Kyiv Post 2012.05.16 19:05
Mark Rachkevych Members of an internationally-affiliated community service organization said that the group's former treasurer failed to fulfill his pledge to pay them $56,000 that he has withheld for 18 months by May 16, based on a letter he signed last week, a copy of which the Kyiv Post has obtained. Longtime Canadian businessman Myron Spolsky also gave his Canadian passport as a guarantee of payment to the four members of Kyiv Multinational Rotary

Kyiv Post 2012.05.16 19:05
Interfax-Ukraine POLTAVA - A double-decker Skoda electric train on May 15, 2012, opened high-speed traffic on the Poltava-Krasnohrad-Lozova section, having departed from Poltava to Kharkiv for a one-time trip. The official train launch ceremony was attended by Deputy Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Korniyenko, Director General of the State Rail Transport Administration Ukrzaliznytsia Volodymyr Kozak, and head of Pivdenna Railways Viktor Ostapchuk.

Kyiv Post 2012.05.16 19:05
Olga Shumylo-Tapiola Once having put too much hope in Ukraine, the European Union now finds itself in a rather uncomfortable position. For the past five years, it has negotiated an Association Agreement with the country, the implementation of which would bring Ukraine closer to the union.

Kyiv Post 2012.05.16 19:05
Interfax-Ukraine The Ukrainian opposition leaders who are currently in jail must take part in the parliamentary elections due this fall, according to the United States Department of State. "When we are talking about the selective political persecution, we mean this persecution is taking place not because of the alleged crimes but because these people were removed from the political stage.

Kyiv Post 2012.05.16 19:05
Interfax-Ukraine The defense team of former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko will appeal against a ruling of Kyiv Court of Appeals that upheld Lutsenko's sentence of four years in prison. "We can see what is going on in the country, and how our judicial system is working.

Kyiv Post 2012.05.16 19:05
Interfax-Ukraine Former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko is unlikely to be transferred to prison until one more aspect of his case is considered by the courts, state prosecutor Viktor Klymenko has said. "The ruling issued by the court today means that the conviction of Lutsenko and [the ex-minister's driver Leonid] Prystupliuk are lawful and well- grounded.

IRNA Agency 2012.05.16 19:03
Tashkent, May 16, IRNA - Uzbekistan International Central Asian Industrial Week Exhibition attended by two Iranian companies opened here in International Exhibition Center on Wednesday. More than 100 firms from Iran, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, China, Norway, UAE, Russia, the US, Thailand, Ukraine, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Uzbekistan are participating in the event organized by the international company 'ITE' of Uzbekistan.

Independent.co.uk 2012.05.16 19:02
Kate Bamber Wednesday 16 May 2012 Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain said his call-up to the England squad for Euro 2012 felt "surreal" but he is ready to seize his chance in Poland and the Ukraine. The 18-year-old was included in England manager Roy Hodgson's 23-strong squad for next month's European Championships after impressing during his debut season at Arsenal. Oxlade-Chamberlain joined the London club from npower Championship side

Ukrinform 2012.05.16 19:02
KYIV, May 16 /UKRINFORM/. The situation in the foreign exchange market of Ukraine is balanced. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) holds currency purchases to replenish its reserves, Director General of NBU Department of Monetary Policy, Olena Shcherbakova, said in a video message on Wednesday. "By the end of the year, there will be the dominating factors that may influence the currency market, in particular, the inflow of currency into

The Hindu 2012.05.16 19:01
DPA England manager Roy Hodgson named Steven Gerrard as captain of his 23-man Euro 2012 squad on Wednesday but the omission of Rio Ferdinand was the biggest talking point. Hodgson said he believed Liverpool's Gerrard would "build the team unity and environment we need to thrive in a tournament." Gerrard captained England at the 2010 World Cup and was given the job again by Hodgson, who managed the 31-year-old in his brief spell as Liverpool manager the season before last.

EUobserver 2012.05.16 18:57
Related EU ministers disagree on Ukraine boycott Rape case shames EU- aspirant Ukraine Ukraine's New Year gas nightmare By Andrew Rettman BRUSSELS - EU-Ukraine diplomacy reached new heights of confusion during a visit by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov to Brussels on Tuesday (15 May) and Wednesday. A few days before he came, EU Council chief Herman Van Rompuy had told him on the Euronews TV channel to "stay home." German Chancellor Angela Merkel

EU business 2012.05.16 18:57
(BRUSSELS) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov turned a deaf ear Wednesday to calls to allow jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment abroad, telling AFP that Kiev has the "best" doctors for the job. Saying the Tymoshenko case was "a temporary problem" in Ukraine's ties with European Union nations, Azarov accused the fiery former Orange Revolution leader of playing the "martyr" as Kiev faced "a slander campaign."

BELTA 2012.05.16 18:51
16.05.2012 18:18 GOMEL, 16 May (BelTA) - About 250 participants from almost 30 countries have come to Gomel to take part in the 13th international exhibition-fair Spring in Gomel that has opened in the Dinamo exhibition manege on 16 May, BelTA has learnt. This forum is the biggest regional exhibition in Belarus.

ANSAmed 2012.05.16 18:49
Reception in Italy discussed at Migramed conference in Cagliari Un barcone di clandestini nordafricani soccorsi a largo della Sardegna (ANSAmed) - CAGLIARI - ''When the weather is good, thousands are ready to come to Italy.

ANSAmed 2012.05.16 18:48
Reception in Italy discussed at Migramed conference in Cagliari (ANSAmed) - CAGLIARI, MAY 16 - ''When the weather is good, thousands are ready to come to Italy.

Ukrinform - photo 2012.05.16 18:17
N466981 Gryga Vadym 16.05.2012 An activist speaks in a loudspeaker during a rally by farmers held outside the building of the Ministry of the Agrarian Policy and Food, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, May 16, 2012.UKRINFORM KYIV, May 16.

Ukrinform - photo 2012.05.16 18:17
N467001 Miakshykov Mykola 16.05.2012 Girls in the military uniform participate in the opening ceremony of the complex sport competition "Dynamiada 2012," Dnipropetrovsk, central Ukraine, May 16, 2012.UKRINFORM DNIPROPETROVSK.

Ukrinform - photo 2012.05.16 18:17
N466997 Miakshykov Mykola 16.05.2012 Participants of the complex sport competition "Dynamiada 2012" march during the opening ceremony of the tournament, Dnipropetrovsk, central Ukraine, May 16, 2012.UKRINFORM DNIPROPETROVSK.

Ukrinform - photo 2012.05.16 18:17
N467000 Miakshykov Mykola 16.05.2012 Women in Ukrainian national clothes hold round loafs during the opening ceremony of the complex sport competition "Dynamiada 2012," Dnipropetrovsk, central Ukraine, May 16, 2012.UKRINFORM DNIPROPETROVSK.

Ukrinform - photo 2012.05.16 18:17
N466983 Gryga Vadym 16.05.2012 An empty milk canister lies on the ground during a rally by farmers held outside the building of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, May 16, 2012.UKRINFORM KYIV, May 16.