http://www.mail.com/locations/21472-ukraine.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/locations/21472-ukraine.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe awarded the barefoot, hippie-chic 20-year-old for the catchy... Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094768-denmarks-de-forest-wins-eurovision-song-contest.html 2013-05-19T00:21:30Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2053570-europe-court-tymoshenko-jailing-was-rights-abuse.html 2013-04-30T14:19:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961196-correction-israel-struggling-sect-story.html MOUNT GERIZIM, West Bank (AP) — In a story March 17 about eastern European brides joining the Holy Land's dwindling Samaritan community, The Associated Press misspelled the name of one of the interviewees. Her name is spelled Alexandra Krasuk. A corrected version of the story is below: European women marry, give hope to Samaritans East European women brea... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:51:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961196-correction-israel-struggling-sect-story.html 2013-04-10T15:51:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1997710-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/news/world/1997710-ukraine-parliament-session-seized-ruling-party.html 2013-04-04T11:39:14Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1977742-ukrainian-capital-grapples-with-snow-scandal.html 2013-03-25T12:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1975030-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 11:38:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1975030-ukrainian-capital-paralyzed-snowstorm.html 2013-03-23T11:38:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946716-ukrainian-journalist-kidnapped-syria-free.html MOSCOW (AP) — 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 interpreter for a Russian TV crew when she was kidnapped in western Syria on Oct. 9 by members of the Free Syrian Army, according to the Ukrainian government. Her kidnappers reportedly threatened ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:41:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1946716-ukrainian-journalist-kidnapped-syria-free.html 2013-03-11T18:41:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1936264-top-tymoshenko-lawyer-loses-parliamentary-immunity.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The top lawyer for jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was stripped of parliamentary immunity and his seat in the Ukrainian legislature on Wednesday, in a move that is likely to further strain Kiev's ties with the West. Serhiy Vlasenko, Tymoshenko's main defense lawyer and close ally, has accused the authorities of... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:48:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1936264-top-tymoshenko-lawyer-loses-parliamentary-immunity.html 2013-03-06T18:48:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1933902-real-madrid-eliminates-united-champions-league.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Just like 10 years ago, Ronaldo scored at Old Trafford to advance Real Madrid in the Champions League and eliminate Manchester United. Back then it was the Brazilian Ronaldo, who scored a memorable hat trick. This time it was Cristiano Ronaldo, back at United for the first time since leaving four years ago. The Portuguese forwar... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:07:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1933902-real-madrid-eliminates-united-champions-league.html 2013-03-06T01:07:01Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1932338-eu-concerned-pressure-jailed-ex-pms-lawyer.html 2013-03-05T11:54:35Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1924660-ukraine-pardon-jailed-opposition-leader.html 2013-03-01T17:24:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1900024-zealand-plans-logo-free-cigarette-packs.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Strict against smoking already, New Zealand plans to make tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs but will wait until a challenge to a similar Australian law is resolved. The packaging law "will remove the last remaining vestige of glamor from these deadly products," Associate Minister of Health Tariana Tur... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:06:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1900024-zealand-plans-logo-free-cigarette-packs.html 2013-02-19T04:06:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889586-ukraine-5-dead-crash-landing.html 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. The small, Soviet-designed AN-24 plane was carrying 44 passengers and crew from the Black Sea port of Odessa when it crash-landed shortly af... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:38:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1889586-ukraine-5-dead-crash-landing.html 2013-02-14T00:38:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1888880-chernobyl-radiation-unaffected-roof-collapse.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Wednesday sought to reassure the public that radiation levels were unaffected at Chernobyl and there was no safety threat after a partial roof collapse at the exploded nuclear power plant. A 600-square-meter (6,500-square-foot) section of the roof over the turbine hall at the fourth power block collapsed Tuesday... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1888880-chernobyl-radiation-unaffected-roof-collapse.html 2013-02-13T14:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888830-ukraine-turkmens-sign-tentative-natural-gas-deal.html ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Ukraine reached a tentative agreement with Turkmenistan on Wednesday to resume imports of natural gas from the energy-rich Central Asian nation. The deal marks a breakthrough for Ukraine, which is seeking alternatives to Russian imports to meet its energy needs. Until 2006, Turkmenistan supplied Ukraine with 36 billion cubic ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:53:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888830-ukraine-turkmens-sign-tentative-natural-gas-deal.html 2013-02-13T13:53:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871866-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 10:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871866-ukrainian-lawyer-rushes-to-client-ends-up-jail.html 2013-02-06T10:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845482-shell-ukraine-shale-gas-agreement.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has signed a 50-year profit sharing deal with the government of Ukraine to explore and drill for natural gas in shale rock formations in the east of the country using the process widely known as "fracking." Ukraine's Energy Minister Eduard Stavitsky said investment in the project may reach $10 billion. Shell ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845482-shell-ukraine-shale-gas-agreement.html 2013-01-25T11:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1834806-tymoshenkos-lawyer-faces-legal-action-ukraine.html 2013-01-21T13:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831838-ukrainian-ex-pm-suspected-murder-case.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities have formally notified jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko that she is a suspect in the murder of a businessman and lawmaker in 1996. Tymoshenko is suspected of "ordering and organizing" the contract-style murder of Yvhen Scherban, his wife and two other people, the Prosecutor General's Office said on i... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831838-ukrainian-ex-pm-suspected-murder-case.html 2013-01-19T13:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1819478-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 14:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1819478-ukraine-reportedly-seeking-15-billion-imf-loan.html 2013-01-14T14:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1819104-gazproms-eu-partners-anxious-price-cuts.html ANAPA, Russia (AP) — Russian energy giant Gazprom is spending billions to expand its already massive footprint in Europe. But it will have to tread carefully at a time when global natural gas supplies are surging and prices are falling, giving European utilities and businesses more leverage in negotiating supply contracts. At a lavish ceremony in December... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1819104-gazproms-eu-partners-anxious-price-cuts.html 2013-01-14T12:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1788382-ap-interview-tymoshenko-daughter-urges-sanctions.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko urged Western nations Thursday to impose sanctions on officials involved in her mother's imprisonment. Tymoshenko, the country's top opposition leader, is serving a seven-year prison sentence on charges of abuse of office after a trial that was condemned by the West as p... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1788382-ap-interview-tymoshenko-daughter-urges-sanctions.html 2012-12-27T14:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1773736-37-dead-ukraine-cold-spell.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian health officials say 37 people have died from the severe cold spell that hit the country this month. Temperatures have dropped as low as minus-17 C (2 F). The Health Ministry said Tuesday that 190 people have sought medical help for hypothermia, of which 162 people have been hospitalized. No health official would say how the... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1773736-37-dead-ukraine-cold-spell.html 2012-12-18T11:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1771450-judge-3-family-members-beheaded-ukraine.html 2012-12-17T15:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763660-ukraine-parliament-speaker-elected-amid-brawls.html KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's newly elected parliament on Thursday approved two presidential allies for the posts of prime minister and parliament speaker, but the vote was nearly overshadowed by a violent brawl between government supporters and opposition lawmakers. The Party of Regions led by President Viktor Yanukovych and its allies secured a majorit... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763660-ukraine-parliament-speaker-elected-amid-brawls.html 2012-12-13T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757848-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 10:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1757848-us-visa-cancelled-to-prosecutor-tymoshenko-case.html 2012-12-11T10:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750660-gazprom-starts-building-europe-bound-pipeline.html ANAPA, Russia (AP) — After years of delays and negotiations, Russian gas company Gazprom on Friday formally started construction of its €16 billion ($20.65 billion) Europe-bound South Stream pipeline, key to its strategy of strengthening its supply to its most important export market. The South Stream pipeline will connect Russia's Black Sea coast with th... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750660-gazprom-starts-building-europe-bound-pipeline.html 2012-12-07T15:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1733748-ukraine-fights-spreading-hiv-epidemic.html BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Andrei Mandrykin, an inmate at Prison No. 85 outside Kiev, has HIV. He looks ghostly and much older than his 35 years. But Mandrykin is better off than tens of thousands of his countrymen, because is he receiving treatment amid what the World Health Organization says is the worst AIDS epidemic in Europe. Ahead of World AIDS Day on Sa... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1733748-ukraine-fights-spreading-hiv-epidemic.html 2012-11-30T10:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731924-clinton-warns-georgia-ukraine-prosecutions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Georgia's new government Thursday not to engage in political prosecutions of former government officials. She also sharply criticized Ukraine's October elections and expressed concern about selective prosecution of opposition leaders there. Clinton's warnings were aimed at two countries th... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731924-clinton-warns-georgia-ukraine-prosecutions.html 2012-11-29T19:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1726780-workers-raise-1st-chernobyl-shelter.html CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine (AP) — Workers have raised the first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure that eventually will cover the exploded nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power station. Project officials on Tuesday hailed the raising as a significant step in a complex effort to clean up the consequences of the 1986 explosion, the w... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1726780-workers-raise-1st-chernobyl-shelter.html 2012-11-27T18:22:00Z