European foreign ministers decided to relax travel restrictions on the Belarussian government in the hope of luring the country away from Moscow’s sphere of influence.

The European Union temporarily suspended a travel ban on President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, rewarding the authoritarian leader for recent democratic gains.

Candidates loyal to Belarus’s authoritarian president headed for victory in all 110 parliamentary seats.

Candidates loyal to authoritarian President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko won an overwhelming majority of parliamentary seats in a closely-watched election.

Belarus released the last two prisoners who the West says were held because of their political beliefs, according to one of the prisoners and the mother of the other.

An opposition figure was freed after months of pressure from the United States and the European Union on Belarus?s president, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko.

A bomb exploded during an outdoor concert Minsk, the capital of Belarus, injuring dozens of people.

A bomb exploded during an outdoor concert Minsk, the capital of Belarus, injuring dozens of people.

MINSK, Belarus (AP) ? Belarussian lawmakers gave final approval on Tuesday to a crackdown on Internet journalism.

The reduction in embassy staff was the second Belarus had sought from the United States this year, the latest one caused by a dispute over human rights and sanctions.