Mirnyi beastly force for small nation of Belarus
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The &quot;Beast of Belarus&quot; is in this lovely seaside town on a mission to enthrall his 10 million countryfolk, from President Aleksandr Lukashenko on down.
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The &quot;Beast of Belarus&quot; is in this lovely seaside town on a mission to enthrall his 10 million countryfolk, from President Aleksandr Lukashenko on down. That includes Mikael Pavlov, the mayor of his hometown, Minsk, plus the mob of two Belarusian journalists covering the Beast's heavy task of beating the United States on a local tennis court.
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Belarussian police beat and arrested dozens of protesters at rallies held in Minsk this week to challenge the results of a referendum allowing President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule, prompting two opposition parties on Thursday to call off
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Belarus has voted to allow its president, Alexander Lukashenko, the right to run for a third term in office, the top election official said this morning.
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The up-to-date life in Belarus looks like a parody for the "best time" that people used to lead during the era of the USSR.
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Voters in Belarus appear to have approved a referendum that will scrap term limits and allow the country&#39;s authoritarian leader to seek a third term in office.
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For the United States Junior hockey team, Wednesday&#39;s loss at the hands of upstart Belarus was by no means devastating. But that doesn&#39;t mean the Americans wouldn&#39;t like to have it back.
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A look at Belarus, where voters decide on Sunday whether to abolish presidential term limits and allow the authoritarian president to run for a third term in 2006.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an unexpected victory in the women&#39;s 100 meter final at the Athens Olympics Saturday. The high-striding Belarussian clocked 10.
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Ilya has been living in Russia's Far East for almost a year now, although he was a Belarus and even an Italian national.
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HOT favourites Russia, seeking their first Fed Cup title, will take on champions France in the final after beating Austria today. French Open champion Anastasia Myskina recovered from a horrendous first set
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Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Moscow native Marat Safin was tested in his first-round match Monday before advancing against Max Mirnyi at the $1 million Kremlin Cup.
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The government of Belarus' persistent violations of human rights and democracy have unfortunately isolated Belarus from the world community rather than leading it to the respected position Belarus should ...
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Belarus, usually one of the doormats of international hockey, has pulled off a major upset by defeating the United States at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship.
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The United States and Spain will be favourites to win their respective Davis Cup semi-finals this weekend. But Belarus, who travel to Charleston to face the Americans, and France, who visit Alicante to play Spain, will hope to upset the odds.
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The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his rule, promised to serve his people better if they voted &quot;yes&quot; and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.
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ELISTA, Russia -- Life is not all smooth sailing for Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the flamboyant leader of the remote Russian republic of Kalmykia.