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Gazprom says Belarus will pay less than agreed for gas in 2009

Europe - Belarus 30 Dec 2008 The price Belarus pays for gas in 2009 will be lower than specified in the initial contract due to falling world energy prices, a spokesman for Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday. more...

Voices against corruption labor in Bulgaria despite dangers

Europe - Belarus 13 Nov 2008 When the white-haired coroner of Bulgaria's capital died hanging from the jungle gym of a placid city playground, he left behind a series of what his longtime staff considered cryptic clues. more...

MEPs set stage for lifting Belarus sanctions

Europe - Belarus 8 Oct 2008 The European Parliament is to give broad political backing for EU states to next week partly suspend Belarus sanctions. The Vienna-based pan-European security club, the OSCE, lent its support to the move in Minsk on Tuesday. more...

Belarus seeks end to sanctions

Europe - Belarus 1 Oct 2008 Minsk: Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko urged the West on Monday to lift sanctions against his ex-Soviet state despite criticism of an election by Western monitors who said the poll fell short of accepted standards. more...

US: Belarus vote that shut out opposition flawed

Europe - Belarus 30 Sep 2008 Parliamentary elections in Belarus that shut out the opposition fell short of democratic standards despite the authoritarian president's promise to play by Western rules, the U.S. and international observers say. more...