14:35 Lukashenka invites Pope Benedict XVI to visit Belarus

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit Belarus at his convenience. The matter was under discussion at the Belarusian leader’s meeting with the Vatican’s secretary of state, Tarcisio Bertone, in Minsk on June 20. The matter was under discussion at the Belarusian leader’s meeting with the Vatican’s secretary of state, Tarcisio Bertone, in Minsk on June 20.

14:23 Arrested US lawyer Emanuel Zeltser, his secretary to start studying case on June 30

Arrested US lawyer Emanuel Zeltser and his secretary Vladlena Funk are expected to start studying papers in the criminal case against them on June 30, the pair’s lawyer, Dzmitry Harachka.