Minsk

Minsk, with a heavy security presence, is usually peaceful, and the political opposition nonviolent.

Minsk is the capital city of Belarus, which used to be part of Soviet Russia but is an independent country now.

He could have landed at Minsk, which would have been safer but would have ruined the commemoration ceremony by making the president late.

Moscow and Minsk have insisted that Operation West was to help "ensure the strategic stability in the East European region" .

But his plight can only add to the impression, widely held west of Minsk, that Russia is an increasingly dark place.

Relations between Moscow and Minsk have been increasingly rocky since the Kremlin hailed Mr Lukashenka's rigged re-election four years ago.

This time we're going to take you to the Minsk Soft Drinks Factory which produces juices, sodas and other soft drinks.

In September 2000 the ship was moved to Shenzhen to become part of a theme park called Minsk World.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Dang Tianzai Belarus capital of Minsk to see the streets calm, orderly life of the people.

If you see him, tell him to pack. We are going to Minsk.

the decision to ignore an air-traffic controller's suggestion to land at Minsk was made nearly 45 minutes before the disaster.

Violence erupted in Minsk after Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the president of Belarus, was declared to have won re-election with 80% of the vote.

for a calculation of the strength and stability of flare and ventilation pipes in a Minsk-22 digital computer.

Russian officials said Belarus stands to save up to $4 billion, although experts in Minsk say the figure will be closer to $2. 5 billion.

It wouldn't look out of place in Minsk.

It also served in various other operations in Poland, Hungary, Minsk and a small number also defended Berlin in April and May 1945.

"We are working on this question with the largest Chinese bank, " Central Bank Chairman Pyotr Prokopovich told journalists in Minsk.

The plane crashed short of the runway in heavy fog after controllers told the pilot to divert to Moscow or Minsk, Russian officials said.

The president has also exploited a bombing on the Minsk subway on April 11th, which killed 14 people, as an excuse to vilify his opponents.

Russia yesterday halted oil exports to Europe that pass via Belarus and blamed Minsk for siphoning off oil from a major transit pipeline.

Senior Russian officials said Minsk's actions "smelled of a trade war" .

From 1983, he was senior assistant CO of a missile cruiser, from 1986, senior assistant CO of the aircraft carrier Minsk.

PARK STROLL : Men walked in a Minsk , Belarus, park Friday . The temperature hovered around 36 degrees Fahrenheit .

Belarussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asia expert Leonid Batyanovsky says Minsk is not playing Russia against China.

Meanwhile in Minsk, city planners are drawing up blueprints for Belarus' first "kitai gorod" or Chinatown.

January 21, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko inauguration ceremony in the capital Minsk, "National Palace" was held.

Police stepped up security measures in Minsk, using metal detectors to check subway passengers.

In Minsk public buildings fitted with movement sensors are shrouded in darkness after sunset.

Minsk's practice of refining cheap Russian oil and selling it on for huge profit has long irritated the Kremlin.

July 2008, Lukashenko in Minsk to participate in an open-air concert venue suffered bomb attacks, 50 people were injured.

Wu flew into Tashkent from Minsk after concluding his official goodwill visit to Belarus.

The Belarus plan also gives Russia a bargaining tool with the cash-strapped regime in Minsk.

Moscow's strategy is clear: pressure Minsk into selling state companies to Russia on the cheap.

A man attached a mourning ribbon to the Polish flag during a sporting event in Minsk.

Wen arrived in Minsk after concluding his official visit to Turkmenistan.

Servicemen march during a military parade in Minsk, Belarus to celebrate the Soviet Union's 1945 victory over Nazi troops.

Minsk is where what became the Soviet Communist Party held its first convention.

And it's true: if you're searching for other teddy bear collectors in Toledo or mud wrestlers in Minsk, you'll find them on the Web.

An international bodyguard tournament is currently underway 30 km north of Minsk, Belarus.

I could tell him that just by looking out from my window in Minsk.

A court in Belarus sentenced two men to death for bombing the Minsk subway system in April, killing 15 people.

But use the familiar, Russian placenames (Minsk not Miensk, Brest not Bryast, Gomel not Homel).

Max: [Angry] Yoko. [to David] I've decided to go to Minsk without you.

Political violence in Minsk is rare, though not unknown.

Excellent cross-country skiing is available near Minsk - the Raubichy Olympic Sports Complex, 22km from Minsk.

Inverted ducks dive in search of food in Minsk, Belarus.

A bomb exploded on the metro in Minsk, the capital of Belarus , killing 12 people and injuring more than 200.

Xinhua Minsk on January 21 (Xinhua Ping) Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, the capital of the Republic of 21 sworn Palace.

You belong in Minsk. You can't stay here just for me.

The sunrise slid westward to Minsk .

At 6: 45 p. m. local time, Premier Wen's special plane landed at the Minsk International Airport.

Shchorsy, Minsk: A deer jumps over an irrigation canal.

I've decided to go to Minsk without you.

There are also skiing resorts situated 30km from Minsk for mountain skiing.

EU March 21 to ban entry of Bai Gaoguan increased the number of 177 from 158, mainly in the new Minsk riot suspects trial judge.

Two cats wait for fish during ice fishing on Dubrovskoe Lake near the silage of Dubrovo, some 35 kms from Minsk, on January 31, 2009.

Girls pose for photos in the autumn foliage in the park, Minsk.

11 killed, 126 injured in Minsk metro blast.

Last year I played Davis Cup in Minsk on a fast surface before coming here, so it was even more difficult.

The plane took off at 4 p. m. to play a game in Minsk, with the whole team on board, 37 people.

I know where Minsk is.

If you come to our city, you can visit lots of sights, for example, Window of the World, Happy Valley and Minsk World.

MIE; Minsk Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; OSCE Minsk Conference;

Minsk, Belarus: A man dives into a near-frozen lake

Tawny owl chicks sit on a tree branch at an artificial nest in a forest near village of Uzda, south of Minsk

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The National Library (Minsk, Belarus)

CSCE Peace Conference in Minsk ;