The Belarusian parliament has approved Andrey Kabyakau as the country's next prime minister after his formal introduction to the legislature on January 15 by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has vowed to improve ties with the West, which are badly strained, and warned Russia not to oppose the effort.
A court in Minsk has sentenced a man to two years and eight months in prison for beating a homosexual man so badly that he has been in a coma.
The Pershamay District Court in Belarusian capital, Minsk, has rejected an appeal by a rights advocate who has been ordered to leave Belarus.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov says his country will never join any "alliance similar to the U.S.S.R."
The European Union's enlargement chief says the EU wants to pursue good relations with its Eastern Partnership countries but that each case must be viewed individually.
It once was touted as an eastern alternative to the European Union and an attempt to resurrect the Soviet Union. But as the Eurasian Economic Union comes into existence with its three founding members -- Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan -- already squabbling, the future of the Kremlin's pet project looks uncertain.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has said that his country's main goals for 2015 must be to diversify exports and reduce economic dependence on Russia.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has appointed a new prime minister and bank chief in the country's biggest government reshuffle since 2010.
Many people turn to sports as a welcome break from politics. But from the Olympics to Formula 1, the year 2014 revealed a growing connection between big-ticket sporting events and ugly political regimes.
Kyrgyzstan has signed an accession agreement to join the Russian-led Eurasia Economic Union (EEU), which comes into effect on January 1.
Several independent news websites have been blocked in Belarus, where the government exerts close control of the news media.
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