Belarusian citizen Svyatlana Markiyanovich is believed to have been kidnapped by rebels in Syria, which has been torn by a bloody civil war since March 2011. read more

About 10,000 people are attending the third regional congress of Jehovah’s Witnesses that began in Traktar Stadium in Minsk on Friday. read more

Alyaksandr Kutsko, deputy director of the agriculture ministry's Department for Veterinary Control, declined on Thursday to speak in detail about the government's plan of action to tackle the spread of African swine fever. read more

One thousand of signatures for including the national white-red-white flag in the Cultural Heritage List of Belarus will be filed to the Ministry of Culture today. read more

Svyatlana Khinevich, a new member of the central election commission, was found dead with stab wounds in her home on Sunday, the commission’ secretary, Mikalay Lazavik, told news website gazetaby.com, BelaPAN said. read more

Workers of Pinskdrev wood processing plant plan to stop machines on August 30. read more

Inmate Ihar Ptichkin died in detention facility No. 1 in Minsk on August 4. read more

Siarhei Serabro and Alena Stsiapanava received the same emails with threats. read more

Belarus remains one of the leaders among post-communist countries when it comes to the abortion rate. In 2012, nearly 27 thousand pregnancy terminations took place in Belarus. read more

On 12 July, Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich proposed to introduce a tax on non-working Belarusians. read more