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MINSK - Belarus' authoritarian president Aleksander Lukashenko Tuesday appointed a long-time subordinate as his new head of government, the Belapan news agency reported.
MINSK - Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko won re-election Sunday, exit polls showed, as police battled thousands of opposition activists defying a government ban to street protests.
MINSK, Belarus - European soccer's governing body finalized the schedule for the 2012 European Championship on Monday, seemingly relieving fears that all eight venue cities would not be ready to host games.
MINSK, Belarus - The Belarusian parliament on Tuesday decided to set the ex-Soviet nation's next presidential election for December, marking the start of a campaign that neighboring Russia will likely try to influence.
WASHINGTON - The United States has extended sanctions against Belarus aimed at pressuring democratic reform.
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