Ukraine

Ukraine

• Ukraine expects to sign cooperation accord with EU

  Ukraine's foreign minister said he expects his country to sign a cooperation agreement with the European Union later this year despite the EU's ... 

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  Europe court: Tymoshenko jailing was rights abuse

  Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on ... 

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  Ukraine urged to end rampant police abuse

  Oleksandr Popov, an auto mechanic from a Ukrainian provincial city, says police beat, choked and shocked him with electricity for hours, trying to ... 

• Correction: Israel-Struggling Sect story

  In a story March 17 about eastern European brides joining the Holy Land's dwindling Samaritan community, The Associated Press misspelled the name of ... 

• UEFA sanctions Dynamo Kiev for fans' racist abuse

  UEFA has ordered Dynamo Kiev to play a European club competition match next season in an empty stadium because of "racist conduct by supporters. 

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  Ukraine president pardons 2 Tymoshenko allies

  A top ally of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko walked free from jail Sunday, after Ukraine's president pardoned him and another ... 

• Ukraine parliament session seized by ruling party

  Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday held two competing parliament sessions after pro-government legislators stormed out of the official parliament hall ... 

• Demonstrators call for mayoral election in Kiev

  Several thousand demonstrators are rallying in the center of Kiev to demand a mayoral election and to complain that the city was slow to clean up ... 

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  Ukraine begins gas imports through Hungary

  Ukraine has started importing natural gas from Europe through a pipeline in neighboring Hungary, part of its efforts to reduce its dependency on ... 

• Platini cool on Russia-Ukraine league plan

  UEFA President Michel Platini has declined to back a Russian plan for combining its national league with that of neighboring Ukraine. Platini says ... 

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  Ukrainian capital grapples with snow, scandal

  Residents of the Ukrainian capital suspect the city is trying to pull a fast one on them about its efforts to clean up from a paralyzing blizzard. 

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  Ukrainian capital paralyzed by snowstorm

  The city of Kiev has declared a state of emergency after the Ukrainian capital was paralyzed by an unprecedented snowstorm that has stalled car, ... 

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  Ukraine too good for Poland in WCup qualifier

  Two goals inside the first 10 minutes helped Ukraine to a 3-1 victory over Poland in their World Cup qualifier on Friday. Andriy Yarmolenko opened the ... 

• Ukrainian journalist returns from Syrian captivity

  A Ukrainian journalist has returned home from Syria after escaping captors who held her for more than 150 days and she recounted her ordeal Monday, ... 

• Abducted Ukrainian journalist free in Syria

  Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria is free after more than 150 days in captivity. 

• Ukrainian journalist kidnapped in Syria is free

  Russian news reports say a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped by rebels in Syria five months ago is now free. Anhar Kochneva was working as an ... 

• Russia, Germany win World Cup biathlon relays

  Dmitry Malyshko and Evgeny Ustyugov anchored the Russia team to a comeback win in the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup meet Sunday, ... 

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  Dortmund beats Donetsk 3-0 to advance

  Borussia Dortmund beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 to reach the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday for the first time in 15 years. Felipe Santana ... 

• EU concerned by pressure on jailed ex-PM's lawyer

  Top European Union officials are warning Ukraine against a possible move to strip a lawyer for jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of ... 

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  Dortmund hopes Hummels can play against Shakhtar

  Borussia Dortmund is hoping that central defender Mats Hummels will recover from the flu in time for Tuesday's Champions League match against Shakhtar ... 

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  Lavillenie in tears despite winning pole vault

  Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie's joy at winning the men's pole vault title at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday was ...