Ukraine's Muslims are today celebrating one of their largest holidays - Eid al-Adha, a Festival of Sacrifice aimed at sharing with a neighbour, helping the elderly, poor and disabled. A festive prayer took place in Kyiv at the mosque of

Today, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko paid a working visit to Donetsk region. As the Presidential press service reported, the Head of State participated in the regional Forum of the Congress of Ukrainian Intellectuals dedicated to conceptual foundations of humanitarian

On November 25, the leaders of the China National Machinery Industry Complete Engineering Corporation (CMCEC) and the Boryspil International Airport signed a framework agreement on organizing railway passenger services between Kyiv and Boryspil Airport at a meeting in Beijing. The

Today, the opening ceremony of the Vladimir Lenin Monument after restoration was conducted on Bessarabska Square in Kyiv participated by supporters of the Left. At the same time a mass meeting of their opponents was held as well. Supporters of

Yesterday, the Doroshenko Gryshchenko Clinic presented its new multimedia art project entitled "Mavka or Ukraine still hasn't died" devoted to the myth and reality of Ukraine and its spirit of freedom at the Tsekh Gallery. The art project presents Ukraine

Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats has sent his best wishes for Eid Al-Adha.

Last week, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart and candidate in the upcoming presidential election Yulia Timoshenko, ostensibly to discuss gas issues. He ended up giving Timoshenko broad political endorsement as a Ukrainian leader Russia can do

Russia's ruling party United Russia suffered a rare political defeat on November 18, when its proposed hikes on road tax were voted down and radically amended by the Federation Council, the upper house of Parliament, amidst widespread public outcry and

Serhii Kruhlyk, the director of the foreign economic department of the National Bank, presented the position of the Ukrainian central bank at a press conference.

According to commercial banks' dealers, the quotations ranged between 7.95 and 7.99 UAH/USD in bid opening, then grew to UAH 7.97-8.01. and to 8.0-8.06 UAH /USD by the end of the trading.

Hrosu made the accusation at a press conference on November 26.

He expressed this opinion during a chat on the Korrespondent website.

A huge election swing from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats in Cornwall Council's first by-election is a significant indicator of growing disillusion with Conservatives at Cornwall Council, and a humiliation for the Conservatives' top Cornwall election organiser (who put

Catherine Bearder MEP today gave her support to the UNITAID patent pool.

Schools can be marked down by Ofsted for having low door handles, it has emerged.

More than a quarter of 11-year-olds left primary school this year without a decent grasp of English and maths, official league tables will show.

Ofsted has become a Left-wing front dedicated to maintaining the pretence that schools under Labour are getting better all the time, writes Simon Heffer.

SCOTLAND'S prison population has increased by almost 2,000 in a decade, fuelling a debate over sentencing in Holyrood.