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Ukraine's topless feminists go international
Mar 07, 2013 00:58 EST
Ukrainian feminist group Femen are taking their topless protests around the world, having already stripped off in Western Europe to highlight a range of issues from democratic violations to sexual exploitation, in what some call a new brand of feminist activism.
Ukraine strips Tymoshenko ally of parliament mandate
Mar 06, 2013 13:14 EST
A Ukraine court on Wednesday ruled to strip Sergei Vlasenko, a leading defender of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, of his mandate in the parliament in a decision likely to estrange it further from the West.
Roof collapses at Chernobyl nuclear plant: Ukraine
Feb 13, 2013 11:16 EST
A section of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine collapsed under the weight of snow, officials said Wednesday, raising new concerns about the condition of the facility that was the site of the world's worst nuclear accident.
Ukraine seeks talks on 'unfair' $7 bn Gazprom bill
Feb 06, 2013 11:04 EST
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday called a $7 billion bill from Russian gas giant Gazprom unfair, saying he was prepared to negotiate with Moscow.
Ukraine eyes IMF, Russian rescue from recession
Feb 03, 2013 07:43 EST
Recession and crippling energy inefficiency compounded by a stiff Russian gas bill are turning Ukraine into an economic headache on the eastern edge of Europe with few prospects for a recovery this year.
Ukraine eyes IMF, Russian rescue from recession
Feb 02, 2013 23:13 EST
Recession and crippling energy inefficiency compounded by a stiff Russian gas bill are turning Ukraine into an economic headache on the eastern edge of Europe with few prospects for a recovery this year.
Ukraine jails journalist's killer for life
Jan 29, 2013 11:14 EST
A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced a former senior interior ministry official to life in prison for strangling critical journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2000, the highest-profile criminal case in the country's post-Soviet history.
Ukraine jails ex-top official over journalist murder
Jan 29, 2013 09:41 EST
A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced a former senior official at the interior ministry to life in prison for strangling critical journalist Georgy Gongadze in 2000, the highest-profile crime in the country's post-Soviet history.
Gazprom hits Ukraine with surprise $7bln gas bill
Jan 26, 2013 14:16 EST
Russian giant Gazprom has slapped Ukraine's state gas firm Naftogaz with an unexpected $7 billion bill for gas it had not bought last year, a source in the Ukrainian firm said Saturday.
Shell to seal vast shale gas deal with Ukraine
Jan 24, 2013 07:47 EST
Ukraine and the global giant Royal Dutch Shell will on Thursday sign a shale gas production sharing agreement that will help the ex-Soviet nation ease dependence on neighbouring Russia, officials said.
Bad brakes blamed in Moscow crash landing
Dec 30, 2012 08:00 EST
Russian investigators on Sunday blamed a defective brake system for a Moscow airport crash that killed five crew members when a liner skidded off the runway and smashed into a highway.
Bad brakes blamed in Moscow jet crash
Dec 30, 2012 06:53 EST
Russian investigators on Sunday blamed a defective brake system for a Moscow airport crash that killed four crew members when a liner careened off the runway and smashed into a highway.
Bad brakes cited in Moscow jet crash
Dec 30, 2012 06:07 EST
Russian investigators on Sunday blamed a defective brake system for a Moscow airport crash that killed four crew members when a liner careened off the runway and smashed into a highway.
Russia probes Moscow plane crash
Dec 30, 2012 02:16 EST
Russian medics began Sunday identifying the bodies of four crew killed when a passenger jet careened off the runway of a Moscow international airport and smashed into a highway.
Four killed as plane crashes into Moscow motorway
Dec 29, 2012 12:28 EST
Four crew were killed Saturday when a Russian airliner crashed into a motorway and broke up into three pieces after overshooting the runway at an international Moscow airport.
Four dead as Russian plane crashes into motorway
Dec 29, 2012 11:16 EST
Four crew were killed on Saturday when a Russian airliner crashed into a motorway and broke up into three pieces after overshooting the runway at an international Moscow airport.
Fomenko preferred to Eriksson as Ukraine coach
Dec 26, 2012 08:35 EST
Mikhail Fomenko was on Wednesday preferred to former England coach Sven Goran Eriksson and charged with reviving Ukraine's ailing 2014 World Cup finals qualifying campaign after a meeting of the national football federation FFU, Interfax news agency reported.
Spain reign in 2012 as Brazil rebuild
Dec 17, 2012 20:46 EST
With a performance of breath-taking technical mastery in their Euro 2012 final humbling of Italy, Spain proved this year that they are one of the greatest national teams ever to have graced the game.
Row after Putin compares Lenin body to holy relics
Dec 11, 2012 11:37 EST
Russia President Vladimir Putin came under criticism from rights activists on Tuesday after he compared Vladimir Lenin's embalmed corpse to the holy relics of Christian saints.
Putin launches construction of South Stream pipeline
Dec 07, 2012 12:57 EST
President Vladimir Putin on Friday launched construction of the long-awaited South Stream pipeline that the Kremlin hopes will pump Russia's gas to Europe while avoiding its unpredictable neighbour Ukraine.
