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The Russian government said that it stood ready if necessary to assist embattled Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, as hundreds of thousands of...
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Belarusian security forces detained more than 100 protesters on Sunday at rallies in Minsk the opposition had billed as "the march of neighbours", a rights group reported and videos on local social media showed.
The shooting did not appear to be random, police said.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko thanked President Vladimir Putin on Monday for the economic support his country received from Russia when he was facing mass protests last year.
The charges against Siarhei Tsikhanouski, the husband of Belarus opposition leader, included organizing mass unrest and inciting hatred and have been widely seen as politically motivated
The opposition leader has called for a bolder response from the EU over Alexander Lukashenko's refusal to relax his grip on power.
Hundreds of women calling for the authoritarian president to step down protested in Belarus capital on Saturday, continuing the large demonstrations that have rocked the country since early August.
MINSK, Belarus (AP) Thousands of people have gathered in a square near Belarus' main government building for a rally to support President Alexander Lukashenko, while opposition supporters whose protests...
Move marks first time authorities explicitly threaten to use firearms as protesters keep calling for Lukashenko to quit.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) A court in Belarus on Thursday sent two female journalists to...
Despite the arrest of an estimated 30,000 of their countrymen just for demanding change, thousands continue to protest in defiance of strongman Alexander Lukashenko.
Sofia Sapega's plea comes a year after she was detained by the KGB on a diverted flight in Minsk.
Thousands of students boycotted the start of the school year in Belarus on Tuesday and signs of a possible rift appeared in an opposition alliance that has led weeks of rallies and protests against veteran President Alexander Lukashenko.
Dozens of small rallies took place all over the capital Minsk on Sunday, on the 18th consecutive weekend of anti-Lukashenko protests.
Hundreds of people protested in the Belarusian capital Minsk on on Tuesday after the central election commission refused to register the two main rivals of President Alexander Lukashenko as candidates in the Aug. 9 presidential election.
Top Belarus basketball player jailed for 15 days over protests
Belarus authoritarian president is visiting Russia in a bid to secure more loans and political support as demonstrations against the extension of his 26-year rule enter their sixth week
Belarus has convicted more than 400 in protest crackdown
Club-swinging police went after demonstrators in Belarus' capital who were demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian president on Sunday, the 90th consecutive day of protests.
BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union warned Monday that it has seen no improvement in Belarus and stands ready to impose sanctions on President Alexander Lukashenko and other officials if...
Belarus vote challenger urges sanctions in UN address
The United States believes mass protests in Belarus make clear the government of longtime president Alexander Lukashenko "can no longer ignore" calls for democracy there, a senior Trump administration official said on Monday.
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A woman reacts while sitting on the ground near Belarusian law enforcement officers, who disperse a crowd during a protest against the inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus
A secret apartment in an old Minsk building has become just the latest risky place for journalists from the independent Belsat television station to work.
Opposition supporters hold a rally to demand the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko more than a month after the disputed presidential election, in Minsk, Belarus September 20, 20
With President Vladimir Putin of Russia looking to accelerate moves toward a “union state,” Belarusians are promoting a stronger sense of their own national identity.
Belarus will seek better ties with the West even though this provokes "hysterics" from its traditional ally Russia, long-serving President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday, a day after lifting a cap of five U.S. diplomats in his country.
A secret apartment in an old Minsk building has become just the latest risky place for journalists from the independent Belsat television station to work.
In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, activists tell Katerina Barushka that aspects of Belarusian identity – especially language – are making a comeback
The Belarusian parliament on Tuesday decided to set the ex-Soviet nation's next presidential election for December, marking the start of a campaign that neighboring Russia will likely try to inf...
In the aftermath of Belarus' presidential election, a 3-year-old boy is at the heart of a battle with a secret service that still calls itself the KGB.
Opposition is crying foul despite President Lukashenko promising free and fair polls.
Like several hundred other protesters who linked hands around the presidential administration building in Minsk, Belarus' capital, late last month, Nadezhda blames President Alexander Lukashenko for the disappearances of Zavadsky and several dozen other government critics, opposition figures and businessmen who had irked Lukashenko's regime. According to a recent survey by the Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies, based in Minsk, Lukashenko has genuine support from only
European observers assessing result as opposition condemns result that leaves President Alexander Lukashenko in complete control
People take part in a protest against the presidential election results demanding the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and the release of political prisoners, in Minsk, Belarus
The authoritarian president of Belarus on Tuesday called for better ties with NATO and lifted restrictions on U.S. diplomats.
Andrej Dynko: Heading for a fourth term as president, Lukashenko demands one thing in return for economic freedom: don't touch my authority
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Polish Foreign Minister Says Belarusian President At Risk Of Being Overthrown By His People
Belarus released a prominent opposition activist from prison Sunday, a move that suggested the authoritarian government is responding to pressure from Western sanctions aimed at curtailing its r...
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) A leading opposition activist in Belarus was held on the border...
He is a pariah in the West, viewed suspiciously by Russia and loathed by opponents in exile or jail, but Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko is relishing his notoriety as Europe's last dictator.
Leaked cables report Alexander Lukashenko, who is set to win Sunday's election, intends to 'stay in power indefinitely'
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Two American students have been caught up in the crackdown by authorities in Belarus.
The Syrian military intensified its vigorous assault on the besieged city at the center of the country's uprising Sunday as defiant residents who have been pinned down in their homes for nearly ...
U.S. State Department says cease fire announcement, pledge to sign resignation agreement a "good step" towards resolving Yemen violence.
Eight inmates died in a fire that raged in Iran's Evin prison, the judiciary said Monday, doubling the official toll from a blaze that has further stoked tensions one month into protests sparked by the
Another U.S. senator has joined a chorus against Pennsylvania-based NonLethal Technologies Inc for selling riot gear to Hong Kong that is being used against pro-democracy protesters.
Palestinians buried the dead on Tuesday from the bloodiest day in Gaza in years, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.
Mr. Navalny was among the hundreds arrested nationwide as rallies took place in scores of cities across Russia.
They are risking their lives to bring freedom to Iran, and vow to continue their protests.
Several African-American men share with Truthout their stories of abuse at the hands of police, and after 12 days of continuous demonstrations against the shooting of an unarmed teen, Michael Brown, it appears that the community is in it for the long haul.
Anti-government protests are growing, and the Kremlin doesnt have stormtroopers willing to mount a crackdown.
New research suggests increasing heat and delayed harvests mean more crops will fail
Demonstrators shut off highways leading to Tripoli from the country’s south as rallies against ruling elite continue.
Death toll in Nicaragua nears 100 as Ortega vows to stay
Russian police detained more than 800 people protesting against planned increases to the pension age on Sunday, a rights group said, disrupting demonstrations against an unpopular change that has hurt President Vladimir Putin's approval rating.
The head of the nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
Senegalese police clashed with protesters in several neighbourhoods of the capital Dakar on Friday, including in front of a courthouse where an opposition leader made his first appearance since his arrest on a rape charge.
Hundreds have been hospitalised in the latest violence as the city remains on a knife edge, reports Bel Trew in Israel
Thousands rally in support of ousted President Morsi in Cairo and elsewhere, while opponents also hold demonstrations.
Residents confronted demonstrators and clashed during protests over George Floyd in Huntington Beach, California. Watch video.
Thousands of people in Iraq have gathered to protest the recent failures of Iraqi MPs, who did not convene for a vote to approve new ministers. The protest follows weeks of political turmoil in ...
Splinter protest groups calling for democracy for Hong Kong are springing up and fast-tracking action plans as student-led demonstrators consider a retreat from the main campsite which has blocked key downtown arteries for more than two months.
Activists in Syria say they are detecting new momentum in the protest movement, but fear the government is intensifying its crackdown.
Protest organizers insist Americans will be welcomed and the demonstrations are in solidarity for all who oppose Trump.
Israel warned Saturday of a stepped-up response if violent protests in Gaza continued as the head of the United Nations called for an investigation into Friday’s deadly clashes in the volatile border zone.
Rising protests in Russia's Far East against higher import duties on used cars may be the first visible public anger at one of the government's responses to the global financial crisis.
Nicaragua's government said it released 636 prisoners on Tuesday as embattled President Daniel Ortega seeks to consolidate his hold on power nearly one year since the beginning of the biggest protests to shake his government.
As anti-government protests rage through France and Paris locks down, fearing new riots, the man whose presidency has unleashed the anger is nowhere to be seen.
Police clash with tens of thousands of protesters as cleric uses Friday prayers to claim people have lost faith with regime
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Liam Trevaskis took three wickets in the final over as Durham continued to defy expectations in North Group
England made a useful start to the one-dayers with a win after losing the Test series to South Africa, who had started favourites to take the one-dayers, too
The wealthtech platform plans to use the $1.4 billion investment for acquisitions as well as R&D.
U.S. Attorney John Durham, as part of his review of the Barack Obama administration's scandalous weaponization of U.S. intelligence agencies to spy on the 2016 Trump campaign, reportedly has asked to review the circumstances of the launch of an earlier investigation into the operations of the allegedly "lawless" Clinton Foundation.
The FBI is highlighting an unsolved fugitive case from 2011 - David Anthony Durham shot and critically wounded a Lincoln City police officer, and hasn't been seen since.
North Carolina public housing tenants seek safe housing after years of federal underfunding
Miliband will be first Labour leader for 23 years to address the Big Meeting and enjoy one of the north of England's great days out
Following a successful summer season with Durham, Graham Onions says he has not given up hope of playing 'one more game for England.'
Local police are scratching their heads trying to figure out where Durham could be. "We certainly scoured beaches, ocean, the bay, shore, houses, sheds, anything we can think of," said Lincoln City Police Lt. Jerry Palmer. "I don't know how we could have done a more thorough search than we've done."
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Graham Onions told <i>Cricket AM</i> that he hasn't given up hope of playing in this summer's Ashes series.
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The new ball proved more of a threat in the evening than the morning at Chester-le-Street as Division One leaders Middlesex replied to Durham's 259 by slipping to 11-2.
England's lower order held their nerve to edge a thrilling two-wicket win at Dambulla to take a 2-1 lead in the series
Twelve new staff will be taken on as the base at Durham Tees Valley Airport, which the Glasgow-based airline will be flying to up to three times a week from October 16
A long-awaited report by Republican-appointed special counsel John Durham failed to find the crime of the century that ex-President Donald Trump said targeted him at the center of the Russia investigation. But it delivered him a potential political payoff nonetheless.
Dropped England paceman Steven Finn claimed 4-46 as Middlesex dismissed Durham for 143 at Lord's then limped to 126-5 at stumps.
Canterbury beat Wellington in a close game by five runs at the Aorangi Oval in Timaru to nudge ahead of them in the points table in the HRV Cup and keep their hopes of making the finals
Stuart Broad is still looking for his first wicket of the summer after Gordon Muchall and Durham dominated day three against Nottinghamshire.
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The new administration reversed the Obama-era protections on Wednesday night
Tim Ambrose and Paul Collingwood rescued England's innings after New Zealand's Jacob Oram had inspired a top-order collapse to ensure the second test was evenly poised at the end of the first day's play on Thursday.
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Day two: Sri Lanka dug in to reach 105-2 after Ryan Sidebottom's two early wickets gave England cause for hope
Luke Wright inspires the defending champions to a six-wicket win over New Zealand as Sri Lanka beat West Indies.
England's one-day squad are surprised at the decision to abandon 50-over domestic cricket.
U.S.'s Spanish inquisition / Coaches spar after Brown's late timeout Nor did it elicit competitive hand-wringing, like the judging controversy involving the Americans and Koreans in men's gymnastics. Funny, the U.S. men's basketball team, exposed to ridicule here for a couple awful losses and some presumably haughty attitudes, had appeared golden in all ways Thursday afternoon; the Americans beat previously undefeated Spain 102-94 in a quarterfinal game, and not only did they look NBA good, th
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