17:36 Ales Bialiatski: New political prisoners might emerge before election

The Belarusian authorities are showing that they are going to use different repressive methods against opposition and the civil society.

17:15 Ales Bialiatski: “Election” is show with pre-planned result

In fact, the “election campaign” has started with obvious signals of intimidation of the Belarusian society.

16:43 Export of trucks from Belarus falls 2.7fold

The export of trucks from Belarus has fallen 2.7fold to 772 vehicles for the first three months of 2015 compared to 2104 vehicles in January-March last year.

15:45 Political prisoner Rubtsou sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment

Trial against political prisoner Yury Rubtsou ended in the Pruzhany district court.

13:16 Mikhalok sang "Warriors of light" in support of Dnepr

BRUTTO rock band with its leader Siarhei Mikhalok sang an acoustic version of "Warriors of light", the cult song in Ukraine, especially for Dnepr.

12:54 Cabbage and carrots increased in price the most in Belarus

Food prices in Belarus increased 5.4% in April 2015 compared to December 2014.

12:51 Putin makes information about military casualties in peacetime secret

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a state secret any information about casualties among servicemen of the Russian Defense Ministry suffered during special operations in peacetime.

12:44 Brestgazoapparat begins to work shorter weeks

The crisis has hit the biggest plants of Brest.

12:30 Belarus wants to buy a terminal in Baltic Sea

Belarus plans to buy a sea terminal in Baltic States for nitrogen fertilizer transshipment.

12:22 Mykola Sunhurovskyi: Ukraine should be ready for attack from Belarus

Ukraine should be ready for Russia's aggression not only on the eastern border.

12:08 'Lukashenka go away' banner in Minsk

The banner was put up on the bridge over a busy highway Minsk-Brest.

11:30 Photo fact: Russian citizens park on Minsk lawns

A car from the Moscow region parked on the lawn in front of House No. 15 in the Zhukouskaha Str. in Minsk.

11:11 Milavitsa factory begins to work three days a week

Milavitsa lingerie factory works three days a week. A part of workers is on “holidays” in May.

10:59 Salmonella in Belarusian beef

The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance detected salmonella in a batch of cooled beef manufactured by OAO Alexandrijskoe.

9:51 Russia massing heavy firepower on border with Ukraine, witness sees

Russia's army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week.

9:01 Lukashenka off to Pakistan

Lukashenka left for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on an official visit on 28 May.

8:56 Siarhei Skrabets: Either Statkevich or protests

Political prisoner Mikalai Statkevich has been nominated as a candidate for the presidency of Belarus.

8:07 Yury Rubtsou’s sentence to be delivered today

The prosecutor requires three years in a colony for a political prisoner.

7:57 Moody's: Outlook on Belarus's banking system is negative

Moody's Investors Service confirms the negative outlook on the banking system of Belarus.

7:35 Mikashevichy activist is likely to be tried for leaflets

An activist of the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Hramada) Vital Kalinouski will be tried for pasting up posters with portraits of political prisoners.

0:52 Sevilla defend their Europa League crown with 3-2 victory over Dnipro

Spain's Sevilla have defended their Europa League crown with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk-based Dnipro football team in Warsaw on Wednesday evening.