18:19 Head of European Commission representation: nobody discarded 12 conditions of EU

On November 6 the 12th Minsk Forum finished in the capital of Belarus.

17:31 BelTA: Lukashenka and Yushchenko delivered aid to flu patients in Ivano-Frankivsk

Expendable materials and medicines necessary during the outbreak of the disease have been delivered.

16:27 Belarusian believer punished by huge fine for denial to take weapons in his hands

A believer from Jehovah's Witnesses community has been punished by a huge fine. He demanded realization of his right for alternative military service.

15:26 Belarusian businessman Bandarenka on hunger strike placed to prison hospital

A hunger strike of businessman Andrei Bandarenka continues since October 19. He protests against the verdict issued by the court of Pershamajski district of Minsk.

15:16 Christos Pourgourides, author of report on opposition leaders killing, not allowed in Belarus

Christos Pourgourides was a PACE special rapporteur on Belarus and investigated disappearances of the opposition politicians.

14:55 Journalists detained at Neman plant which plans strike

Journalists were preparing a piece about the situation at the glass plant.

14:21 Belarusian got five years in penal colony by mistake

Leanid Tarasenka spent 14 months in places of detention trying to prove his innocence.

13:35 Gryzlov: Belarus close to recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Russia welcomes plans of official Minsk to consider recognition of independent Georgian regions.

13:05 Flu epidemic officially announced in Minsk

In connection with exceeding the incidence of disease threshold in Minsk a flu and viral infection epidemic was officially announced in Minsk on November 6.

12:37 Ministry of Information refuses to register independent media

The Ministry of Information returned founder of the independent public and political newspaper “Marynahorskaya” documents for official registration to the newspaper.

12:22 German MFA head: Belarus–EU rapprochement possible if reforms carried out

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle sent his greetings to the participants of the 12th Minsk Forum, which opened on November 4.

10:55 Minsk Forum: Europeans fear recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Minsk

Possible recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Belarus would contradict the spirit of cooperation and would unlikely to facilitate it in the framework of Eastern Partnership policy.

10:25 Alyaksandr Kamarouski: “Autukhovich’s case reeks of year 1937”

The movement of Afghan war veterans demands to stop persecution of businessmen from Vaukavysk.

9:05 Lukashenka doesn’t notice swine flu in Belarus but sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko and Alyaksandr Lukashenka are to visit the Ukrainian one of the Ukrainian regions affected by swine flu epidemic.