Controversial anti-protest laws in Ukraine come into force

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 12:40

Controversial anti-protest laws that sparked unprecedented riots in Ukraine entered force on Tuesday after they were officially published in a government newspaper.

Ukraine clashes: President Viktor Yanukovych warns protesters

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:06

Amid continuing violent clashes between the police and anti-government in Kiev, Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych has issued a warning to protesters.

Ukraine protesters, police in tense standoff after clashes

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 11:29

Opposition protesters on Monday locked in a tense standoff with Ukrainian security forces in Kiev after hours of unprecedented clashes deep into the night left dozens wounded and parts of the centre resembling a battlefield.

White House calls for immediate end to Ukraine violence

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 06:19

The White House called for an immediate end Sunday to clashes between security forces and protesters in Ukraine, warning of possible sanctions.

Clashes in Kiev after demonstrators defy protest curbs

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 23:50

Police and protesters clashed in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Sunday after 200,000 turned up for an opposition rally in a show of defiance against strict new curbs on protests.

Ukraine passes tough anti-protest laws

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 07:57

Ukraine`s pro-government lawmakers on Thursday pushed sweeping legislation through parliament in an apparent bid to suppress protests against President Viktor Yanukovych.

Ukraine passes tough anti-protest laws

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:02

Ukraine`s pro-government lawmakers today pushed through parliament tough legislation in an apparent bid to suppress protests against President Viktor Yanukovych.

US condemns violence against protesters in Ukraine

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 10:14

The United States has expressed concern over the targeting of journalists and activists taking part in pro-EU rallies in Ukraine, calling the savage beating of one opposition journalist "particularly disturbing."

Activist, journalist beaten in Ukraine amid unrest

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 00:50

A prominent Ukrainian civic activist and journalist was brutally beaten outside Kiev on Wednesday.

Outrage in Ukraine after brutal attack on opposition reporter

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 22:24

Unknown assailants have savagely beaten a critical Ukrainian journalist who has taken part in pro-EU rallies, triggering outrage among the opposition locked in a confrontation with President Viktor Yanukovych.

Ukraine bans 36 foreigners including Saakashvili: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 16:57

Ukraine has banned entry to former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and 35 other foreigners suspected of working with the opposition "to destabilise" the country amid mass pro-EU protests, a report said on Tuesday.

New German minister criticises Russia over Ukraine

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 09:00

Germany`s new Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticised Russia in his inaugural speech for exploiting Ukraine`s economic plight to prevent it from signing a free-trade deal with the European Union.