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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...

Chernobyl Widows Mourn as Bell Tolls 25 Times

KIEV, Ukraine -- Black-clad Orthodox priests sang solemn hymns, Ukrainians lit thin wax candles and a bell tolled 25 times for the number of years that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster as the world began marking the anniversary Tuesday of the worst nuclear accident in history. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill led...

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...

Chernobyl Cleanup Survivor's Message for Japan: 'Run Away as Quickly as Possible'

Natalia Manzurova, one of the few survivors among those directly involved in the long cleanup of Chernobyl, was a 35-year-old engineer at a nuclear plant in Ozersk, Russia, in April 1986 when she and 13 other scientists were told to report to the wrecked, burning plant in the northern Ukraine. It was just four days after...

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...

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The Rumble in the Rada

It was a particularly refreshing sight and, one can hope, may be treated as a didactic moment for the United States Congress.

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Euro 2012: Racism Accusations Cast Dark Shadow Over Ukraine Soccer Tournament

Victor Chikelu, a Nigerian medical student, was punched and told to go back to Africa by a drunk in the Kiev subway two years ago.

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Mario Balotelli Warns Euro 2012 Racists: 'Throw A Banana At Me And I'll Kill You'

Mario Balotelli, the headline grabbing Manchester City and Italy striker, has issued a warning to anyone who racially abuses him at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. "

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'Ukraine Is Changing', Says World Jewish Relief Chairman After Panorama Euro 2012

There is a "miraculous happening in Ukraine", according to the chairman of the World Jewish Relief, despite the Panorama documentary showing anti-semitism and racially-motivated attacks in the country's football stadia ahead of the European Championship.

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World's Best Bartender Alexander Shtifanov Wows The Judges On 'Ukraine's Got Talent' (VIDEO)

He's from Ukraine, and he's much, much, much better at pouring drinks than you are.

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06/04/12 Players anticipating Euro 2012 Source: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep The European Championships will begin in a few days' time.
06/04/12 European Summary: Unsettled across Europe - Hot, Sunny... Source: Weather Online UK Outbreaks of rain are forecast for Holland , Belgium and northern parts of France.
06/03/12 Yerevan to host Directors Across Borders Regional... Source: Armenian News Network / Groong 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Golden Apricot Fund for Cinema Development announced the 6th Directors Across Borders (DAB) Regional Co-Production Forum to be held within the framework of the 9th Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, on July 10-12.
06/03/12 WAGs' jet plot Source: The Sun - London - UK The players' wives and girlfriends are spooked by the threat of violence and racism from thuggish fans in Ukraine and Poland.
06/03/12 Race to the bottom: UK media compete to outscare each... Source: Russia Today The British media's campaign to highlight racism in Ukraine ahead of the European Football Championship has gone from worthy to sensationalist to hysterical.

Background on ukraine

Ukraine ( ; , transliterated: , ; ; ) is a country in Central and Eastern Europe. Ukraine borders the Russian Federation to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively.

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