Runaway former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has sold his expensive house in Kyiv’s Pechersk district, despite being on the wanted list. …read more Source:...

Dec29

Rada adopts state budget for 2015

Monday, December 29 , 2014 - 15:25 (EEST) Section: Charter97 (Belarus)

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, sat long into Sunday night and then the early morning on Monday, but finally managed to pass vital state budget legislation for 2015. …read more Source:...

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Ukraine’s Poroshenko says to meet Putin, Merkel, Hollande on January 15

Monday, December 29 , 2014 - 15:10 (EEST) Section: Reuters (The United Kingdom)

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he would meet with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Jan. 15. …read more Source:...

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Bulgarian sports victories of 2014 to be remembered

Monday, December 29 , 2014 - 15:10 (EEST) Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)

Bulgarian climber Boyan Petrov achieved a true feat despite suffering from diabetes. For a period of 100 days he climbed 3 eight-thousanders – Kanchendzyonga (8586 m), Broad Peak (8047) and fearsome K2 (8611) without using additional oxygen and without helpers. In 2015 Petrov plans to climb two other peaks that have not been climbed by...

Dec29

Urban photos of the year – in pictures

Monday, December 29 , 2014 - 14:55 (EEST) Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)

Fire in Valparaiso, umbrellas in Hong Kong, a wall of snow towering over Buffalo … here are 13 of the most powerful images from cities around the world in 2014 … …read more Source: The...

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Mogherini urges to open new debate with Moscow

Monday, December 29 , 2014 - 12:55 (EEST) Section: Baltic News Network (Austria)

EU’s head of foreign policy Frederica Mogherini has noted that the EU should commence a new debate with Russia in order to end the “confrontation» over events in Ukraine. …read more Source: Baltic News...