Belarus

Belarus : A pilgrimage in November 2009

One of the brothers preparing the meeting in Poznań recently made several visits in Belarus. Here are some of the echoes he shared during his journey. My pilgrimage in Belarus is coming to an end. Tomorrow morning I shall be on...

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Spectators go wild watching World Cup event in Putrajaya

THE Putrajaya Waterski World Cup Championship, held at the Water Sports Complex in Putrajaya recently, was a big success for the skiers as well as the organisers. There was a big turnout for the event while the scores were also...

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Bulgaria Rightists Want 100 Suspicious Top Civil Servants Fired

Bulgaria's Union of Democratic Forces, which is part of the rightist Blue Coalition, is going to give Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, a list with 100 names of top civil servants related who in its view must be fired. This was...

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Belarus, Turkey and Ukraine belong inside the EU: Interview with Timothy Garton Ash

By Katja Heise Timothy Garton Ash, Historian and EU-Fan spoke at the Philosophy-Festival in Brussels last week. “Belarus, Turkey and Ukraine belong inside the EU” , he thinks. Café Babel met him afterwards to ask a little further.

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European parliament to urge Belarus to register Belarusian Christian Democracy party

EUROPEAN RADIO FOR BELARUS www.euroradio.fm European parliament to urge Belarus to register Belarusian Christian Democracy party A new resolution will also include the names of 3 political prisoners, New Life protestant church...

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Swine flu detected in 13 pneumonia deaths

The swine flu virus was found in 13 people who died of pneumonia, Belarus' healthcare ministry said in a statement. However, it is yet to to known the total number of those who died of pneumonia). As of November 19, a total of...

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Police arrest pimp who controlled prostitutes on Brest-Moscow highway

The pimp was detained in the Borisov district at a truck stop on the Brest-Moscow highway. Agents trailed the pander for one week to collect evidence of how he sold the roadside prostitutes. Sexual services to truck drivers...

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Iranian officer caught near Belarus-Lithuania border

A group of three illegal migrants was detained by Belarus border guards near the border with Lithuania. Two Vietnam citizens had only national passports, while the third migrant displayed an Iranian army ID and a vet doctor...

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Belarus police chief awards two officers from Russia

Belarus' interior minister Anatol Kuliashou has awarded two Russian police officers from Sakhalin. Major Sergei Masterkov, the chief of the criminal police in the Sakhalin region and Col. Vladimir Sizov, the acting first deputy...

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Yarmoshyna: European structures cannot buy transparent ballot boxes for Belarus

European structures cannot buy transparent ballot boxes if they are asked about it by the opposition. This is banned by the president's decree which does not allow foreign organization to offer humanitarian assistance for...

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