Belarus
ROME, ITALY - MAY 19: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus leaps into the air to play a forehand volley against Serena Williams of the USA in their final match during day eight of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2013 at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 19, 2013 in Rome, Italy.
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It's startling that Alexander Lukashenko is taking political prisoners and then is negotiating with the EU and the US using them as hostages. He releases some prisoners and gets some concessions. We are here to demand from the US Government to expand sanctions against Belarus and stop financing the Lukashenko regime
In Hugo Chavez we lost a dear person and great friend, who loved Belarus and always extended a hand to help us in difficult times
She will always hold that mantle alongside Anna Meares and Natallia [Tsylinskaya, of Belarus, who won eight world titles to Pendleton's nine] for me. This girl compares with all of them. She has probably got a little more tactical nous than most of them. She has probably got a steeliness more than them, as well, but she probably hasn't got the raw speed yet that Vicky had.More quotes »
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Serena Williams wins Italian Open with ease
Serena Williams of the US holds the trophy after winning the women’s singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the Rome Masters. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters Serena Williams clinched her fourth consecutive title in comprehensi 10:24 AM from Irish Times Read more »
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Serena Williams beats Azarenka to win Italian Open
(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini). US Serena Williams returns the ball to Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini). US Serena Williams returns the ball 10:22 AM from News 10 WTEN Albany Read more »
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Eurovision 2013 live blog
11:51pm: Here are some of the images from the Grand Final. 11:38pm: Thank you That's it from me as far as this year's Eurovision is concerned. Thanks for playing along. Let us know what you thought of the result. Oh and go Arsenal. 11:30pm: It's bad news 4:39 AM from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »
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Sponsored cycle raises £7,500 for Barnet charity
we have raised over £7,500 which is a fantastic amount." The money will go towards funding a children's home in Polotsk in Belarus and for providing education and resources for poor communities in Belarus. Riders James Ward and Justin Bird added: “The ride from Times Series Read more »
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Meira Kumar leads parliamentary delegation to Belarus
assembly Vladimir Andreichenko. Meira Kumar will address the faculty and students of the academy of public administration in Belarus. During its three-day official visit beginning May 20, the delegation will also hold meetings with deputy chairman of council from HillPost.in Read more »
