Belarus refuses to extradite brother of Kyrgyz ex-president
September 6th, 2012 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarus has refused to extradite a brother of Kyrgyzstan's ex-president who is wanted in the country on murder charges, a Belarusian official said.Kyrgyzstan has repeatedly ... Read more...
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Ibisevic puts Stuttgart past Dynamo
August 29th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Vedad Ibisevic made the difference again with a goal as VfB Stuttgart reached the Europa League group stage with a 3-1 aggregate win over Dynamo ... Read more...
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Olympic shot put: Ostapchuk wins gold for Belarus
August 7th, 2012 - 2:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World silver medalist Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus won Olympic gold in the women's shot put Monday.Ostapchuk posted a winning distance of 21.36 in the ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Azarenka reaches semifinals
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka secured a win over Germany's seventh seed Angelique Kerber to reach the semi-finals of women's singles in Olympics tennis competition ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Errani thrashed by record-breaker Shvedova
June 30th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tenth seed Sara Errani crashed out of Wimbledon Saturday against wildcard Yaroslava Shvedova, who became the first player to win every point in a ... Read more...
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French Open: World No.1 Azarenka crashes out
June 3rd, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 3 (IANS/Ria Novosti) World No 1 Victoria Azarenka has joined the growing number of top players to crash out of the French Open tennis after a straight-sets defeat ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Bhupathi, Paes-Stepanek out of Madrid Open
May 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi went down to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau in the men's doubles semifinals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament ... Read more...
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Azarenka dumps Li Na out of Madrid Open
May 11th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Chinese tennis star Li Na bowed out of the Madrid Open Friday after losing 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 to top seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a ... Read more...
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Paes pockets 50th doubles title with Miami win
April 1st, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Miami (Florida), April 1 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek came back from a set down to beat second-seeded Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in the ... Read more...
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Belarus unveils 200,000-ruble banknote
March 13th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, March 13 (IANS) The Belarusian central bank unveiled Monday a 200,000-ruble banknote after huge devaluation of its currency last year.Belarus decided to issue the new currency note in order ... Read more...
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UAE, Belarus discuss bilateral cooperation
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 21 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' Vice President Mohammed Bin Rashid and Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail V. Myasnikovich Tuesday discussed ways for opening new horizons of cooperation between ... Read more...
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Azarenka destroys Sharapova to win Australian Open
January 28th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Victoria Azarenka of Belarus Saturday won her first Grand Slam, defeating Russian Maria Sharapova in straight sets in the Australian Open final here.The 6-3, 6-0 ... Read more...
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Nadal overpowers Federer to reach Australian Open final
January 26th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) World No. 2 Rafael Nadal overcame his greatest rival Roger Federer 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 Thursday to reach his second Australian Open final here Thursday.Belarusian ... Read more...
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Belarus may buy outdated Su-30 fighters from Russia
September 16th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Eighteen Su-30K fighter jets which were delivered by Russia to India in the 1990s could end up in service with the Belarusian air force, Russian ... Read more...
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Belarus to test reusability of land near Chernobyl
August 5th, 2011 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, Aug 5 (IANS) Belarus will examine the possibility of reusing thousands of hectares of lands near the disaster-hit Chernobyl nuclear plant, an official said."Over the 25 years that have ... Read more...
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Belarus has the right to IMF loan: PM
June 14th, 2011 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarus has the right to receive a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said Monday."We, as the legal IMF ... Read more...
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Belarus exchange offices run out of foreign currency
May 24th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarusian cash exchange bureaus ran out of foreign currency Tuesday after the sudden devaluation of the national currency and a surge in exchange rates.The National ... Read more...
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Russian human rights activist detained in Minsk
April 29th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Minsk, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Belarusian Law enforcement officers detained a Russian human rights activist, Ivan Kondratenko, in Minsk Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Committee for International ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi upset second seeds to advance into Monte Carlo semifinals
April 16th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 16(ANI): The tennis duo comprising Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan has advanced into the semifinal of the Monte Carlo ATP Masters tournament.The Indo-Pak Express, who ... Read more...
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Minsk Metro station blast toll rises to 13
April 15th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk, April 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in the bomb explosion in a Minsk Metro station has reached 13, the Belarusian health ministry said Friday.A radio-controlled explosive device was detonated ... Read more...
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Australian Open: Sania in second round of qualifiers
January 14th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 14 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza moved into the second round of the Australia Open tennis women's singles qualifiers here Friday. Sania, playing with a strapped left thigh, beat ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Mirnyi in semifinals of ATP World Tour Finals
November 27th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus clinched the last semi-finals spot at the ATP World Tour Finals defeating South Africa's Wesley Moodie and Swede Dick Norman ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Mirnyi qualify for Tour final; Bopanna-Qureshi miss out
November 12th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus sealed their place in ATP World Tour Final while India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam ul Haq Qureshi missed ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Mirnyi out of Open Sud de France tennis
October 28th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Montpellier (France), Oct 28 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus went down to Britain's Ross Hutchins and Australia's Stephen Huss 6-3, 3-6, 12-14 in the quarter-final of the 650,000-euro ... Read more...
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Sania-Elena in doubles quarterfinals of Tashkent Open
September 22nd, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Sep 22 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Italy's Maria Elena Camerin entered the doubles quarterfinals of Tashkent Open tennis here Wednesday.
Sania and Elena defeated the Ukrainian sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiya ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Mirnyi in Cincinnati finals
August 22nd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 22 (IANS) Fourth seeds India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus defeated fifth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach 6-3, 6-4 to enter the doubles final of the $2,430,000 ... Read more...
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French Open: Bhupathi-Mirnyi sail into second round
May 26th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 26 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus sailed into the second round of the men's doubles with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Jurgen Melzer of Austria and ... Read more...
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Trainee priest caught stealing money for sex
May 11th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Minsk (Belarus), May 11 (DPA) A Belarusian Russian Orthodox seminarian is being investigated for allegedly stealing money to spend on prostitutes, gambling and expensive mobile phones, reported the Belapan news agency.
The 22-year-old ... Read more...
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Rome Masters: Paes-Dlouhy advance, Bhupathi-Mirnyi crash out
April 30th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, April 30 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy advanced to the men's doubles quarterfinals while Mahesh Bhupathi and Belarusian Max Mirnyi crashed out of the second round in ... Read more...
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Paes-Dlouhy clinch Miami Masters
April 4th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Miami, April 4 (IANS) Third seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy defeated fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi 6-2, 7-5 to clinch the Sony Ericsson Open doubles tennis, their first title ... Read more...
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Thai court orders release of arms cargo plane crew
February 11th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 11 (RIA Novosti) A Thai criminal court Thursday ordered the release of the crew of a cargo plane that was seized with illegal weaponry from North Korea on board, a ... Read more...
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Belarus orders Internet providers to collect personal user data
February 2nd, 2010 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Minsk/Moscow, Feb 2 (DPA) Belarus' authoritarian government Monday ordered even tighter online controls, ordering internet providers to collect personal data and profiles of their users, according to the independent Belarusian news agency ... Read more...
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Sania, Somdev advance to US Open second round (Lead)
September 1st, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Somdev Devvarnman got off to winning starts in the US Open tennis at Flushing Meadows.
The 161st-ranked Somdev dispatched the 110th-ranked Portuguese Fredrico Gil ... Read more...
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Somdev, Sania in US Open second round
September 1st, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 1 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman had an easy outing while Sania Mirza battled to enter the singles' second round of the US Open tennis at the Flushing Meadows.
The ... Read more...
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Bhupathi in Montreal doubles final, looks for fifth Canadian title (Lead)
August 16th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Montreal, Aug 16 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles dethroned reigning champions Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic, beating the second seeds in the match tie-break ... Read more...
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