Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials have began on the Belarusian border as diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions on Russia deepen four days after invading Ukraine
Belarus: As the concerns regarding the potential for violence is strengthening, Numerous migrants set up makeshift camps in the harsh conditions near the borders of Poland and Belarus, on Tuesday. The authorities
Wild horses flourish in Chernobyl 35 years after explosion
Geneva, March 24 (AFP/APP): The UN rights council called Wednesday on Belarus to halt its crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, urging the UN rights chief to probe violations in connection with last year's controversial
Geneva, (24th March, 2021, 08:10 pm) (AFP/APP):The UN rights council called Wednesday on Belarus to halt its crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, urging the UN rights chief to probe violations in
Minsk, March 11 (AFP/APP):Belarus, which earlier this week expelled one Polish diplomat, tossed out two more on Thursday after Poland expelled a Belarusian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move. The diplomatic
Minsk, Feb 26 (AFP/APP):President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko handed over the reins of the country's Olympic committee to his son on Friday, days after the IOC hinted it might ban
Geneva, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):The UN rights chief on Thursday accused Belarus of systematically repressing protests, and called for independent investigations into widespread torture allegations, in comments slammed by Minsk as
A leading Belarusian opposition figure went on trial in a nation that was gripped by months of anti-government protests last year
PATERNIEKI, Latvia, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):On the EU's frozen frontier with Belarus, Latvian border guards are fighting a growing flow of contraband cigarettes reportedly benefitting organised crime and a close ally