(AP) – Lawmakers brawled, threw eggs at each other and set off smoke bombs in Ukraine’s parliament Tuesday as the legislature erupted into chaos over a vote allowing the Russian navy to keep using a port on the Black Sea. (more)
Chaos has erupted in the Ukrainian parliament during a debate over the extension of the lease on a Russian naval base in Ukraine. (more)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama optimistically opened a 47-nation nuclear summit Monday, boosted by Ukraine’s announcement that it will give up its weapons-grade uranium. More sobering: Obama’s counterterrorism chief pointedly warned that al-Qaida is vigorously pursuing material and expertise for a bomb. (more)
Al-Qaida has attempted for at least 15 years to obtain material to make a nuclear weapon but has so far failed to do so because they have been “scammed” several times by criminal syndicates, the White House said Monday. (more)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who came to power on pledges of resetting ties with Russia, was expected in Moscow Friday amid efforts to defuse years of tensions between the two neighbors. (more)
KIEV, Ukraine—Supporters of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said they will go to court Tuesday in an effort to nullify her defeat by opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine’s Feb. 7 presidential election. (more)
Official tallies from Ukraine’s presidential election show Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko losing by over 3 percent. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated her opponent, and the United States has hailed the election as another step in democratizing Ukraine. (more)
Ukraine’s opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is heading for a narrow victory over his rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in the country’s presidential election, according to electoral officials. (more)
The battle for the presidency of Ukraine continued to hang in the balance today as Viktor Yanukovych edged closer to victory and his bitter rival Yuliya Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat. (more)
