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Collina Extends Refereeing Work in Ukraine

19:37 16/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti)

Retired Italian referee Pierluigi Collina is to continue his role as head of Ukraine’s refereeing department after signing a three-year contract extension, the country's football federation said Wednesday.

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Ukrainian Court Rejects Ex-Minister’s Sentence Appeal
19:24 16/05/2012
The Court of Appeals in Kiev upheld on Wednesday the conviction of jailed former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.
Ukraine to Launch Shale Gas Production by 2017
16:19 16/05/2012
Ukraine will launch the production of shale gas, seen as an alternative to Russian natural gas, by 2017, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Eduard Stavitsky said on Wednesday.1
Tymoshenko May Only be Released by Court - PM
16:02 16/05/2012
Jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, may only be released after consideration of her appeal but not at “the command of the [executive] authorities”, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday.1
Kiev Ready to 'Remove Obstacles' to Better EU Ties - PM
22:57 15/05/2012
Ukraine is ready to do its best to settle all problems hampering relations with the European Union, particularly the case of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Tuesday.
Tymoshenko Refuses Medical Treatment over 'Media Leaks’
18:01 15/05/2012
Ukrainian ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven-year jail term over her role in the signing of a 2009 gas deal with Russia, has refused to continue medial treatment for spinal disk herniation, Ukrainian Deputy Health Minister Alexander Tolstanov said on Tuesday.
Ukraine’s Top Court Shelves Tymoshenko Appeal
13:12 15/05/2012
Ukraine’s civil and criminal high court delayed consideration of an appeal on former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s “gas case” on Tuesday until June 26.
Topless Protestor Attacks Euro 2012 Trophy
20:55 12/05/2012
A topless female protestor has attacked the trophy to be awarded at Euro 2012, knocking it to the floor at an exhibition Saturday.
Yulia Tymoshenko’s Bottle-Fed Tiger Cubs
12:13 12/05/2012
The white tigress Tigryulya, which was given to Yulia Tymoshenko as a gift and became one of the symbols of the 2010 presidential election campaign, has given birth to four cubs. Watch this RIA Novosti video to see how the four cubs are being fed from a bottle.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 11
19:48 11/05/2012
Protest Leaders Face Two Years Behind Bars \ Ukraine Could Reset Relations With Russia \ Presidential Press Secretary Vows to Disperse Opposition Campers
Naftogaz To Diversify Supply With RWEST Contract
12:17 11/05/2012
Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest energy producer, has signed a gas sale and purchase agreement with Germany’s RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, in an attempt to diversify its gas supply routes, the company said on Friday.
Ukraine Hails 'Ally' Poland Over Euro 2012
16:30 10/05/2012
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski’s opposition to calls to boycott Euro 2012 games in Ukraine shows Poland to be a true ally, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
Tymoshenko Stops Hunger Strike
19:43 09/05/2012
Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has stopped the hunger strike, which she announced in protest against the cruel treatment in prison, Ukrainian Unian news agency reported on Wednesday.
Ukrainian PM Azarov Not Welcome in Brussels - EC
18:39 09/05/2012
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov should not come to Brussels for a meeting of the EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council on May 15, due to the situation surrounding the sentencing of West-leaning ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Wednesday.
Ukraine Reiterates Commitment to ‘European Values’
15:39 09/05/2012
Ukraine is dedicated to European values but will continue to cooperate with post-Soviet countries, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Wednesday.
Tymoshenko Moved from Jail to Hospital
12:40 09/05/2012
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was moved from the prison where she is serving a seven-year sentence to a hospital on Wednesday, the state penitentiary service said.
Tymoshenko Agrees for Treatment from German Doctor
21:08 08/05/2012
Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who is currently in a prison in the eastern city of Kharkov has agreed for a medical treatment form German doctor Lutz Harms, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
Ukraine Forced to Cancel European Summit over Tymoshenko
14:49 08/05/2012
Ukraine had to call off a Central European summit in Yalta after some European leaders refused to attend the event over alleged ill-treatment of jailed West-leaning ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, a diplomatic spokesman said.1
Ambulance Doctors Ignore 13 Calls from Bleeding Boy
14:26 08/05/2012
Ambulance doctors in eastern Ukraine ignored 13 phone calls from a bleeding boy in belief that it was children’s game, tsn.ua said on Tuesday.
Tymoshenko’s Tigress Gives Birth to 4 Cubs
23:30 07/05/2012
Ukrainian former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s white tigress Tigryulya on Monday gave birth to four cubs in a private Simferopol zoo, facility’s owner Oleh Zubkov said.

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