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“And I said, 'Mother, but I don't want to die,' but she didn't have an answer for me”

DZERZHINSK, Belarus : Among the splinters of a memory shattered by the Holocaust is Alex Kurzem's image of himself as a jolly little boy who liked to climb an apple tree in the family garden, pretending to be a ... via International Herald Tribune

Contribution from Fachbereich Physik, Universitt Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Str. 4, 44227, Dortmund, Germany, and Institute for Physico-Chemical Problems of Belarussian State University, Leningradskaya Str., 14, Minsk ... via Today's Chemist At Work

“These youth groups have no clear ideology, and engage in no public political activities”

Viktar Ivashkevich, the deputy chairman of the opposition Belarusian Popular Front , said on November 5 that after the so-called "Social March" on November 4, the Belarusian authorities might shift their ... via Radio Free Europe

“Today the RosUkrEnergo company in full and timely fashion fulfilled the conditions of an agreement on paying the debts incurred before the Gazprom group for the gas supplied in 2007 as well as dividends on RosUkrEnergo's activities in 2006.”

By JOHN C.K. DALY UPI International Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- By now it has a familiar ring to it -- Moscow and Kiev are once again at loggerheads over imported natural gas prices. via UPI

“You came to the Verkhovna Rada and your task consists of the creation as soon as possible of the majority leadership of the parliament”

The Slovak Embassy in Minsk has issued a statement calling on the Belarusian authorities to end their "repressive practices" against civil society, respect the human rights of Belarusians, and release all ... via Radio Free Europe

“Thanks to the triumph of the Great October, the dream of many generations of Belarusians has come true -- we have acquired an independent state open to friends”

Speaking on November 7, celebrated as the 90th anniversary of the October Revolution, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka said that the events of 1917 led to an independent Belarus, Belapan reported. via Radio Free Europe

“Anybody can see not just the intelligence of people, but also the stupidity.”

The president of the republic of Georgia declared a state of emergency Wednesday night, after riot police officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to clear thousands of demonstrators from the ... via The Georgian Times

“They want to retain their government for as long as possible, and during this time, they are continuing the shadow privatization of property”

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs David Kramer said on November 5 that Washington will soon impose new sanctions on Belarusian government officials, RFE/RL's Belarus ... via Radio Free Europe

Activities to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the October Revolution were being held across the world, said Andrei Filippov, head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation 's Department for ... via Viet Nam News

Special Report: Premier Wen visits 4 nations Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shakes hands with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, the capital of Belarussia, on November 5, 2007. via CCTV

DECAPITATED Singer Moved To Polish Hospital, Is In 'Stable' Condition - Nov. 6, 2007 DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka died late last week at the age of 23 in a Russian hospital from injuries ... via BlabberMouth.net

China and Belarus issued a joint communique here Monday, pledging further efforts to promote bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields. via China Daily

“Ukrainian political and academic elites, as well as the public, are capable of qualifying socio-historical events in the lives of their people on their own, without additional comments based on ideological and stereotypical principles”

Around 1,000 people took part in the so-called Social March, organized by the Belarusian opposition, on November 4 in Minsk, Belapan reported. via Radio Free Europe

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in Minsk Sunday to start an official visit to Belarus. via People's Daily

“I hope my visit to Belarus will help step up the bilateral relations and push the two-way cooperation to a higher level”

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Sunday to start an official visit to Belarus at the invitation of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. via Xinhuanet

Pro-government activists in Belarus attacked a demonstration by some two hundred students opposed to policies of the country's authoritarian leader Aleskander Lukashenko on Sunday, sparking a street brawl ... via Earth Times

“The nation will be asked [about NATO membership], and the nation will give its consent, but this will happen not in one or two years, but in many years, when Ukraine is properly prepared for such an answer and such a question”

Hundreds of opposition activists marched on October 28 through Minsk to the nearby Kurapaty forest to mark Dzyady, the day of ancestor remembrance, Belarusian media reported. via Radio Free Europe

CRIONICS Recovering From Bus Accident That Claimed Life Of DECAPITATED Drummer - Nov. via BlabberMouth.net

Minsk, Belarus, is welcoming delegations participating in the annual international meeting of Communist and workers' parties. via People's Weekly World Online

DECAPITATED Singer 'Showing Some Progress' Following Accident - Nov. 1, 2007 Two members of the Polish extreme metal band DECAPITATED - Vitek and Covan - were seriously injured in a road accident earlier in the ... via BlabberMouth.net