Activists have clashed with riot police in the the Ukrainian capital Kiev over a controversial law that upgrades the status of the Russian language and which critics say would undermine the Ukrainian tongue. full story ![]()

Racially charged language erupts in the Jackie Robinson biopic. Some parents are approaching it as a teachable moment. The surprise box office success of the uplifting Jackie Robinson biographical film "42" suggests that audiences are ready for a PG-13-rated movie filled with coarse, racially charged language. It also raises questions about whether children should see it,...
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KIEV (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media said.
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Thousands of protesters rallied outside Ukraine's parliament to press for early mayoral elections in Kiev - in the biggest such action against the president this year.
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Ukrainians dig themselves out of snow in Kiev
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May 18 - Ukrainian opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko told supporters "I'm certain that we can beat this dictatorship which is imposed on us" at one of several political rallies in Kiev. Deborah Gembara reports.
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Upper Columbia Conference Health Ministries Director Dr. Jay Sloop disappeared today while walking in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Bolton Wanderers striker David Ngog is the subject of surprise interest from top Ukranian club Dynamo Kiev. The transfer window in Ukraine is open until the end of February.
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KIEV (Reuters) - Amnesty International urged Ukraine on Thursday to put an end to "shocking levels of mistreatment of detainees" by police, but Kiev said the rights group had exagerrated the problem.
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KIEV (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of Ukraine's re-energized opposition movement rallied outside parliament on Tuesday to press for early elections for the mayor of Kiev in the biggest such action against President Viktor Yanukovich this year.
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KIEV (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media said. A dozen young men hurled stones and plastic water bottles at opposition supporters and were then pushed away by police in riot gear, television footage showed. Anti-Yanukovich protesters...
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