17:50 Ales Bialiatski: One should not believe Lukashenka’s words about Statkevich’s release

The statement of the dictator was verbalized under “fifty-fifty” principle, one should simply wait for his further moves.

16:54 Day of Solidarity with Belarus in Kyiv

The international day of solidarity with Belarusian civil society has been held in the Ukrainian capital on August 4 for the fourth year.

16:10 Rally in support of political prisoners in Belarus held in Vilnius

Belarusian political prisoners were supported in the capital of Lithuania.

15:34 Baranavichy dwellers were told how to deliver blow to dictator

A banner explaining why it is not advisable to participate in the “elections”, was unfurled in Baranavichy.

15:23 Aleh Vouchak: Foreign workers could become catalyst of social protest in Belarus

Most of workers now – both Belarusian and foreign ones – are rather busy with collecting backdated wages, and not with earning money.

15:09 Zhanna Nemtsova decides to support Ukraine and charter97.org

Boris Nemtsov's daughter, who received the Polish Solidarity Prize, says she will spend a part of the prize on charity projects.

14:25 Lukashenka recognizes Statkevich as a hostage

De facto, the release of political prisoners depends on recognition of the "elections".

13:37 Leanid Kulakou files complaint about confinement conditions in temporary detention centre of Minsk region

Leanid Kulakou, an activist of European Belarus civil campaign, is serving his 7-day term in custody for expressing solidarity with political prisoner Yury Rubtsou.

13:24 Oil prices recover but stay below $50 mark

Oil prices edged up on Tuesday after a 5-percent drop in the previous session amid continuing worries that the world is producing too much oil, Reuters reported.

13:19 Russia expels Swedish diplomat as tit-for-tat move

A high ranking Swedish diplomat was informed about his "undesirable" stay in Moscow and had to leave for Sweden, according to Sweden's SVT Channel, which received the Swedish Foreign Ministry's confirmation of the report.

13:07 Dollar hits a fresh all-time high

Dollar rose to Br15497, euro - Br16988.

12:45 Belarus's gold and forex reserves drop to $4.7bn

Gold and foreign currency reserves of Belarus have decreased by $0.4bn for the first seven months of the year to $4.7bn as of August 1, 2015.

11:41 Lukashenka to visit New York?

The programme of the UN summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda, which is due to open in New York on September 25, has been published.

11:38 Explosion hits gas pipeline in Turkey

An explosion occurred in the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars-Erzurum gas pipeline in Turkey's north-eastern Kars province, according to Daily Sabah.

11:04 The Belarusians buy up goods in the markets of Chernihiv

Prices in Ukraine are twice less. Thousands of Belarusians rushed for goods.

10:50 Wages of Dinamo Brest players drop 30-40%

The financial situation of the football club is getting worse.

10:34 Russian activist Maria Gaidar and journalist Vladimir Fedorin obtain Ukrainian citizenship

The President wished the new citizens of Ukraine not to lose ties with Russia.

10:21 Putin’s spokesman ‘collects’ costly watches

On August 2, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Vladimir Putin, married Russian figure skater Tatiana Navka in Sochi.

9:25 Brest journalist Aliaksandr Liauchuk gets his phone blocked despite repaid fine

According to the journalist, an SMS-message from the telephone company MTS came to the phone which is used by his seven-year old daughter.

8:05 Businessman Ihar Lednik: Running in “elections” is complicity in crime

Opposition should carry out a campaign to oust the dictator instead running in the “elections”.

8:00 Ukraine peace talks in Minsk to continue today after no progress on Monday

Peace talks between the warring sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine broke up after six hours on August 3 amid reports that they failed to secure progress on a planned buffer zone, and are said to continue on Tuesday.

7:55 Pavel Seviarynets: Pray for a new Reagan in America

The USA must require real steps from Lukashenka: release of political prisoners, mass media freedom, and transparent elections.

7:45 Cat Vitushka from Vitsebsk calls to boycott “elections”

Leaflets depicting a cat named Vitushka appeared in Vitsebsk.