Tag: Belarus
Real survives BATE, freezing conditions to qualify
An early strike from Raul earned a 1-0 win over BATE Borisov this morning as Real Madrid qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League.[MORE]
Terry and Cole out of Belarus clash
England has suffered a major blow with defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole ruled out of Thursday morning's (AEDT) World Cup qualifier against Belarus.[MORE]
Monitors dismiss Belarussian election as undemocratic
No opposition candidates have been elected to parliament in a poll in the former Soviet state of Belarus.[MORE]
Medvedev threatens military response to US missile shield
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia would respond militarily to the deployment of US missiles close to its borders under an American missile shield plan.[MORE]
Miankova wins women's hammer gold
Aksana Miankova of Belarus won the Olympic Games women's hammer gold medal.[MORE]
Miao roars to put China in semi-finals
Host China has advanced to the semi-finals of the women's Olympic basketball tournament with a 77-62 victory over Belarus.[MORE]
Three records for 105kg weightlifting champ
Andrei Aramnau of Belarus has broken three world records on the way to winning the men's 105kg weightlifting gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Former Belarus presidential candidate released from prison
Alexander Kozulin, Belarus' highest profile political prisoner has left jail , his daughter said, as an unconfirmed news agency report said he had been given a presidential pardon.[MORE]
Opals off to winning start
Australia's women made a smooth start to their Olympic basketball campaign with a 83-64 win over Belarus.[MORE]
Minsk-born Artemev named in US gym team
Alexander Artemev, the son of two former Soviet Union gymnasts, has been named in the United States Olympics gymnastics squad as a replacement for Morgan Hamm, who pulled out with an ankle injury.[MORE]
Fraud gang 'stole 40m credit card numbers'
The US Department of Justice has charged 11 people with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers.[MORE]
Food crisis: farmers warned 'waste and face jail'
The President of Belarus has threatened to jail farmers who harvest inefficiently, saying such carelessness is criminal in the midst of a global food crisis.[MORE]
Second bomb found after Belarus explosion
A second bomb has been found in the Belarus capital Minsk where about 50 people were injured in an explosion this morning. [MORE]
Explosion in Belarus injures 40: police
About 40 people were injured by an explosive device that was detonated in Belarus' capital a little after midnight (local time) on Friday during a concert celebrating Independence Day, police and witnesses said.[MORE]
Belarus expels American diplomats
Belarus is expelling 10 American diplomats amid strained relations over the former Soviet republic's human rights record. [MORE]
1,000 join jailed Belarus Oppn leader for wife's funeral
About 1,000 Belarussians have defiantly joined Opposition Leader Alexander Kozulin at his wife's funeral, after the ex-Soviet republic's authoritarian Government briefly released him from prison following strong US pressure.[MORE]
Belarus Oppn Leader released for wife's funeral
Authorities in Belarus have allowed opposition leader Alexander Kozulin out of jail to attend his wife's funeral. [MORE]
Israel's Peer through to Hardcourts second round
Number five seed Shahar Peer of Israel has won her opening singles match against American Julie Ditty 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the Australian Women's Hardcourt Championships on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Former champs to take centre stage at Hardcourts
Russian defending champion Dinara Safina and two former champions will feature on centre court on the opening day of the Australian Women's Hardcourts on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Russia tipped to swallow Belarus
There has been growing speculation in Russia that the country is about to merge with neighbouring Belarus, and that President Vladimir Putin would head the new state.[MORE]
Belarus duo capture US Open mixed doubles title
The Belarus duo of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka have won the US Open mixed doubles final, beating India's Leander Paes and US veteran Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4, 7-6 (8/6).[MORE]
Russia admits pipeline row tarnished reputation
Russia has admitted that its recent dispute with Belarus over an oil pipeline has damaged its image as a reliable energy supplier. [MORE]
Belarus resumes Russian oil shipments
Belarus has resumed the transit of Russian oil to western Europe though a vital pipeline that was the focus of a bitter dispute with Russia.[MORE]
Russia may cut oil output
Russia has threatened to cut oil output, exerting pressure on Belarus to climb down in a trade dispute that has halted its main crude export pipeline and drawn Europe's condemnation. [MORE]
Russia-Belarus oil row hits European supplies
Russian oil exports to Germany and Poland through Belarus have been cut in a dispute over a new oil shipment tax. [MORE]
