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Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Oct. 29 began desperately seeking to put international pressure on President Viktor Yushchenko to force him to veto a controversial social spending bill.
Oct 30, 2009 at 12:12 | Wire reports
Health Ministry: Swine flu epidemic in Ukraine An epidemic of the A/H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, has started in Ukraine, Health Minister Vasyl Kniazevych announced at a press conference on Friday.
Oct 30, 2009 at 12:00 | Interfax-Ukraine
BosNewsLife: Ukraine border guards halt 'dying' Christian activist An elderly Christian Ukrainian woman who made world headlines for uncovering corruption in a key border area of Ukraine was "near death" Thursday, October 29, after she was prevented by Ukrainian border guards from seeking medical treatment in neighboring Hungary. Read the story here.
Oct 30, 2009 at 09:50
WKYC TV: FBI seeking Ukrainians who bought illegal IDs Hundreds of Ukrainian immigrants in America who fraudulently obtained Ohio drivers licenses in Parma are being encouraged to contact the FBI before agents come after them. The warning came from Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland office of the FBI, after he announced the breakup of an alleged international Ukrainian criminal organization that stretched from Parma to Kyiv. Fraudulent entry visas to the United States were obtained from the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, allegedly through the help Ukrainian national employees at the embassy. Two embassy employees have been detained by investigators in Ukraine. Read the story here.
Oct 30, 2009 at 09:39
West Seattle Herald: Arbor Heights family adopts Ukrainian tweens Steve Shay writes:In just one hour an American couple in Arbor Heights, Washington, couple changed their lives, and the lives of 12 year-old twin sisters, forever. Eight months ago Bruce and Summer Boyd-Jones flew to Kiev in the Ukraine with the intention to adopt. They landed in that city’s department of adoption, and were given many files and exactly one hour to sort through them for a possible match.
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Oct 30, 2009 at 09:35
Three employees of Ukrainian embassies are being checked for infection with A(H1N1) influenza, Petro Poroshenko, the minister of foreign affairs, has announced to news reporters.Read the story here.
Oct 30, 2009 at 09:29
Phony visa scam exposed CLEVELAND - FBI agents bust an organization they say created hundreds of illegal licenses and phony visas. They're calling it an international crime ring with its roots in Northeast Ohio.
Oct 30, 2009 at 06:46
Crimean mosque project stirs debate Chunks of limestone, by the tens of thousands, are strewn in piles on a waterside lot here where one of Europe’s largest mosques is scheduled to rise. But the only soul around is a wizened caretaker in a tent, watching over what seems like another grandiose project gone bust with the financial crisis.
Oct 30, 2009 at 06:22
Dead End Five years on, the poisoning case of Victor Yushshcneko remains unsolved and has more questions than ever.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:33
Swine flu fears on rise after numerous deaths The Health Ministry is trying to identify the deadly virus that has killed at least 30 people in western Ukraine so far.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:27 | Peter Byrne
Tymoshenko, Yanukovych break from pack as clear-cut favorites Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko are most likely to get into the second round, while support for Arseniy Yatseniuk is dwindling fast.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:23
Ukraine still risks losing Euro 2012 FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Ukraine still risks being excluded from hosting games at the 2012 European Championship if it doesn't get the necessary infrastructure in shape.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:16 | Associated Press
Suspects now jailed in greater comfort In a move to get closer to European standards in penal institutions, Kyiv has upgraded its first detention center.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:11 | Iryna Prymachyk
Presidential election campaign not only circus playing in Kyiv Kyiv’s circus has started a new season featuring dozens of animals and other fun acts for kids big and small.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:06
Ombudsman asking president to discuss release of sailors from Ariana at NSDC meeting Kyiv, October 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada’s human rights commissioner, Nina Karpachova, has asked President Viktor Yuschenko to raise the issue of releasing Ukrainian sailors from the Ariana, a ship seized by Somali pirates six months ago, at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), the ombudsman’s press service reported on Thursday.
Oct 29, 2009 at 22:04 | Interfax-Ukraine