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Topic: Ukraine

Video: Dueling political rallies end in clashes in Kiev

Video: Dueling political rallies end in clashes in Kiev(Video)

May 19, 2013

Ukrainian opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko told supporters "I'm certain that we can beat this dictatorship which is imposed on us" at one of several political rallies in Kiev. Deborah Gembara reports. Watch Video Video: Dueling political rallies end in clashes in Kiev

Keys to an evening of classic entertainment

Viktoriya Solyana plays a variety of music at Royal Meridian Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

May 19, 2013

The Life: Viktoriya Solyana is a pianist at Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi, and is awaiting her doctoral degree from Ukraine. She talks about a day in her life. Read Article Keys to an evening of classic entertainment

Travel news and deals: from luxury in Kiev to a new train route in India

Dec 14, 2012

A luxurious and stylish boutique hotel has opened in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, close to the National Opera House. Read Article Travel news and deals: from luxury in Kiev to a new train route in India

Ukraine president's party cruising to election win

Oct 30, 2012

But opposition gains ground after anger about corruption. Read Article Ukraine president's party cruising to election win

 

UAE Foreign Minister urges Syria action saying Arab League was ignored

Oct 09, 2012

UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, says the international community must take action to stop the bloodshed in Syria. Read Article UAE Foreign Minister urges Syria action saying Arab League was ignored

 

Ukraine court rejects Tymoshenko appeal leaving ties with west strained

Aug 30, 2012

Western leaders condemned the seven-year prison term meted out to the 51-year-old opposition leader as political persecution, and blocked strategic agreements on political association and a free-trade zone with the European Union.  Read Article Ukraine court rejects Tymoshenko appeal leaving ties with west strained

 

Euro 2012: Ukraine 0 France 2

France score

Jun 15, 2012

The match was halted after just seven minutes because of rain and violent thunderstorms before France recorded their first win of the tournament on resumption. Read Article Euro 2012: Ukraine 0 France 2

 

Euro 2012 promises to be test for Kiev

The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA

May 28, 2012

The Life: Kiev, Ukraine offers an array of attractions for both sports fans and businessmen alike. Read Article Euro 2012 promises to be test for Kiev

 

Video: Ukrainian opposition rally and call for leader Tymoshenko's release

Video: Ukrainian opposition rally and call for leader Tymoshenko's release(Video)

May 12, 2012

Opposition supporters gather in a show of political unity at a rally in central Kiev. Watch Video Video: Ukrainian opposition rally and call for leader Tymoshenko's release

 

Lessons for Japan from Chernobyl

Ikuko Hebiishi, a city councillor for Koriyama in Fukushima, Japan checks for radioactivity near the site of Chernobyl nuclear disaster 25 years earlier. Franck Vogel

May 06, 2012

Two nations brought together by nuclear disaster have come to different conclusions about the future of atomic power. Read Article Lessons for Japan from Chernobyl

 

Family of Yulia Tymoshenko voices worry over health

May 02, 2012

The jailed former Ukraine premier extended her hunger strike into a 12th day and Kiev faced a political boycott of its hosting of Euro 2012 football matches. Read Article Family of Yulia Tymoshenko voices worry over health

 

Ukraine marks Chernobyl's anniversary

A woman cries before the monument to Chernobyl victims in Slavutich, where many of the plant's former staff were relocated. Sergei Supinsky / AFP

Apr 27, 2012

Victims of world’s worst nuclear accident remembered. Read Article Ukraine marks Chernobyl's anniversary

 

Sarcophagus plan: a bid to bury Chernobyl's deadly legacy

A displaced villager visits his childhood home in an abandoned hamlet near the exclusion zone around Chernobyl on Monday for Radunista - a holiday in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Every year residents, who left after the Chernobyl blast, gather at the cemeteries to visit the graves of relatives and to meet former friends. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters

Apr 26, 2012

In Ukraine, relocated families recall a life that is gone, but not forgotten. Read Article Sarcophagus plan: a bid to bury Chernobyl's deadly legacy

 

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