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25 Years After Chernobyl, Russia Calls for Stricter Nuke Safety Rules

KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia's president argued Tuesday that tough international guidelines could help prevent accidents like the massive Chernobyl meltdown , defending nuclear energy during solemn ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history. Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President...

Activists: Hundreds of Animals Dying at Kiev Zoo

The Kiev Zoo was once a source of pride for Ukraine's capital city, but activists are now crying foul against what hardly seems like an animal sanctuary. Animal rights groups say that possibly hundreds of animals have died at the Kiev Zoo in recent years as a result of poor living conditions, malnutrition and inadequate...

Topless Feminists Protest 'Win a Wife' Competition

A feminist group in Ukraine has protested a radio station competition to "win a wife" in the most eye-catching way possible -- by removing clothes. The Femen Movement is angered by a contest organized by a New Zealand radio station that offered a listener the opportunity to travel to Ukraine and meet women. Nine women...

Gadhafi's 'Voluptuous Blonde' Deserts Him

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is losing friends fast: first his diplomats at the U.N., then nearly the entire eastern half of his country and now the "voluptuous blonde" nurse who's been by his side for years. Galyna Kolotnytska, 38, was described as such by the U.S. ambassador to Tripoli, Gene Cretz, according to secret...

Breakfast on Eternal Flame Sparks Anger in Kiev

Nationalists cooked breakfast on the sacred eternal flame marking the Soviet liberation of Kiev, sparking a scandal in the Ukrainian capital city. Kiev police arrested 32-year-old Anna Donets this past week as a suspect in the protest at the city's Park of Glory on Dec. 16. Four women gathered that day around the eternal...

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Topless Activists Repeatedly Attempt To Steal Soccer Trophy [NSFW]

Security guards rush to detain an activist from women's rights organization Femen as she attempts to steal the Euro 2012 trophy during its unveiling in Kiev, Ukraine, May 12, 2012.

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06/03/12 Was Kiev Beating Anti-Semitic Act? Source: The Jewish Daily Forward - New York NY At about 1 a.m. on the second night of Passover, Alexander "Aron" Goncharov stepped from Brodsky Synagogue, in the center of Kiev, into the cold night air.
06/02/12 Euro 2012: Andriy Shevchenko dreams Kiev final... Source: Estonia Times This has been a year of extraordinary, sentimental finales.
06/02/12 Euro 2012 host Ukraine tries stray dogs sterilisation... Source: Estonia Times In a clinic in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, two vets lean over a sleeping puppy and deftly remove its ovaries and uterus.
06/02/12 Book by academician Ramiz Mehdiyev presented in Kiev -... Source: Today.Az The book has been released in English and Ukrainian and sponsored by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kiev. Director of the Institute, Professor Andrew Kudryachenko in his opening remarks praised the scientific value of the book of the famous Azerbaijani scientist.
06/01/12 Beckham urges England fans to 'stay safe' at Euros Source: The Financial Express - Bangladesh David Beckham has called on England supporters to stay safe when they travel to Ukraine to watch the team compete at Euro 2012.