Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine – A Ukrainian teenage girl died Thursday three weeks after being set on fire in a gang rape attack by youths which shocked the nation and raised doubts about the competence of polic
Mar. 30, 2012
The former head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Arsen Avakov, who is accused of illegally transferring land, has been put on the international wanted list of the Interpol, the head of the
Mar. 21, 2012
Apart from the ritual giving of flowers, International Women’s Day brings out an annual discussion on women’s rights and gender equality. There are plenty of reasons to be worried.
Mar. 8, 2012
The latest Forbes ranking of billionaires puts eight Ukrainians on the list of the elite richest. The magazine counted 1,226 billionaires in the world, led by Mexico’s Carlos Slim with an estimated ne
Mar. 8, 2012
After a sharp decline in 2011 in the number of Ukrainians who have a positive attitude towards Russia (from 90-93% to 80%), their number increased again in February 2012, to 86%, according to a joi
Mar. 2, 2012
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has named six key areas in which Ukraine can take steps towards European integration.
Feb. 28, 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a statement in response to a judge’s sentence of Ukraine’s former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko to four years in prison. The statement was issued by the Parliamentar
Feb. 27, 2012
The leader of the Regions Party faction in the parliament, Oleksandr Yefremov, has said that Kyiv mayor could be elected before the parliamentary elections in October 2012.
Feb. 27, 2012
A former Ukrainian interior minister and close ally of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to fours year in jail on Monday for embezzlement and abuse of office.
Feb. 27, 2012
Two cruise terminals are to be created in Sevastopol and Yalta ports to increase their passenger-handling capacity by several times, Head Sevastopol Maritime Merchant Port Serhiy Tarakanov has told
Feb. 27, 2012
About 30 people held a protest outside the building of the presidential administration on Bankova Street in Kyiv on Monday.
Feb. 27, 2012
Gaitana’s victory at the national selection for this year’s Eurovision pop song contest was sweet, but a racist comment from an ultra-nationalist was anything but.
Feb. 21, 2012
The six year marriage of the daughter of the jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Eugenia and a British rock musician recently came to an end, confirming rumors that have been circ
Feb. 21, 2012
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a bill on the introduction of biometric passports for traveling abroad, which will contain forefinger prints, Ukrainian Justice Minister Oleksandr L
Feb. 16, 2012
Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky has said that he will no longer run for the post of city mayor, the Komsomolskaya Pravda v Ukraine newspaper reported on Thursday.
Feb. 16, 2012
Vitaliy Klitschko’s UDAR Party has joined the opposition forces that refused to participate in the Constitutional Assembly.
Jan. 30, 2012