Belarus opposition ridicules 'falsified' polls Belarus on Monday boasted of a massive turnout in parliamentary polls won by supporters of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko but the opposition ridiculed the results as brazenly rigged.
24 September 2012
Belarus economy facing trouble despite Russian help Belarus was bailed out of last year's dire economic crisis by its giant neighbour Russia but as the ex-Soviet state heads to parliamentary polls the economy is once again flirting with disaster.
21 September 2012
Isolated Belarus elects parliament amid boycott Belarus will on Sunday elect a new parliament in polls largely boycotted by the opposition, almost two years after protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election sparked a mass crackdown.
19 September 2012
Belarus leader fires foreign minister after Sweden row Belarus strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday fired his foreign minister as part of a sweeping reshuffle that follows a diplomatic crisis in ties with Sweden after a pro-democracy stunt.
Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russian railroads signed agreementKazakhstan, Russian and Belarus railroads have signed an agreement on delineation of responsibilities for nonobservance of periods of temporary import of international transportation vehicles.
05 June 2012
EU has to support Kazakhstan and Belarus' ascent into WTO: PutinVladimir Putin has stated that the EU has to consider the decision of Kazakhstan and Belarus to adopt the conditions of Russia’s entrance into WTO when deciding on these countries’ membership in the organization.