Imprisoned Belarus activist who was a symbol of defiance hasn't been heard from for months Her father, Alexander Kolesnikov, told The Associated Press by phone from Minsk that he knows she's ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months ago. Fellow inmates at the penal ...

She became an even greater symbol of defiance in September of that year when Belarusian authorities tried to deport her. Driven to the Ukrainian border, she briefly broke away from security forces ...

The world’s final glimpse of Hamas’ leader was rough and raw, showing him wounded and cornered as he sat in a bombed-out ...