Belarus court revokes ex-presidential candidate's sentenceA Belarusian court on Thursday revoked a two-year suspended sentence given to ex-presidential candidate Vladimir Neklyaev.15:17 25.07.2013
Belarusian Party "The Greens" asks Lukashenko to grant asylum to SnowdenThe Belarusian Party "The Greens" has appealed to President Alexander Lukashenko to grant political asylum to Edward Snowden, who is being sought by the United States after leaking classified documents on the activities of US intelligence agencies, the party's press office said on Monday.15:33 01.07.2013
Belarus hands down third death penalty this yearA Belarusian court has handed down its third death penalty this year. Belarus remains the only European country that still uses the death penalty and repeatedly comes under harsh criticism from international organizations.15:04 14.06.2013
Russia won't intervene in Bakiyev extradition dispute - ambassadorRussia is not going to intervene in the Belarusian-Kyrgyz dispute over the extradition of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov told a news conference in Minsk on Friday.14:55 07.06.2013
US lifts Belarusian arms exporter sanctionsThe US State Department has lifted sanctions against Belarusian arms exporter Beltechexport, which it imposed against the company almost two years ago.14:11 27.05.2013
Belarus says no extradition for former Kyrgyz leader BakiyevBelarus has no plans to extradite former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has been convicted in absentia in his native country for abuse of power.16:14 22.05.2013
Criminal gang in Belarus suspected of stealing $250K from US citizensAn investigation into the online theft of $250,000 from US citizens by a group of suspects has wrapped in Belarus.15:24 06.05.2013
Belarus hands down first death penalty this yearA Belarusian court has handed down the first death penalty this year. Belarus remains the only European country that still uses the death penalty and repeatedly comes under harsh criticism from international organizations.16:26 30.04.2013
Russian weightlifters arrested for smuggling steroidsAuthorities in Perm have arrested two Russian weightlifters accused of smuggling and trafficking steroids from Belarus.14:58 24.04.2013
Belarusian TV employee detained on suspicion of broadcasting porn videoA staff member of Belarusian music TV channel BelMuzTV has been detained on suspicion of broadcasting a pornographic video, a source in the Belarusian law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti on Monday.13:32 15.04.2013
Four Belarusian crime lords detained in RussiaFour Belarusian crime lords have been detained in Russia, the Belarusian Interior Ministry announced in a statement. "The operation to detain these crime lords was planned after they were crowned at a meeting of criminals in the United Arab Emirates," the statement reads.12:39 22.03.2013
Sweden starts investigation over 'teddy bear' airdrop caseThe Swedish Prosecutor General's Office has launched a criminal investigation into the plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.18:40 19.03.2013
Lukashenko warns Belarusian businesses against financing oppositionBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned Belarusian businesses not to finance the opposition, while offering assistance to companies that support the nation's development.15:23 26.02.2013
Russian skinhead suspected of hooliganism in BelarusRussian national Maxim Martsinkevich, an active member of ultra-radical organizations detained in Minsk, is suspected of aggravated hooliganism.15:10 25.02.2013
Border guard sentenced to two years in Swedish teddy bear caseA Belarusian border guard who failed to report to his superiors a Swedish plane that illegally crossed the border has been sentenced to two years in a high security prison.16:27 18.02.2013
Case against Russian skinhead leader initiated in BelarusThe Belarusian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against radical right-wing activist Maxim Martsinkevich, who has already spent 3,5 years in prison in Russia for inciting hatred.16:00 18.02.2013
The original agreement on dissolving the Soviet Union may be lostThe original of the agreement signed in Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus in 1991 to mark the dissolution of the Soviet Union is missing.10:19 08.02.2013
Belarus delays death penalty abolitionThe question of abolishing the death penalty in Belarus remains open, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus Petr Miklashevich told a news conference in Minsk on Wednesday.15:46 23.01.2013
Lithuania asks Sweden to investigate teddy bear caseThe Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office decided to ask the Swedish authorities to continue the criminal investigation into the Swedish plane that illegally crossed the border and dropped teddy bears over Belarus.16:30 16.01.2013
Border guard to be tried in case on Swedish "teddy bear paratroopers"The Belarusian Investigative Committee has filed a criminal case on the illegal crossing of republic's border by a Swedish light aircraft this year. A diplomatic scandal between Minsk and Stockholm started after teddy bears bearing supporting freedom of speech were thrown out of a Swedish plane which illegally crossed Belarusian airspace in early July.14:20 12.12.2012