Ukraine Rejects U.S. Criticism
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko has rejected criticism from the United States of Ukraine's recent parliamentary elections and the prosecution of political opponents.
AIDS: Still Rising In E. Europe, C. Asia
UNAIDS says Eastern Europe and Central Asia are the only regions where HIV prevalence clearly remains on the rise.
Global AIDS Crisis Eases, But Not In Former Soviet Union
Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, the United Nations released a cautiously optimistic report suggesting the epidemic has begun to stabilize or even shrink in nearly every part of the world. But the countries of the former Soviet Union are an exception to the trend.
Ukrainian Mayor Warns, 'Hands Off Berlusconi!'
An expression of support for Ukraine's jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by Rome's mayor this week has sparked a response in kind in Kharkiv, where Tymoshenko is serving her sentence.
Commentary: The Femen Effect On Feminism
Four years and a new office in Paris later, the Ukrainian activist group Femen, which professes to use "sextremism" to fight against patriarchy as manifested by dictatorship, the church, and the sex industry, more closely resembles a girlie show. More flash than substance.
Work Starts On New Chornobyl Shelter
Workers have raised the first section of a structure that will eventually cover the exploded reactor at Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power station.
Long Sentences In Deadly Ukraine Rape Case
A court in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolayiv has sentenced three men to long terms in prison for their role in the rape and eventual death of a teenage girl.
Hundreds Rally On Tymoshenko Birthday
At least 200 supporters of Ukraine's jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have gathered in the eastern city of Kharkiv to congratulate her on her 52nd birthday.
Tymoshenko Supporters, Opponents Clash In Kharkiv
Outside the Kharkiv clinic where Yulia Tymoshenko is being treated for back pain, supporters and opponents of the former prime minister clashed on her birthday. At least one anti-Tymoshenko protester was detained by police. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
U.S., EU Envoys Visit Lutsenko In Jail
The U.S. and EU ambassadors to Ukraine have visited jailed former Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko at a prison labor camp.
Ukrainian Boxer Triumphs Over Brit
Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Senchenko has sent Britain's Ricky Hatton back into retirement.
Russian, Ukrainian Prime Ministers To Meet In Moscow For Gas Talks
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykola Azarov, will meet in Moscow to discuss a number of issues, including a contentious gas deal.