Protests in Ukraine over 'pro-Russian' education ministerTHOUSANDS OF Ukrainians have protested against the appointment of an allegedly “pro-Russian” education minister in the first …Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Rejecting safety of silence in corrupted RussiaBook of the Day: Nothing But The Truth: Selected Dispatches by Anna PolitkovskayaWed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Blaming of Dutch gays for massacre rejectedTHE NETHERLANDS has lambasted a US former commander of Nato for claiming that Dutch peacekeepers failed to prevent the Srebrenica…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Slovakia decides it is foolish to enact 'Patriot Act' on April 1stHAVING ENDURED international ridicule when one of its aircraft flew explosives to Dublin, Slovakia has sought to spare itself…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Russia and US to sign new treaty on nuclear arms cutsTHE UNITED States and Russia are poised to sign a new nuclear arms reduction treaty, but clashed yesterday over Moscow’s plans…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Ukrainian president seeks to improve relations with RussiaPRESIDENT VIKTOR Yanukovich has vowed to reinvigorate Ukraine’s relations with traditional ally Russia on his first visit to …Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine government collapses ahead of no-confidence voteTHE RULING coalition of Ukraine’s prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has collapsed ahead of today’s no-confidence vote in her government…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Fighting corruption a priority, says new Ukrainian presidentVIKTOR YANUKOVICH has been sworn in as Ukraine’s new president and has pledged to fight poverty and corruption while balancing…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Albania urged not to obstruct organ-farming probeA UN official has urged Albania to stop hampering efforts to investigate claims that hundreds of Serbs were tortured and murdered…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko withdraws fraud claimUKRAINE’S PRIME minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has scrapped her legal challenge to rival Viktor Yanukovich’s presidential election…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Czechs ban far-right Workers' PartyTHE CZECH Republic has banned the far-right Workers’ Party, amid signs that nationalist groups are growing in size and influence…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Bulgaria to establish anti-mafia measuresBULGARIA PLANS to introduce special legal measures to target mafia groups, prosecutor general Boris Velchev said, as the country…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Ukrainian results stalled as court deliberates fraud claimA COURT in Ukraine has suspended the results of the country’s presidential election until it rules on Ukrainian prime minister…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine's PM files legal protest after poll defeatUKRAINIAN PRIME minister Yulia Tymoshenko filed a legal protest against opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich’s presidential election…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Transdniestria ready to host Russian rockets, says leaderTHE BREAKAWAY Moldovan region of Transdniestria is ready to host Russian rockets in response to US plans to create a controversial…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Chronicle of a brutal but largely ignored war zoneBOOK OF THE DAY: Terror in Chechnya. by Emma Gilligan, Princeton University Press, 288 pp, £24.95Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko keeps her counsel as partial recount begins in UkraineUKRAINE began a partial recount of presidential election votes yesterday amid speculation about how prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko asks court to overturn electoral defeatTHE PARTY of Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has launched legal action to overturn the apparent presidential election…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine's presidential rivals in dispute over poll resultsPRESSURE WAS growing on Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko last night to accept defeat to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeat in UkraineUKRAINE WAS facing a prolonged political crisis last night after prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat in…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko warns Yanukovich against fraud in presidential pollUKRAINIAN PRIME minister Yulia Tymoshenko has threatened to launch street protests if opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich tries…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Four go on trial for murder of Croatian journalistFour men accused of murdering a prominent Croatian journalist pleaded not guilty yesterday, as their trial began in a tightly…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Slovak minister survives vote on test fiascoSLOVAK INTERIOR minister Robert Kalinak survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence last night over the botched security test…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Georgia plans for ties with Abkhazia and S OssetiaGEORGIA HAS drawn up a plan to strengthen economic and social links with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in the hope of eventually…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Georgia plans for ties with Abkhazia and S OssetiaGEORGIA HAS drawn up a plan to strengthen economic and social links with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in the hope of eventually…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Slovak minister survives vote on test fiascoSLOVAK INTERIOR minister Robert Kalinak survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence last night over the botched security test…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine 'hero' honour angers MoscowMOSCOW HAS condemned Ukraine’s president for awarding one of the country’s highest honours to Stepan Bandera, a wartime guerrilla…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine 'hero' honour angers MoscowMOSCOW HAS condemned Ukraine’s president for awarding one of the country’s highest honours to Stepan Bandera, a wartime guerrilla…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Bomb affair 'traumatised' arrested Slovak electricianTHE SLOVAK electrician who unwittingly carried explosives on a flight from Poprad-Tatry to Dublin airport claims he was traumatised…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Bomb affair 'traumatised' arrested Slovak electricianTHE SLOVAK electrician who unwittingly carried explosives on a flight from Poprad-Tatry to Dublin airport claims he was traumatised…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Military 'threat' to Serbia prompts diplomatic effortsCROATIAN PRIME minister Jadranka Kosor has sought to ease tensions with Serbia, after her president said he would send troops…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Military 'threat' to Serbia prompts diplomatic effortsCROATIAN PRIME minister Jadranka Kosor has sought to ease tensions with Serbia, after her president said he would send troops…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Damages for Slovak who carried explosivesTHE SLOVAK government is expected to pay compensation to Stefan Gonda, the electrician who unwittingly carried explosives on …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Damages for Slovak who carried explosivesTHE SLOVAK government is expected to pay compensation to Stefan Gonda, the electrician who unwittingly carried explosives on …Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Ukrainian rivals fail to get support of major party leadersTHE two candidates competing for the Ukrainian presidency failed yesterday to secure the support of three major party leaders…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Ukrainian rivals fail to get support of major party leadersTHE two candidates competing for the Ukrainian presidency failed yesterday to secure the support of three major party leaders…Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Yanukovich wins first round of Ukrainian election with 11% marginUKRAINIAN OPPOSITION leader Viktor Yanukovich and prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko both claim to be well placed to win next month…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Yanukovich wins first round of Ukrainian election with 11% marginUKRAINIAN OPPOSITION leader Viktor Yanukovich and prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko both claim to be well placed to win next month…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Yanukovich and Tymoshenko in run-off for Ukraine presidencyUKRAINE’S MAIN opposition leader, Viktor Yanukovich, will face prime minister and bitter enemy Yulia Tymoshenko in a run-off …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Yanukovich and Tymoshenko in run-off for Ukraine presidencyUKRAINE’S MAIN opposition leader, Viktor Yanukovich, will face prime minister and bitter enemy Yulia Tymoshenko in a run-off …Mon Jan 18 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine's presidential rivals look to EU and MoscowTHE LEADING candidates in tomorrow’s Ukrainian presidential election have pledged to forge good relations with both the European…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine's presidential rivals look to EU and MoscowTHE LEADING candidates in tomorrow’s Ukrainian presidential election have pledged to forge good relations with both the European…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Slovak anger over security debacleSLOVAK MPs have formally requested a parliamentary vote of no-confidence in transport minister Lubomir Vazny as anger grows over…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Accusations fly before Ukrainian presidential pollTHE MAIN contenders in Ukraine’s presidential election have traded accusations ahead of Sunday’s vote, which could decide whether…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Slovak anger over security debacleSLOVAK MPs have formally requested a parliamentary vote of no-confidence in transport minister Lubomir Vazny as anger grows over…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Accusations fly before Ukrainian presidential pollTHE MAIN contenders in Ukraine’s presidential election have traded accusations ahead of Sunday’s vote, which could decide whether…Thu Jan 14 2010 - 00:00
Slovak officials face mounting calls to resign over explosivesPRESSURE IS growing on senior Slovak officials over the botched security test that allowed a passenger to fly from Poprad-Tatry…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Slovak officials face mounting calls to resign over explosivesPRESSURE IS growing on senior Slovak officials over the botched security test that allowed a passenger to fly from Poprad-Tatry…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
European welcome for election of Croatian presidentCROATIA’S NEW president, Ivo Josipovic, has pledged to crack down on crime and corruption and lead his country into the European…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
European welcome for election of Croatian presidentCROATIA’S NEW president, Ivo Josipovic, has pledged to crack down on crime and corruption and lead his country into the European…Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
