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Putin Orders War Games in Black Sea

Military exercises could make Georgia, Ukraine uneasy

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin ordered surprise military exercises in the Black Sea today, in a move that could make neighboring Ukraine and Georgia a little uneasy, Reuters reports. Thirty-six warships and an unspecified number of warplanes will take part in the previously unannounced exercises, a Putin spokesman said. "The main goal...

Most Escape as Ukraine Plane Crash-Lands, Burns

At least 1 reported dead as plane catches fire

(Newser) - A passenger plane crashed and caught fire today near the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, but many passengers seem to have escaped before the fire started, Russian media outlets are reporting. Different reports have one or two people dead, out of the 36 people aboard the plane, Reuters reports. The plane,...

Ukraine Convicts Ex-Cop Chief in Journo's Beheading

Olexiy Pukach says he was ordered to kill Georgy Gongadze

(Newser) - A former police chief has been convicted in the 2000 murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze, the BBC reports. Olexiy Pukach has been sentenced to life in prison in the high-profile case; the court says he killed Gongadze and cut off his head afterward. Pukach has confessed to the killing, saying...

Fists Fly, Men Wrestle in Ukraine Parliament

Opposition lawmakers swarmed the podium, too

(Newser) - Ukraine's newly elected parliament today approved two presidential allies for the posts of prime minister and parliament speaker—but the buzzier news of the day was the violent brawl that preceded it. The Party of Regions led by President Viktor Yanukovych secured a majority after an October election condemned...

Boy Blows Parents&#39; Life Savings on Candy



 Boy Blows Parents'  
 Life Savings on Candy 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 11, 2012 6:00 PM CST

Boy Blows Parents' Life Savings on Candy

Sticky-fingered thief spent nearly $4K

(Newser) - A 9-year-old Ukrainian boy caused a big headache for his parents (and maybe a stomachache for himself) by spending their entire life savings on sweets, reports Russia's Ria Novosti . During a school vacation, the boy took nearly $4,000 from his parents' stash of euros and dollars, which was...

Ukraine Ruling Party Claims Election Win

But ultranationalist party gets big boost

(Newser) - Ukraine's governing Party of Regions says it won yesterday's parliamentary elections, though it will be weeks before the new parliament's makeup becomes clear. Exit polls suggest President Viktor Yanukovich's ruling party took between 27.6% and 32% of the vote and the former prime minister Yulia...

Passenger Tries to Bust Out of Landing Plane

He says he thought the wing was on fire, remains in custody

(Newser) - A Ukrainian man tried to make an early exit during a flight from Boston to Salt Lake City: Just as the plane touched down, he attempted to wrestle his way through the emergency-exit rear doors. He had them partway open before passengers knocked him down, ABC4 reports. Anatoliy Baranovich told...

Ukraine Court Upholds Tymoshenko Verdict

Cries of 'Shame!' greet verdict supporters say is politically motivated

(Newser) - Ukraine's highest court today upheld the guilty verdict against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is in jail on abuse of office charges. Tymoshenko, an architect of Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution that promoted democracy, was sentenced to seven years in prison last October, when she was found guilty...

Ukraine Opposition Leader Alleges Abuse by Guards

Tymoshenko shows photos of bruises

(Newser) - Ukraine's political infighting is reaching new levels: The former prime minister who has been jailed on what backers call trumped-up corruption charges released photos today of her bruised body, reports AP . Yulia Tymoshenko, hero of the nation's 2004 Orange Revolution, says prison guards roughed her up while taking...

Likely Terrorist Attack Strikes Ukraine

15 injured in 4 blasts in Dnipropetrovsk

(Newser) - Four blasts within minutes rocked the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk today, injuring at least 15 people in what prosecutors believe was a terrorist attack, officials say. The first blast occurred at a tramway stop in the center of Dnipropetrovsk, injuring five people. The second injured seven...

Ukrainian Gang Rape Victim Dies

Oksana Makar succumbs to injuries from horrifying crime

(Newser) - Oksana Makar, the 18-year-old Ukrainian woman who was gang raped, nearly strangled, and set on fire, died today in the hospital, the Kyiv Post reports. Makar suffered burns on 55% of her body following the crime three weeks ago, and had had her feet and one of her arm amputated,...

Topless Protesters Target Ukraine Rapists

'Death for sadists' in brutal gang rape, says Femen group

(Newser) - Topless demonstrators scaled the Ukraine general prosecutor's office building to protest the handling of a case involving a gang-raped teenager who was dumped in a ditch and set aflame. "We want to scare men who think they can treat women like animals. We want to let the world...

Agents Foil Plot to Kill Putin

News comes six days before Russia's presidential election

(Newser) - Just released information about a bust that happened weeks ago: Russian TV reports that Ukrainian and Russian intelligence agents arrested a team plotting to assassinate Vladimir Putin. An explosion drew officials to an Odessa apartment housing would-be assassins allegedly working under Doku Umarov, a Chechen terrorist leader, the New York ...

11K Serbians Trapped by Snow
 11K Serbians Trapped by Snow 
EUROPE FREEZES
Feb 2, 2012 7:50 AM CST

11K Serbians Trapped by Snow

As death toll from Europe's week-long cold snap rises to 114

(Newser) - Eastern Europe's week-long cold snap shows no sign of relenting, with increasingly tragic consequences: The death toll has risen to 114, and some 11,000 Serbians living in remote villages are trapped, reports the AP . Heavy snow and blizzards have made the roads impassable, stranding those living in some...

58 Dead in European Cold Snap
 58 Dead in European Cold Snap 
Jan 31, 2012 10:46 AM CST

58 Dead in European Cold Snap

Ukraine sees 30 die in recent days

(Newser) - Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. In all, at least 58 people have died from the cold in Europe over the last...

Top 10 Magazine Articles of 2011

From Paul Haggis to the weirdest movie ever

(Newser) - The year's best magazine articles cover everything from Scientology to conjoined twins to religious slavery in a Louisiana prison. Slate lists 10 favorites via Longform.org , including:
  • "The Apostate," The New Yorker. Famed Hollywood screenwriter Paul Haggis reveals his falling out with the Church of Scientology. "
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Darth Vader Demands Ukrainian Parking Spot

Says local government has gone to dark side

(Newser) - Darth Vader showed up at a Ukrainian city hall this week: “I have come for a land plot...for my space cruiser,” the costumed man told Odessa officials. It wasn't so much a joke as a protest: The city recently decided to provide a number of people...

Ukraine Accused of 'Barbaric' Dog Slaughter

Strays routinely poisoned, activists say

(Newser) - In four Ukrainian cities that will host the Euro 2012 soccer championship next summer, more than 9,000 dogs have been put to death in the last year—and animal rights activists, who believe the number is actually much greater, accuse authorities of using illegal, inhuman methods including poison to...

Ukraine's Tymoshenko Sentenced to 7 Years

Former PM's trial said to be politically motivated

(Newser) - Ukraine's former PM Yulia Tymoshenko was convicted of exceeding her powers today and given a seven-year prison sentence in a trial that US and European leaders have called politically motivated. The charges centered around Tymoshenko ordering a state gas company to sign a deal with Russia in 2009 that...

Afraid of Heights? Don't Watch This

Teens in Kiev climb suspension bridge

(Newser) - In a vertigo-inducing video posted online, a group of teenagers in Kiev climbs a suspension bridge pylon—without a safety rope in sight. The height of the bridge they're attempting to surmount? 377 feet. One teen is wearing a camera mounted on his head; he passes a friend with...

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