Belarus sets up Stabilization Fund to deal with energy problems (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MOSCOW, October 19 (RIA Novosti) - Belarus has set up a stabilization fund to deal with a possible hike in the price it pays for Russian natural gas, the head of the country's Central Bank said Thursday.
Belarus To Build Nuclear Power Plant (Radio Free Europe: Radio Library)
PRAGUE, October 19, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A senior scientist in Belarus says the country is set to begin building a nuclear power plant, possibly as early as 2007.
Belarus: Are Hunger Strikes Losing Their Power To Persuade? (Radio Free Europe: Radio Library)
PRAGUE, October 19, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Jailed Belarusian opposition politician Alyaksandr Kazulin is due on October 20 to begin a hunger strike he hopes will draw attention to the country's human rights abuses.
Caps Report (The Washington Times)
SEEN AND HEARD After two seasons and a sixth-place finish in the world championships, Glen Hanlon's tenure as coach of the Belarus national team has ended. Hanlon said yesterday it was not fair to keep the country waiting for him to make a decision every spring depending on how the Caps were doing.
Belarus opposition leader plans to go on hunger-strike in jail (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MINSK, October 18 (RIA Novosti) - An opposition leader and former presidential candidate in Belarus, currently serving a 5.5-year term in a penal colony, confirmed his intention Wednesday to go on a hunger-strike October 20.
Church Hunger Strike in Belarus (Crosswalk.com)
AUSTRALIA -- In Minsk Monday, some 180 Protestant Christians began a hunger strike, protesting repressive government actions against them and Belarus' lack of religious liberty.
Belarus could provide oil transit infrastructure for Azerbaijan (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
MINSK, October 17 (RIA Novosti) - Belarus is ready to provide the infrastructure needed to pump Caspian oil via pipelines to the Baltic states and Poland, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday before the launch of talks with officials from oil-rich Azerbaijan.
Oil Rebound Sends the RTS Past 1600 (The Moscow Times)
The country's top integrated oil producers are valued attractively, UBS chief strategist Al Breach says. >> Out with the old and in with the new -- that's the Moscow hotel scene in 2006.
Belarusian Christians Continue Hunger Strike for Religious Liberty (The Christian Post)
Some 180 Protestant Christians in Belarus have joined in a hunger strike to protest against the government’s repression of their faith and the country’s lack of religious ...
