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This is a full directory of all 36 articles about Kiev, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.

Chelsea Clinton Talks with Kiev Students

Jan.30.2012

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former American President Bill Clinton and current US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, paid university students in Kiev a vi...

Kiev Works to Expand Subway

Jan.8.2012

The city of Kiev continues work to expand its subway connections, with one new stop already added in late 2011 - Vystakovy Tsentr on the Kurenivka-Chervonoarm...

American Governor Candidate Found in Ukraine

Dec.5.2011

An American man who once ran for governor of Arizona has been found in Ukraine, after experiencing what appears to be an online dating scam. Cary Dolego sold ...

Topless Protesters Demonstrate Across Kiev

Nov.3.2011

The now infamous women's group FEMEN, known for their rather unusual and completely topless approach to political demonstrations, have popped at a variety of ...

Retrospective for Actor Stupka

Oct.2.2011

This month, the city of Kiev will celebrate a retrospective of arguably the country's most famous actor - Bohdan Stupka. Having celebrated his 70th birthday t...

Red Bull Cliff Diving Finals in Ukraine

Sept.1.2011

After a final showdown in Boston, USA, a group of daring cliff divers will complete in the Crimean peninsula as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving finals. Led ...

Euro 2012 Cup Arrives in Kiev

Jul.31.2011

The UEFA Euro 2012 Cup has arrived in Kiev, and has been presented at an official ceremony attended by UEFA officials and Ukraine Euro 2012 Executing Committe...

Boxer Klitschko Returns to Kiev

Jul.7.2011

Heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko has returned to his native country Ukraine with yet another victory under his belt after his world heavyweight championsh...

Weather Lady Swaps Sunshine for Politics

Jun.5.2011

An employee of Ukraine's state radio has got into a touch of trouble lately by swapping her usual weather forecasts for a few political observations on air. L...

Ukraine and Russia in Fairytale Character Dispute

May.1.2011

Gas prices are not the only thing being disputed between Ukraine and Russia these days. According to the Telegraph, Ukraine and Russia are in the midst of a row...

Problems Persist at Kiev Zoo

Apr.1.2011

Once a point of national pride of Kiev's residents, the city zoo has come under increased scrutiny lately for its continuously shady record of animal treatmen...

Euro 2012 Tickets on Sale

Mar.1.2011

Kiev is one of the eight cities hosting the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012, alongside four Polish cities and Lviv, Kharkiv, and Donetsk in Ukrain...

Hitler Museum to Open in Ukraine

Feb.6.2011

The remains of Hitler’s Eastern Front military headquarters, located approximately 250km south-west of Kiev in the forests of central Ukraine, are being trans...

Chernobyl to Open for Tourists

Jan.9.2011

The site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl will officially open for tourists in 2011. In 1986 a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl power p...

Eccentric Kiev Mayor Dismissed

Dec.6.2010

Kiev's eccentric millionaire mayor, 58-year-old Leonid Chernovetsky, was removed from power by Ukraine's president Viktor F. Yanukovich in November. The recen...

New Terminal Opens in Kiev International

Nov.7.2010

Kiev's international Kyiv-Boryspil airport has undergone its latest upgrade - the addition of a new terminal which will be the main hub for Ukraine Internationa...

The Ukrainian Language Problem

Oct.2.2010

The official language in Ukraine is of course Ukrainian, but because its strong historical ties with Russia, many parts of Ukraine are largely Russian-speaking....

Zoo blames mystery man for animal deaths

June.18.2010

The amount of animal deaths at Kiev zoo has been steadily rising over the past few years, and it has come to a point where animal activists have decided to take...

Hotels push to be ready for Euro 2012

Apr.23.2010

For many hoteliers, the European Football Championship in 2012 provides a one-time opportunity to enter the Ukrainian tourism market. However, despite construc...

Euro 2012 Final Confirmed for Kiev

Dec.17.2009

Michel Platini, UEFA President, has confirmed Kiev's reconstructed Olympic Stadium as the location of the Euro football championships final in 2012. Poland'...

Kiev - A Gastronomic Capital City

August.13.2009

Foodies delight, despite the economic woes of the world, Kiev is seeing more and more new eateries opening up in the city centre. And far from serving up the u...

No-one Nose What Will Happen to Lenin Now

July.13.2009

An attack which swiped off the nose of the only surviving statue of Lenin in Kiev, has triggered a debate about whether it should be removed permanently or rest...

Rats, Raditation and Remains

June.20.2009

Kiev's 400 or so lakes and ponds have been condemned as places chock-a-block full of rodents, radioactive waste and rotten corpses, by some environmentalists an...

Don't Bet on Being Able to Gamble in Kiev

May.29.2009

Don’t expect to be able to flutter your cash in Kiev any time soon, after the Ukrainian Government took the gambling industry by shock and closed down all casin...

Kiev 2012!

22.05.2009

According to UEFA, Kiev is the only Ukrainian city confirmed as one of the venues of the EURO 2012 championships. Three other Ukrainian cities (Lviv, Donetsk an...

Kiev Buildings Scraped Off

23.02.2009

Kiev Mayor Leonid Chernovetzky, along with Ukrainian state authorities decided to clean Kiev buildings from antisemitic graffiti and writings, after the Jewish ...

Want To Win $1.000.000? This Is What You Do...

29.01.2009

Can you think of a better way of increasing the city's budget than charging people for visiting cementeries? Well, apparently the mayor of Kiev, Leonid Chernove...

The Orange Revolution Celebration Banned

26.11.2008

From November 2004 to January 2005 Ukraine was undergoing severe changes. Gatherings of people and series of protests took place after the presidential election...

Dynamo vs. Spartak in Old Rivalry

Aug.13.2008

Dynamo Kiev will go head to head with Spartak Moscow tonight for the first in a two-leg qualifying match in the Champions League. The two teams enjoy a fierce r...

Wizzair Lands in Kiev

Jun.02.2008

Low cost carriers Wizzair have arrived in Kiev and set up their latest European base at Borispol Airport, in a move that should radically change the transport s...

Euro 2012 Final A Step Closer For Kiev

Feb.07.2008

Ukraine's government secured a deal this week with a commercial property developer to tear down part of a shopping centre and enable Kiev's Olympic Stadium to b...

Ukraine Remembers Holomodor

Nov.26.2007

Victor Yushchenko himself was present at the opening of the new exhibition "Ukraine Remembers! Holodomor 1932-1933 ñ Genocide of the Ukrainian nation." Outsi...

Scotland To Host Ukraine

Oct.11.2007

Scotland will welcome group rivals Ukraine to Glasgow this weekend in what should be a very tough qualifying match for the Euro 2008 Football Championships. ...

Dynamo Want Shevchenko Back

Aug.28.2007

Dynamo Kiev have told Chelsea that they would like to take on loan the player, and local hero, Andriy Shevchenko, whom they sold to AC Milan in 1999. Since ...

EU Remains Distant For Ukraine

Jul.25.2007

The European Commission, has once again stated publicly at a meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg that it opposes giving Ukraine a concrete promise ...

Relics Save Pilgrim in Kiev

Jun.26.2007

Often considered a second Jerusalem thanks to it's many churches and the sacred Pechersk Lavra Caves Monastery, the city of Kiev recently witnessed what many ar...

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