Kiev - The US State Department issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday, expressing its “disgust” at the reaction of Ukrainian authorities to counter peaceful demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev (Kyiv).

Kiev - The streets of Kiev in Ukraine echoed with the memories of 2004’s pro-democracy Orange Revolution. Angry protesters poured into streets Sunday, toppled and destroyed the statue of Russia’s Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin in central Kiev.

The World Cup draw earlier turned up some shockers, with some of the best teams in the world pitted against each other so early in the tournament.

Dniepropetrovsk - A video has gone viral on YouTube showing a stray dog beginning a duet with a street musician in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk’s European Square.

While online dating is increasingly becoming common, there is always the lurking threat of a rip-off. Incidents from Canada exemplify the problem.

Kiev - Ukraine's surprise decision to back out of an accord with the EU has angered many at home and abroad. A closer look at the region's complex dynamics, however, show that the Ukrainian choice between East and West is far from clear-cut.

Kiev - Seven days until the opening of the Vilnius Eastern Partnership Summit and European leaders are still mired in an impasse over the fate of Ukraine.

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant sits in a 1,000-square-mile fenced-off no-mans land near the city of Pripyat, Ukraine. It's a graveyard of unmarked burial sites for machinery used in the cleanup and spent fuel from other nuclear power plants in Russia.

Heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko is determined seek the presidency of Ukraine in 2015 despite efforts of the ruling party to block his candidacy on grounds of residency and for paying taxes in a foreign land.

As the recently inaugurated Union for the Mediterranean meets in Barcelona next week for the 5+5 Dialogue Conference, European leaders can learn from the past experience of the EU’s Eastern Partnership program.

Paris - Little-known to the outside world, Ukraine boasts a budding art scene that is just now taking its first steps towards international exposure.

Kiev - In an effort to provide for its steadily increasing population, China has just concluded a deal to purchase rent roughly 5% of Ukraine’s land for a period of 50 years.

A devoted advocate reaches her goal of 1000 faces on her website called Faces of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Each face, including her own, battles the unknown invisible illness. Through advocacy Cookie Hopper brings global attention to the disease.

Budapest - Laszlo Csatary died Aug. 10, at the age of 98. He was regarded by the Jewish human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, as the world’s most wanted Nazi war criminal still at large.

Odessa - US rock group Bloodhound Gang has been banned from a Russian music festival after a YouTube video emerged of bassist Jared Hasselhoff stuffing the Russian flag down his pants.

Vienna - After being linked to an illegal bear-baiting contest, pet food manufacturer Royal Canin has offered help in support of a Four Paws program for rescued bears.

Valeria Lukyanova, popularly known as the "Real-life Barbie Doll," has teamed up with Vice to create a 20-minute documentary about herself, "Space Barbie."

Vinnytsya - After allegedly being linked to bear-baiting, pet food manufacturer Royal Canin said it believed the company was sponsoring a dog show. Four Paws however, responded that the sponsorship was not a "one off" incident.

Vinnytsya - Animal welfare organisation Four Paws is charging popular French manufacturer of dog and cat food, Royal Canin, with sponsoring brutal and illegal bear-baiting in the Ukraine.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has a message for all those people writing his career obituary after Wednesday's astonishing defeat in the second round at Wimbledon: "I still have plans to play for many more years to come," he said.