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Russian physicist and Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov dies at 88

Alferov was a Russian scientist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics. He won the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics.

Belarus

Mass grave found in Belarus

Building workers in Belarus have uncovered the remains of almost 800 bodies in a mass grave at a site of a former Jewish ghetto

Belarus

Remains of hundreds of Jews unearthed in Nazi-era grave in Belarus

Soldiers in Belarus have unearthed the bones of hundreds of people shot during World War Two from a mass grave discovered at the site of a ghetto where Jews lived under the Nazis.

Cult

The underground theatre breaking down barriers

A unique underground production company, 'Belarus Free Theatre', in the Belarusian capital city, Minsk, is trying to change people's perceptions of modern society with its performances.

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My Europe Series

Is Belarus looking east or west?

Is Belarus slowly transitioning towards more democracy or keeping with its autocratic ways under the iron-fist, 24-year long rule of president Lukashenko?

My Europe Series

"Belarussians are craving for expression"

Our Insiders reporter Valerie Gauriat had rare access to political opponents, rights activists and official voices in Belarus. She is in euronews' studio to share her insights.

My Europe Series

Belarus: stifled freedoms and glimmers of hope

Insiders reporter Valérie Gauriat went to Belarus, where the thirst for democracy is trying to crack the wall of the country's autocratic regime.

World News

The world is 'failing' newborn babies — UNICEF

Infants from the best places to be born are up to 50 times more likely to die in the first month of life

World News

Rocket fuel inventor dies aged 107

The developer of a space fuel based on liquid hydrogen which made moon flights possible, Barys Kit, has died at the age of 107. The Belarusian-American rocket scientist was one of the world’s oldest men

Europe News

EU seeks closer eastern ties

Europe News

EU seeks to closer ties with eastern neighbours

Belarus

Belarus charges Ukrainian journalist with espionage

Pavlo Sharoyko accused of recruiting network of informants in Belarus for Ukrainian Defence Ministry.

Belarus

Belarus: Opposition commemorate victims of Stalin's Great Terror

Belarussian protesters march through Minsk to commemorate the thousands of who were executed and buried during Stalin's "Great Terror".

Russia

Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills

Western concerns over Russia-Belarus military drills

Russia

Helicopter 'fires on bystanders' at Russia's Zapad military exercise

Footage of the incident shows a helicopter firing a salvo of rockets at a military truck, with one man appearing to fall to the ground

Russia

Vladimir Putin looks on as Russia flexes its military muscles

The Zapad-2017 drills are a joint exercise between Russia and Belarus, but the Russian Defence Ministry says the West has no cause for alarm.

World News

Zapad 2017: what you need to know about Belarus and Russia's military exercises

This week Russia and Belarus are conducting drills that have worried Nato members.

Poland

Protests at Polish logging of ancient forest

It's the new front in the bitter conflict pitting Warsaw against Brussels: Europe's oldest forest, at Poland's border with Belarus.

Libya

Libya's only female body-builder prepares for Belorussian international competition

Fathia Al-Amamy is Libya's only female body-builder. She will represent her country in Belarus this summer in an international competition.

Belarus

Belarus orphanage children found on brink of starvation

A criminal inquiry is underway after 100 children in homes in Minsk were discovered seriously malnourished and suffering from neglect.