U.S. Lawyer Goes On Trial in Belarus for Spying 07/31/2008 - 13:18 / Reuters A U.S. lawyer went on trial behind closed doors in Belarus on Thursday charged with carrying forged documents, drug offences and industrial espionage -- offences that could carry up to seven years in prison. comments: 0
Belarus, European Commission to Prepare Introduction of Biometric Identifiers in Passports 07/31/2008 - 13:15 / Trend News Belarus and the European Commission intend to accomplish a project meant to prepare the basis for introducing biometric identifiers in passports, said Bernard Bogensperger, representative of the European Commission, at an international seminar “Application of biometric identifiers in electronic passports — international standards and the best practices”, on July 29, reported Belta. comments: 0
Turkey's Turkcell Buys Belarus's BeST for $500 mln 07/31/2008 - 13:14 / Reuters Turkey's leading mobile phone company, Turkcell TCELL.IS (TKC.N: Quote, Profile, Research), said on Tuesday it had agreed to pay $500 million to acquire 80 percent of Belarus's state-owned mobile operator BeST. comments: 0
Russia's Rosatom to Bid to Build Nuclear Reactor in Belarus 07/31/2008 - 13:11 / RIA Novosti Russian state nuclear power corporation Rosatom has agreed to take part in a tender for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Belarus, the ex-Soviet republic's energy ministry said Tuesday. comments: 0
