http://www.mail.com/int/locations/23560-kiev.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/23560-kiev.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2097538-ukrainian-media-protest-journalists-beaten.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Several dozen journalists rallied outside Ukraine's Interior Ministry in Kiev on Monday, accusing police of standing by while two journalists covering an opposition rally were beaten. Olha Snitsarchuk, a journalist with Channel 5 TV, and her husband, Vladislav Sodel, a photographer with the Kommersant newspaper, were punched and kicke... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2097538-ukrainian-media-protest-journalists-beaten.html 2013-05-20T12:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2053570-europe-court-tymoshenko-jailing-was-rights-abuse.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political. The prosecution of Tymoshenko, the country's most ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:19:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2053570-europe-court-tymoshenko-jailing-was-rights-abuse.html 2013-04-30T14:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2010252-uefa-sanctions-dynamo-kiev-fans-racist-abuse.html NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered Dynamo Kiev to play a European club competition match next season in an empty stadium because of "racist conduct by supporters." Ukrainian fans were allegedly racist during home matches against Paris Saint-German in the Champions League on Nov. 21 and Bordeaux in the Europa League on Feb. 14. UEFA says a second st... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:54:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2010252-uefa-sanctions-dynamo-kiev-fans-racist-abuse.html 2013-04-10T10:54:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2003348-ukraine-president-pardons-2-tymoshenko-allies.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A top ally of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko walked free from jail Sunday, after Ukraine's president pardoned him and another ex-minister, moving toward fulfilling a key demand on Kiev's path to integrate closer with the European Union. President Viktor Yanukovych signed a decree to pardon former Interior Minister Y... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:15:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2003348-ukraine-president-pardons-2-tymoshenko-allies.html 2013-04-07T16:15:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997584-ukraine-parliament-session-seized-ruling-party.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday held two competing parliament sessions after pro-government legislators stormed out of the official parliament hall and moved to a nearby building in response to a protest by opposition parties. Opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk called the move a "coup d'etat," branded the offsite parliamentary sessio... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:39:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1997584-ukraine-parliament-session-seized-ruling-party.html 2013-04-04T11:39:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992592-demonstrators-call-mayoral-election-kiev.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — 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 after last month's heavy blizzard that paralyzed the Ukrainian capital. Kiev mayor Oleksandr Popov, an ally of President Viktor Yanukovych, came under harsh criticism after the capital came ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:21:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992592-demonstrators-call-mayoral-election-kiev.html 2013-04-02T10:21:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1977742-ukrainian-capital-grapples-with-snow-scandal.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — 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. A photo that appeared on the Kiev administration's website Sunday after a snowfall of 20 inches (50 centimeters) shows three snowplows clearing a street. The trouble is — the street is actu... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:25:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1977742-ukrainian-capital-grapples-with-snow-scandal.html 2013-03-25T12:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1975020-ukrainian-capital-paralyzed-snowstorm.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The city of Kiev has declared a state of emergency after the Ukrainian capital was paralyzed by an unprecedented snowstorm that has stalled car, railway and air traffic. The city was hit by about 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow in the past day, more than it usually receives per month during this season. Tractors, armored vehicles a... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:38:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1975020-ukrainian-capital-paralyzed-snowstorm.html 2013-03-23T11:38:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1962052-ukrainian-journalist-returns-syrian-captivity.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — 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, staunchly defending the government of President Bashar Assad and promising to return to Syria to "defend the truth." Ankhar Kochneva, 40, who has worked in Syria as a travel agent, transla... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:54:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1962052-ukrainian-journalist-returns-syrian-captivity.html 2013-03-18T16:54:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1932338-eu-concerned-pressure-jailed-ex-pms-lawyer.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Top European Union officials are warning Ukraine against a possible move to strip a lawyer for jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of parliamentary immunity. The lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, is accusing the authorities of preparing to arrest him in order to deprive Tymoshenko of a qualified attorney. A Kiev court is due to decid... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:54:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1932338-eu-concerned-pressure-jailed-ex-pms-lawyer.html 2013-03-05T11:54:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1924660-ukraine-pardon-jailed-opposition-leader.html 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. Tymoshenko and her former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko have been jailed on charges of abuse of office condemned as politically motivated by the West. Bot... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:24:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1924660-ukraine-pardon-jailed-opposition-leader.html 2013-03-01T17:24:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1913710-eu-to-ukraine-reforms-trade-pact.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of the European Union had a blunt message Monday for the president of Ukraine: Choose between a customs union with Russia and a free-trade agreement with us. You can't have both. "One country cannot at the same time be a member of a customs union and be in a deep common free-trade area with the European Union," said Jose Manuel Bar... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:53:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1913710-eu-to-ukraine-reforms-trade-pact.html 2013-02-25T15:53:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1907854-ukraine-lease-gas-transit-pipeline.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signaled Friday that his country may lease its natural gas transit system to countries including Russia, in a move that is seen as reaching out to Moscow rather than the West. Speaking in a televised question-and-answer session, Yanukovych said that renting out the pipeline which carries Russian g... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:10:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1907854-ukraine-lease-gas-transit-pipeline.html 2013-02-22T13:10:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1871872-ukrainian-lawyer-rushes-to-client-ends-up-jail.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — On a snowy January day in 2011, attorney Oleg Nikolishen headed to a police station in the Ukrainian capital to defend a client accused of car theft. Instead, he ended up behind bars himself. At the station, Nikolishen was arrested and charged with his client's alleged crime. He spent most of the next two years in jail awaiting trial.... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1871872-ukrainian-lawyer-rushes-to-client-ends-up-jail.html 2013-02-06T10:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1869874-ebrd-urges-ukraine-to-improve-business-climate.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A major international development bank is urging Ukrainian authorities to improve the country's business climate and tackle growing corruption in order to continue to receive hundreds of millions of dollars of investment. Suma Chakrabarti, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, told reporters Tuesday the EB... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1869874-ebrd-urges-ukraine-to-improve-business-climate.html 2013-02-05T14:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1853450-senior-ukraine-cop-convicted-killing-journalist.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A former police commander in Ukraine was convicted of strangling an investigative journalist and sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, but the court has failed to determine who ordered the killing that has marred the ex-Soviet nation's image. Heorhiy Gongadze, co-founder of a news website who exposed high-level corruption, was kidnappe... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1853450-senior-ukraine-cop-convicted-killing-journalist.html 2013-01-29T14:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1834806-tymoshenkos-lawyer-faces-legal-action-ukraine.html 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. A criminal case against Tymoshenko's staunch ally Serhiy Vlasenko would likely further sour Ukraine's ties w... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1834806-tymoshenkos-lawyer-faces-legal-action-ukraine.html 2013-01-21T13:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1824118-midfielder-raffael-joins-schalke-loan-kiev.html GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Brazilian midfielder Raffael is joining Schalke on loan until the end of the season from Dynamo Kiev. Schalke said Wednesday it has an option to give Raffael a full contract for a transfer fee at the end of the season. Raffael played in the Bundesliga for Hertha Berlin between 2008 and 2012. He scored 23 goals in 110 Bundesli... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1824118-midfielder-raffael-joins-schalke-loan-kiev.html 2013-01-16T10:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1819498-ukraine-reportedly-seeking-15-billion-imf-loan.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian news agencies are reporting that the government is seeking a fresh $15 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. They say that First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov told reporters Monday that he will hold negotiations on a new loan with IMF delegates arriving in Kiev next week. Arbuzov's office declined immedia... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1819498-ukraine-reportedly-seeking-15-billion-imf-loan.html 2013-01-14T14:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1786998-fomenko-appointed-ukraine-national-team-coach.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Former Soviet footballer Mykhailo Fomenko has been appointed coach of the Ukraine national team. Ukraine's football federation announced the appointment on Wednesday of Fomenko on a one-year contract with an option for another year. The 64-year-old Fomenko replaces Oleg Blokhin, who resigned in September after failing to lead the team... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1786998-fomenko-appointed-ukraine-national-team-coach.html 2012-12-26T11:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1786500-ukraine-police-helicopter-crashes-killing-5.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A police helicopter belonging to Ukraine's Interior Ministry crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday in the central part of the country, killing five people on board, officials said. The Mi-8 helicopter slammed into the ground at about 1400 GMT (9 a.m. EST) just after taking off from an airport in the city of Alexandria in the Kirovogra... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1786500-ukraine-police-helicopter-crashes-killing-5.html 2012-12-25T18:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1771450-judge-3-family-members-beheaded-ukraine.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police are investigating the grisly murder of a judge and three family members whose decapitated bodies were discovered over the weekend in the judge's apartment, officials said Monday. The beheaded bodies of Judge Volodymyr Trofimov, 58, his wife, son and the son's girlfriend were discovered by the judge's stepson, who came... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1771450-judge-3-family-members-beheaded-ukraine.html 2012-12-17T15:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1757846-us-visa-cancelled-to-prosecutor-tymoshenko-case.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States has canceled the visa of a Ukrainian prosecutor in charge of the case of jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, the latest sign of growing international pressure on Ukraine. The U.S. Embassy in Kiev said Tuesday that a long-term visa issued to Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin has been revoked. The Embassy woul... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1757846-us-visa-cancelled-to-prosecutor-tymoshenko-case.html 2012-12-11T10:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1743270-psg-schalke-top-ronaldo-lifts-madrid-to-win.html GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain and Schalke sealed top spot in their Champions League groups on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored his tournament-leading sixth goal to help Real Madrid beat Ajax 4-1. A 17-minute snow delay during the Dinamo Zagreb-Dynamo Kiev match offered something unexpected on a night when all places in the last 16 were decided ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1743270-psg-schalke-top-ronaldo-lifts-madrid-to-win.html 2012-12-04T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1739250-ukraine-cabinet-dismissed-parliament-vote.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's President has dismissed Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his Cabinet following October's parliamentary elections. Yanukovch accepted Azarov's resignation on Monday, saying the premier and his team will continue to serve until he appoints a new government. The new prime minister will have to manage an economy that is heading ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1739250-ukraine-cabinet-dismissed-parliament-vote.html 2012-12-03T10:33:00Z