Kiev
Chernobyl shelter construction reaches key landmark
Nov 27, 2012 14:45 EST
Work to build a permanent shelter to secure the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine reached a key milestone on Tuesday when workers raised the arched section that will cover the destroyed unit.
Ancelotti eyes return to form for PSG
Nov 23, 2012 21:11 EST
Paris Saint-Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti says it is time for the Ligue 1 title favourites to "recover points lost in the league, quickly" ahead of Saturday's home encounter with strugglers Troyes.
PSG see off Dynamo to seal spot in knockout phase
Nov 21, 2012 17:23 EST
"Crisis" club Paris Saint-Germain clinched a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday after beating Dynamo Kiev 2-0 in the Ukrainian capital.
Dynamo face must-win PSG test
Nov 20, 2012 21:23 EST
Dynamo Kiev go into their Champions League must-win encounter with big-spending Paris Saint Germain on the back of a disappointing domestic league defeat and with injury concerns.
PSG out to make amends in Kiev, warns Nene
Nov 20, 2012 14:14 EST
Paris Saint Germain's Brazilian striker Nene has warned that the French club would come out firing in their Champions League tie against Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday after their humiliating Ligue 1 loss at the weekend.
Veloso happy in Kiev despite mixed season
Nov 20, 2012 09:02 EST
Portugal international Miguel Veloso, who moved to Ukraine's flagship side Dynamo Kiev from Italy's Genoa on a four-year deal this summer, says he is happy with life at the club despite a troubled early season.
Lyon go top after PSG flop
Nov 18, 2012 11:11 EST
Lyon moved provisionally out in front in the French league title race on Sunday after a 3-0 home win over promoted Reims and after previous leaders Paris Saint Germain had slumped Saturday to a home loss to nine-man Rennes.
PSG look to keep pressure on Porto in Group A
Nov 05, 2012 20:20 EST
Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to keep the pressure on Champions League Group A rivals Porto on Tuesday by inflicting a 10th straight Champions League group phase defeat on Croatian opponents Dinamo Zagreb.
Ukraine facing economic woe after elections
Nov 04, 2012 10:55 EST
Ukraine's parliamentary elections may have passed without unrest but the country is facing a spell of economic trouble that may include a devaluation of its currency and a new recession.
US leads concern at Ukraine vote
Oct 30, 2012 04:48 EDT
The United States and international observers said Ukraine's elections were a step backwards for democracy as the ruling party was set to win against allies of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko.
Observers slam Ukraine poll as ruling party nears victory
Oct 29, 2012 19:18 EDT
Ukraine's ruling party was set Monday to beat the allies of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko in legislative elections that observers condemned as a setback for the ex-Soviet state's nascent democracy.
Ukraine ruling party claims election victory
Oct 29, 2012 07:41 EDT
Ukraine's ruling party on Monday claimed victory in weekend elections as early results showed it withstanding the challenge by allies of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko whose jailing last year sparked global concern.
Ukraine ruling party claims election win
Oct 29, 2012 04:55 EDT
Ukraine's ruling party on Monday claimed victory in weekend elections as early results showed it withstanding the challenge by allies of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko whose jailing last year sparked global concern.
Ukraine's Klitschko fails to land political knockout
Oct 28, 2012 16:53 EDT
Ukraine's world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has an unrivalled record of knocking out opponents but appears to have undergone a baptism of fire in the no-holds-barred ring of Ukrainian politics.
Ukraine votes in key democracy test
Oct 28, 2012 11:55 EDT
Ukraine voted on Sunday in legislative elections seen as a test of the ex-Soviet state's nascent democracy, which has been overshadowed by the jailing of charismatic opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
Ukraine picks parliament in key democracy test
Oct 28, 2012 02:23 EDT
Ukranian voters go to the polls Sunday for legislative elections set to test democracy under President Viktor Yanukovych, as jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is forced to observe from the sidelines.
Klitschko is big hit with Ukrainian voters
Oct 27, 2012 16:12 EDT
Ukraine prepared Saturday for parliamentary polls in which superstar boxer Vitali Klitschko has emerged as an unlikely challenger to the ruling party in place of the jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.
Russia detains top opposition leaders in Moscow
Oct 27, 2012 16:10 EDT
Russian police detained several opposition leaders, including Alexei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov, during a protest held in Moscow Saturday against the latest wave of arrests of political activists.
Russia charges protest leader in riot probe
Oct 26, 2012 10:42 EDT
Russia on Friday charged protest leader Sergei Udaltsov with plotting mass riots in a controversial probe that has also seen the detention of an activist who claims he was tortured into making a confession.
World artist lights up plant of Ukraine tycoon
Oct 04, 2012 13:28 EDT
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson opened one of his famed light installations Thursday in the unlikely setting of an industrial Ukraine steel plant owned by one of the ex-Soviet state's biggest tycoons.
