarus.
Russia and Belarus stepped back from their growing trade dispute Wednesday, as Minsk said it would dismantle new customs posts following Moscow's agreement to resume dairy imports from its western neighbor.
Two former Soviet republics refused to sign onto a deal Sunday to create a NATO-style rapid-reaction force for a Moscow-dominated security alliance, undermining a Kremlin bid to bolster its power and prestige amid a struggle with the West for regional clout.
Russia and Belarus failed to agree Thursday on the last $500 million installment of a $2 billion Russian loan that aimed to help its struggling neighbor avoid bankruptcy, Russia's finance minister said.
Belarus' authoritarian president met with the pope Monday on his first trip to Western Europe since the European Union lifted a travel ban imposed a decade ago over his dismal human rights record.
The roof has been removed and the windows stripped of their frames and glass. Piece by piece, workers are tearing down the former synagogue where a renowned rabbi served before fleeing the Soviet Union for New York in 1936.
Nikolai Ilyuchik was 11 when his mother first told him how the Nazis killed all the Jewish men in their Belarusian village during World War II.
Belarus' authoritarian president allowed a banned organization of ethnic Poles to meet Sunday for the first time in four years, sending a tentative signal of his willingness to relax his tight hold in exchange for warmer ties with the West.
Once again, ethnic Polish activist Andrzej Poczobut expects to be arrested in Belarus, a former Soviet republic whose authoritarian president sees his country's ethnic Poles as agents of a hostile West.
Russia's ambassador to Belarus says Moscow will finance Belarus' first nuclear power plant and construction will begin this year.
Russia and Belarus will create a new military system to monitor and defend their air space, the Kremlin said Tuesday — strengthening cooperation between the two uneasy allies who are deeply suspicious of U.S. plans to put a missile defense shield in Europe.
Belarus' central bank sharply devalued the Belarusian ruble Friday, allowing the currency to plunge 20 percent to help stop the hemorrhaging of its reserves. The move came as an unwelcome shock to ordinary citizens.
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarusian counterpart held tough talks Monday focusing on Russia's gas supplies to its ex-Soviet neighbor and Belarus' request for $3.5 billion in loans.
Belarus' authoritarian president, whom the United States has called "Europe's last dictator," is asking the U.S. for a $5 billion loan.
Tortured by Stalin's henchmen and attacked by Hitler's forces, Aleksander Szekal almost became one of World War II's millions of victims.
Nearly 2,000 entrepreneurs are rallying in Belarus' capital, decrying new regulations that they say are destroying small business in the ex-Soviet republic.
Police have arrested dozens of opposition activists across Belarus after a series of protests marking international Human Rights Day.
The lawyer for an American citizen imprisoned in Belarus said Monday his client has been hospitalized.
DAWN.COM | Business | Pakistan slips five places in global corruption listISLAMABAD: In its Corruption Perception Index for 2009, the Transparency International has placed Pakistan at the 42nd place, slipping five places from 2008 when it was at 47.
England vs Belarus live stream highlights 14 October 2009 World Cup 2010 Qualifying England vs Belarus live stream highlights 14 October 2009 World Cup 2010 Qualifying
100,000 protest for press freedom in RomeThe masses gathered today in Rome to protest for the freedom of the press! "Accusations of an anti-Berlusconi bias have spiked since Rai 2 twice invited to its studios a call girl who claims to have accepted money to spend the night with the prime minister.
Belarus leader rigged vote... to lower his marginBelarus's strongman leader has admitted rigging the country's last presidential election -- because, he says, his popularity is so vast that the true margin of victory was unbelievable and had to be lowered.
Kremlin charges Belarusian Foreign Ministry with "indiscretion"Moscow finds that recommendations of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry to its citizens to observe Georgian laws in Abkhazia and South Ossetia inappropriate. It has been stated on Wednesday by a source in the Kremlin, RIA Novosti informs.
Lenin's body may find new home in MinskLenin's mummy may be transported from the Mausoleum on the Red Square to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in the near future. The government of Belarus supposes that Lenin still remains a symbol of their nation.
China's Yuan Ambitions - WSJ.comChina is playing a growing role in discussions over solutions to current economic problems. Much of the talk has focused on money. Beijing has signed currency swap agreements with six central banks: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Belarus and most recently Argentina.
Russian Begging CatThis cat begging money was spotted in one of the cities of Belarus. He stays on one place with a note that reads "need money for meat and fish, bless you". He doesn't leave his place and protects the money just with his sight. His owner was found nearby. It was an old lady.
Feb. 9 -- The Parliament of Belarus will vote on a measure for the recognition of the two breakaway regions in the Caucasus, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in April 2009.
Kievan Rus instead of Russia? The Big Chess game must go on.Thoughts about post-Russian world. Option for Slavs to unite in confederation.
Wayne Rooney at double for England as Steven Gerrard silences the doubtersAfter all the polite appreciation of Wayne Rooney as a studious pro it is a relief to revel in his re-emergence as a talisman. Two goals here gave him five from the last three qualifiers. The first of them reinstated England's lead after Belarus had pulled level.
Airline passengers overpower would-be hijackerA drunk passenger claiming to have a bomb tried to hijack a Russian-bound Turkish Airlines plane on Wednesday but he was quickly overpowered, the airline said.
Official: Passengers overpower mid-air hijackerA hijacker claiming to have a bomb was overpowered by passengers as he attempted to commandeer a Turkish Airlines plane, an official said on Wednesday.
WCQ Update: Belarus Wins Late Over Andorra (Europe, Group 6)Belarus used two late goals to beat Andorra, 3-1 away, in what was a closer call for the Belarussians than they may have anticipated.
AI August 2008 Human Rights Update1) Violence against women in the home continues in Mexico 2) Tunisia: Torturing detainees 3) Ongoing impunity for police violence in Africa 4) Enforced disappearance – the missing are not forgotten: Philippines; Chad; Algeria ....
2 Killed, Toddler Hurt In Westside ShootingA man and woman were killed and a child was injured in a shooting in a Westside townhouse Tuesday night.
'Drunk' referee shown red cardA football referee has been suspended for allegedly being drunk while officiating a league game in Belarus. Sergei Shmolik, 43, appeared so inebriated he could hardly walk and was led off the pitch by match officials. The video is hilarious...
Belarus Cracks Down on Internet Ahead of Vote- The Moscow TimesMINSK -- Belarussian lawmakers have given final approval to a crackdown on Internet journalism, one of the last remaining independent sources of information in the country.
Belarus traffic cops audition for 'Police Academy'[Excerpt:] - Two Belarusian policemen have received suspended sentences for endangering the lives of several people, including a child, following an action in which they used human shields to stop a drunk driver.
Moscow Wants To Strengthen Cis And Other Post-soviet Groups - Eurasia Daily Monitor By Sergei Blagov Monday, June 16, 2008
US lawyer Emanuel Zeltser dying in KGB jailThe arrest of a U.S. lawyer in Belarus last week remained shrouded in mystery Tuesday as local authorities declined to provide any information on his detention.
Emma Thompson Combats World Sex SlaveryThis is an urgent, eloquent, and important plea from award-winning actress and humanitarian Emma Thompson.
Freedom Remains Elusive for Journalist in Belarus Jailed For Printing Islamic CartoonsThis is what fear of muslim retaliation results in, jail those who would exercise their right of free speech.
Smugglers Caught Aboard Parrot-Laden BicycleBorder guards in Belarus said on Wednesday they had foiled an attempt to smuggle 277 parrots into the ex-Soviet state -- aboard a bicycle.
Words fail me…Belarus jails publisher for Mohammed Cartoons — 1389 Blog - Antijihadist TechBelarus on Friday jailed for three years an editor of an independent newspaper who reproduced cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that first appeared in Denmark in 2005 and caused mass demonstrations across the Muslim world.
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