Ukraine may pardon jailed opposition leader Mar 1st, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's president said Friday he will consider pardoning an imprisoned ally of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in an apparent move to ease tensions with the West. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine, pardon, jailed, opposition, leader, Top Keywords

Ukraine: 5 dead in crash-landing Feb 14th, 2013 - 01:50h (CET +01.00) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A passenger plane carrying soccer fans headed for a match skidded past the landing strip and overturned in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing five people, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine, dead, crashlanding, opposition, leader, Top Keywords

Tymoshenko's lawyer faces legal action in Ukraine Jan 21st, 2013 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - The top lawyer for jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Monday he is under criminal investigation and fears imminent arrest. He denied any wrongdoing and accused the government of trying to sideline him. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tymoshenko's, lawyer, faces, legal, action, ukraine, Top Keywords

Ukraine reminds Santas about tax Dec 26th, 2012 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) KIEV (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Ukraine on Wednesday reminded entertainers making money by posing as Did Moroz - the local version of Santa Claus - and his helpers to pay income tax. The former Soviet republic's government faces $9 billion in for... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine, reminds, santas, legal, action, ukraine, Top Keywords

Ukraine parliament speaker elected amid brawls Dec 13th, 2012 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) Ukraine's newly elected parliament has chosen a pro-government speaker amid violent brawls between supporters of the president and opposition lawmakers. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine, parliament, speaker, elected, amid, brawls, Top Keywords

Revote urged in 5 election districts in Ukraine Nov 5th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Ukraine's election authorities are calling for a recount of last month's parliamentary vote in five disputed districts, saying tallying there had been unlawful. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : revote, urged, election, districts, ukraine, brawls, Top Keywords

Nationalists perform strongly in Ukraine vote Oct 30th, 2012 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) A right-wing party has promised to fight for greater democracy and a pro-Western course for Ukraine and to defend the Ukrainian culture and language. But the Svoboda (Freedom) party has also been tainted by its anti-Semitic protests and its leaders&#... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nationalists, perform, strongly, ukraine, vote, brawls, Top Keywords

Ukraine opposition hesitant after ruling party win Oct 30th, 2012 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) Ukrainian opposition parties are scrambling for position after the ruling party scored a confident victory in parliamentary elections denounced as unfair by international observers. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine, opposition, hesitant, ruling, party, brawls, Top Keywords

Ukraine ruling party claims victory in election Oct 28th, 2012 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's party claimed victory Sunday in a parliamentary vote tainted by the jailing of the country's top opposition leader. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine, ruling, party, claims, victory, election, Top Keywords

Ukraine's opposition doing well in election Oct 28th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) An exit poll indicates opposition parties have done well in Ukraine's election, but President Viktor Yanukovych's party could still maintain its parliamentary majority. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ukraine's, opposition, doing, well, election, election, Top Keywords