Section: The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Ukraine judge embroiled in bribe scandal
A judge who served under Ukraine’s ousted Russian-backed president has been caught accepting large bribes, with the cash kept in a glass jar, the chief anti-corruption prosecutor said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France may meet on G20 sidelines: Lavrov
Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany may hold a “summit” on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in China to discuss the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in fresh clashes
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four others injured in fresh clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in Ukraine’s war-scarred east, the military said Sunday …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine rebel leader injured in car blast
The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was injured in a suspected car bombing Saturday, local media reported. …read more Source: The Daily...
Romania: 16,000 packs of cigarettes found hidden in timber
Romanian border police have found some 16,000 packets of contraband cigarettes hidden in planks of timber in a truck that entered Romania from Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine detains top ally of ousted pro-Russia president
Ukraine said it had detained a top ally of ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych Saturday, accusing him of causing harm to the “territorial integrity” of the crisis-hit country. …read more Source: The Daily...
OSCE urges against ‘large-scale’ strife in Ukraine
European monitors observing Ukraine’s separatist conflict Thursday urged pro-Russian rebels and government forces to avoid a return to “large-scale military operations,” as cease-fire violations escalate and casualties rise. …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia beefs up military on southwestern flank as NATO approaches
Russia has strengthened its southwestern flank as NATO builds up its military presence near its borders and next-door Ukraine remains unstable, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Thousands of Russian Orthodox gather in Kiev despite threats
Thousands of Russian Orthodox Christian pilgrims have reached the center of Ukraine’s capital to finish their procession to the city’s most revered monastery after their march was disrupted Tuesday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Controversial religious procession barred from entering Kiev
Authorities in Ukraine’s capital say pilgrims in a major religious procession connected with a Moscow-loyal church will be taken to their goal by bus, a compromise reached hours after participants in the procession were barred from entering Kiev on foot. …read more Source: The Daily...
