Profiles of the civic activists leading the anti-tax protest in Kyiv.
Nov. 25, 2010
At first glance, Ani Lorak’s life touring the world singing and hosting television shows may seem like a golden ticket. But the singer, famed for her performance of “Shady Lady” that gained her second
Oct. 21, 2010
Kyiv
Mickey Mouse has arrived in Ukraine. A local version of the Disney Channel was launched on Oct. 16, bringing a range of famous U.S. children’s television shows to viewers in Ukrainian, Russian and Eng
Oct. 21, 2010
The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom has launched apermanent program in Ukrainian studies, mostly courtesy of Ukrainian gas-trading billionaire Dmytro Firtash, a co-owner of the controver
Sep. 24, 2010
At 15, she was a chubby Jewish teenager singing in a school choir.
Sep. 23, 2010
The gossip has barely died down after the recent Miss Universe pageant, in which a Ukrainian beauty landed in the top five and made news in support of the airport full-body scanner. Yet it’s time for
Sep. 2, 2010
Drivers on Ukraine’s potholed main highways are, at last, seeing the pace of road construction picking up.
But there is one obscure side road – the one leading to President Viktor Yanukovych’s Mezhyhi
Aug. 19, 2010
The burgeoning pizza business in Ukraine is bracing for a major shakeup.
Aug. 19, 2010
With one of the fastest-growing HIV rates in Europe and an international reputation as a sex tourist haven, anti-AIDS activists are preparing for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament by citing worrying sta
Aug. 10, 2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a law on the fundamental principles of the country’s domestic and foreign policy stipulating the country’s non-aligned status, the presidential press
Jul. 15, 2010
President Viktor Yanukovych’s governing coalition has rattled Ukraine’s educational system with its sudden decision to move the country away from a European Union standard of 12-year schooling, back t
Jul. 9, 2010
Editor’s Note: On Feb. 24, London High Court Master John Leslie dismissed a libel lawsuit filed against the Kyiv Post by Ukrainian billionaire Dmytro Firtash regarding this story.
If there is any sec
Jul. 2, 2010
OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey, June 9 (Reuters) – A New Jersey woman is waging a campaign to become the world’s heaviest living woman, admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-r
Jun. 9, 2010
Ukraine’s Parliament, prodded by pro-Russia President Viktor Yanukovych, approved a bill yesterday that cements the country’s neutrality and prevents it from joining NATO.
Jun. 4, 2010
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – Americans inhale more cancer-causing agents with their cigarettes, probably because of the tobacco blend, while smokers in Canada, Britain and Australia get less, U.S
Jun. 2, 2010
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Reuters Life!) – Elizabeth Taylor has made public for the first time her love letters from Richard Burton, giving new insight into a passionate, playful but turbulent romance t
Jun. 1, 2010
A dark continent full of poverty and disease. Unfortunately, that’s the image too many Ukrainians have about Africa.
May. 27, 2010
Lviv, May 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Ukrainian state is not yet ready to join NATO, Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych has said.
May. 27, 2010