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Trial set for Fletcher, alleged US scam artist After more than three years, imprisoned American fraudster Robert Fletcher will finally go to court over criminal charges that allege he founded and led a criminal organization, committed large-scale fraud along with eight other suspects, and forged documents during 2006-2008.
Yesterday at 16:22 | Mark Rachkevych
Gay pride parade in Kyiv cancelled The gay pride parade which was due to take place in Kyiv on Sunday has been canceled over fears for the safety of its participants, according to the organizing committee of the international KyivPride 2012 forum and festival.
3 days ago at 09:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Rotary Club says ex-treasurer agrees to pay missing $56,000 Members of an internationally-affiliated community service organization have claimed a small victory after the group’s former treasurer signed a letter pledging to give the group $56,000 he has withheld since April 2011 and surrendered his passport to them as a guarantee of payment.
May 10 at 18:35 | Mark Rachkevych
Victory Day celebrations in Kyiv Victory Day on May 9 marks the 67th anniversary of the World War II triumph over Nazi Germany. Kyiv will celebrate by honoring the surviving veterans with music and other entertainment.
May 8 at 19:25 | Daryna Shevchenko
Democrats Abroad to vote on Sunday On Sunday, May 6, Democrats Abroad Ukraine will host voting for Americans wishing to participate in the 2012 US Democratic Party presidential primary.

The official voting center polling station will be located in Kyiv at: Sterling Business School, 7 Nesterovskiy Lane, office 12, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04053. (near Lvivska Square)

The polling station will be open from noon to 8 p.m.
May 5 at 11:42 | Kyiv Post
Press TV: Labor Day turns into mass protests in Kyiv The international Workers day celebrations has turned into a mass protest in Kyiv. Thousands joined the march lead by the Ukrainian Party of Communists. Kiev is under tight security following the recent blasts in the city of dnipropetrovsk. Thousands of policemen and intelligence officials watched over the march.

Read the story here.

May 1 at 23:48
Kyiv city council votes to save Peysazhna Alley from development One of the most popular green spots in the center of Kyiv, Peysazhna Alley, received status of a local park, which is supposed to protect it from demolition. An overwhelming majority of Kyiv city council members -- 107 out of 120 -- voted in favor of the resolution on April 5.
Apr 5 at 13:47 | Svitlana Tuchynska
Ronan Farrow, special adviser to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to speak in Kyiv Editor's Note: The following is a press release issued by the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.
Mar 22 at 13:18 | Kyiv Post reports
Some old problems remain at new US Embassy in Kyiv Apart from looking like a vast military bunker, the new U.S. Embassy in Kyiv still has problems to solve despite improvements.
Mar 19 at 16:04 | Olena Abramovych
A Sneak Peak At The New TsUM For Kyiv’s Central Department Store, or TsUM, it’s goodbye, Lenin and hello, modernity.
Mar 16 at 01:22 | Oksana Faryna
Fire breaks out in Kyiv’s metro (updated, VIDEOS) A fire broke out in Kyiv’s metro on late afternoon on March 4, triggering panic amid passengers and freezing transportation along one of three metro lines, according to reports from officials and witnesses.
Mar 14 at 17:51 | Svitlana Tuchynska
Canada will move embassy later this year The Canadian Embassy in Kyiv will move some time this year into a newly renovated office building on a side street near the capital’s Independence Square, or Maidan Nezalezhnosti.
Mar 1 at 23:41 | Mark Rachkevych
Klitschko to run for parliament, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, a world heavyweight boxing champion and aspiring politician, expressed plans to once again take part in the elections later this year for mayor of Kyiv.
Mar 1 at 16:51 | Yuriy Onyshkiv
US Embassy is moving to a new location in Kyiv Editor's Note: The following is a Press Release of the United States Embassy
Jan 18 at 15:04 | Kyiv Post
Twelve Chornobyl cleanup workers stop hunger strike due to poor health Twelve Chornobyl cleanup workers, who have announced a hunger strike near the building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Friday are to return to their homes.
Dec 8, 2011 at 18:45 | Interfax-Ukraine