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EP concerned about selective justice, corruption in Ukraine, reads draft resolution The European Parliament (EP) has said problems with selective justice and high levels of corruption exist in Ukraine, while at the same time, praising the setting up of the Constitutional Assembly and the adoption of a new Criminal procedure Code in the country.
May 22 at 12:30 | Interfax-Ukraine
Dnepr military program could be stopped soon MOSCOW - The Dnepr Russian-Ukrainian program to use converted RS-20 heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (Satan by Western classification) in space launch programs will most likely be stopped, a space industry source told Interfax-Ukraine.
May 22 at 09:27 | Interfax-Ukraine
Marriott Hotels chain in Ukraine could include 20-30 hotels in the future The Ukrainian chain of Marriott Hotels International Ltd., one of the largest hotel chains in the world, could include from 20 to 30 hotels in the future, John Litzenberger, Vice President , International Hotel Development in Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS, has said.
2 days ago at 10:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
After Italy bombing, no claim of responsibility ROME (AP) — A bomb blast outside a high school in southern Italy that killed a 16-year-old student has stirred memories of the dark days decades ago when terrorists, anarchists and organized crime carried out dozens of bloody attacks.
May 20 at 12:29 | Associated Press
Tymoshenko breaks thermometer, moved to other ward Former Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who is being treated in Kharkiv Central Clinical Hospital No. 5, during the medical examination of May 23 evening accidentally dropped a thermometer, which fell to the floor and broke, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine reported on May 24.
2 days ago at 16:38 | Interfax-Ukraine
Strong quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy SANT'AGOSTINO DI FERRARA, Italy (AP) — A strong earthquake shook northeast Italy early Sunday, killing four people, tearing off chunks of church facades and sending panicked residents into the streets. Aftershocks wreaked more havoc in the region, including knocking down a clock tower and injuring a firefighter.
May 20 at 19:23 | Associated Press
Blind Chinese activist appears to have left for U.S. BEIJING, May 19 (Reuters) -Chinaallowed a blind legal activist,Chen Guangcheng, to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for theUnited States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries.
May 19 at 14:38 | Reuters
Russia data shows it top oil producer ahead of Saudi MOSCOW/DUBAI - Russia has been pumping hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a day more than Saudi Arabia and is confident it can increase output year on year, Energy Ministry data showed, contradicting a report the kingdom has become the world's biggest producer.
May 21 at 20:08 | Interfax-Ukraine
Mining Machines enters Vietnamese market Ukrainian company Mining Machines, a leader in the production of mining equipment, and which unites the engineering assets of the System Capital Management Group (SCM, Donetsk), has signed a contract for the turn-key construction of two shafts of Nui Beo mine with Vietnamese firm VINACOMIN-Underground Mine Construction Company.
3 days ago at 11:45 | Interfax-Ukraine
President asks PM to dismiss ministers that impede reform implementation Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has instructed Ukrainian Premier Mykola Azarov to dismiss ministers that are impeding the reform implementation process.
2 days ago at 12:28 | Interfax-Ukraine
Siemens Ukraine CEO: Ukraine losing chance of becoming 'China for Europe' VIENNA - Ukraine could become a "new China for Europe," but so far it is not making use of this opportunity, Siemens Ukraine CEO Maximilian Egger said while addressing the European Investment Bank's international conference "Eastern Partnership for Growth" in Vienna on Thursday, May 24.
2 days ago at 18:03 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russian Foreign Ministry denies impeding work of Ukrainian organizations in Russia MOSCOW - The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied the accusations made by Ukrainian officials who are accusing it of impeding the work of Ukrainian organizations in Russia.
May 22 at 16:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
London Evening Standard: Murder police set to quiz widow of Londoner killed in Ukraine The family of a London businessman run down by a car in the Ukraine has welcomed the opening of a murder investigation into his death.Barry Pring, 47, of Battersea, was killed on his first wedding anniversary in February 2008 as he waited for a cab on the hard shoulder of a dual carriageway on the outskirts of Kiev.

The car was travelling at 80mph with its lights switched off and debris found at the scene included false number plates and a bogus taxi sign.

Police in the Ukraine have now upgraded their investigation from unexplained traffic accident. Officers want to interview Mr Pring’s widow Anna Ziuzina, a 33-year-old former stripper who met him through a dating agency.

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3 days ago at 12:55
Yanukovych: All statements about boycott of Euro 2012 have political basis Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said that all statements about a boycott of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship are politically motivated.
2 days ago at 09:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
Intolerance Ukraine's reputaion - for reasons both deserved and undeserved - has taken a beating internationally on almost all fronts.
2 days ago at 20:04 | Kyiv Post