Viktor Yanukovych: ' I supported the ostriches'
22 June 2015 Last updated at 23:17 BST Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych has been speaking to Newsnight about his support of a zoo on his land. He said: "I supported the ostriches what's...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Aden airport 'recaptured from Houthi rebels'
15 July 2015 Last updated at 07:26 BST Forces loyal to the exiled Yemeni president claim they have retaken control of the airport in the southern port city of Aden. It had been held by Houthi rebels,...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Yanukovych regrets bloodshed in Kiev
By Gabriel Gatehouse BBC Newsnight 22 June 2015 From the section Europe Viktor Yanukovych says he still fears for his life in exile in Russia Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych has said he...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Rally in Kiev urges war on eastern rebels
4 July 2015 From the section Europe The protesters called on the government to declare war formally on the rebels in eastern Ukraine About 1,000 Ukrainian pro-government fighters and far-right...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Far-right 'show of strength' in Kiev
4 July 2015 Last updated at 08:51 BST About 1,000 Ukrainian pro-government fighters and far-right supporters have marched through the centre of the capital, Kiev. Many burned tyres and wore balaclavas;...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Kiev and rebels trade blame over Donetsk shelling
19 July 2015 From the section Europe Ukraine's military and pro-Russian separatists have accused each other of shelling central areas of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk. The rebels claimed that...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Shelling damages hospital in Donetsk
19 July 2015 Last updated at 12:41 BST For the first time in several months, there has been shelling in the centre of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine. Heavy shelling went on for several...
View ArticleLife in rebel-held city of Donetsk
22 June 2015 Last updated at 06:01 BST EU foreign ministers are expected to confirm later that economic sanctions against Russia, linked to Moscow's alleged role in the crisis in Ukraine, will remain...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: The bridge out of rebel territory
26 June 2015 Last updated at 00:05 BST The Ukrainian authorities are increasing restrictions in and out of rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. In recent weeks, goods and people have been stuck on...
View ArticleThe right-wing group threatening to overthrow Ukraine's government
23 July 2015 Last updated at 19:16 BST A right-wing, nationalist group in Ukraine is demanding a referendum on whether to impeach the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko. The organisation, known as...
View ArticleRight Sector militia: Symptom of Ukraine's unfinished revolution
22 July 2015 Last updated at 00:57 BST Thousands of supporters of a right-wing, nationalist group in Ukraine have taken part in an anti-government rally in the capital, Kiev. The organisation, known as...
View ArticleUkraine: Inside the devastated Donetsk airport
24 July 2015 Last updated at 00:05 BST All week Nato has been holding military exercises with Ukrainian troops in the west of the country as the conflict in the east of Ukraine continues. Most of the...
View ArticleJoint US and Ukraine led military exercises continue
26 July 2015 Last updated at 00:05 BST More than 1,800 troops from 18 different countries are taking part in a second week of US and Ukrainian-led military exercises in western Ukraine. Russia has...
View ArticleUkraine: An evening on the frontline with troops in Donetsk
27 July 2015 Last updated at 00:04 BST The BBC has witnessed more heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine as rebel forces appeared to attack Ukrainian army positions with mortars and a tank on part of the...
View ArticleUkraine conflict: OSCE cars torched in rebel Donetsk
9 August 2015 From the section Europe Four armoured vehicles belonging to the OSCE in Ukraine have been destroyed in an apparent arson attack, the monitoring mission has said. The overnight attack took...
View ArticleUkraine court backs self-rule plan for conflict zone
31 July 2015 From the section Europe Rebel artillery: The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine remains precarious Ukraine's highest court has approved constitutional changes that would grant limited self-rule...
View ArticleUkraine blacklists Russian artists for rebel support
8 August 2015 From the section Europe Singer Iosif Kobzon (right) has repeatedly stated his support for pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's east Ukraine has named 14 Russian singers and actors,...
View Article'Black Tulip' volunteers face uncertain future
31 July 2015 Last updated at 00:24 BST Black Tulip is a Ukrainian organisation that has been working for more than a decade to find and identify bodies of missing soldiers from the First and Second...
View ArticleUkraine rebels kill four troops in heavier shelling
3 August 2015 From the section Europe Ukrainian troops near Donetsk: After more than a year of fighting there is now a stalemate Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels have killed four of its soldiers and...
View ArticleUkraine refugees makes new life in Kiev
15 August 2015 Last updated at 00:07 BST International aid agencies say about 1.4 million people have fled the fighting in eastern Ukraine and moved elsewhere in the country. Many of these "internally...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills nine
17 August 2015 Last updated at 22:19 BST Nine people have died in a surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-supported rebels. Two Ukrainian soldiers and several...
View ArticleMedieval Prince Vladimir deepens Russia-Ukraine split
By Olga Bugorkova, Natasha Matyukhina BBC Monitoring 28 July 2015 From the section Europe Prince Vladimir - also called Volodymyr - is venerated as a saint in both Russia and Ukraine The legacy of a...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Heavy fighting for Zinjibar
9 August 2015 From the section Middle East Pro-government troops are reportedly attacking Zinjibar from the north and south Pro-government forces in Yemen have launched an offensive on the rebel-held...
View ArticleThe Estonian city that loves Putin
By Neal Razzell BBC World Service 25 June 2015 From the section Magazine Estonia is one of the countries in Eastern Europe where US tanks, artillery and other military equipment will soon start...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Dozens of soldiers killed in air strike
8 July 2015 From the section Middle East Some reports said troops loyal to the exiled president were killed when a base in the south was hit in error Dozens of soldiers have been killed in a Saudi-led...
View ArticleYemen conflict: Houthi rebels driven back in Aden
15 July 2015 From the section Middle East Yemen's exiled president was said to be personally supervising the offensive in Aden Pro-government militiamen have made further advances against Houthi rebels...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Saudi-led air raids 'kill 65' in Taiz
21 August 2015 From the section Middle East Several homes were destroyed in the raids, trapping residents under the rubble At least 65 civilians have reportedly been killed in air strikes by a...
View ArticleMH17 Ukraine disaster: Putin says UN tribunal premature
16 July 2015 From the section Europe Debris from the plane was scattered for miles around eastern Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected calls for the establishment of a UN tribunal to...
View ArticleYemen conflict: Dozens killed in Aden heavy shelling
19 July 2015 From the section Middle East Aden has seen escalating fighting as loyalist gained ground over the past week At least 43 people have been killed in shelling by Yemeni Houthi rebels in the...
View ArticleTurkey profile - Timeline
9 June 2015 From the section Europe A chronology of key events: 1923 - Assembly declares Turkey a republic and Kemal Ataturk president. Istanbul Europe meets Asia in Turkey's largest city Former...
View ArticleMH17 Ukraine disaster: Australia to hold memorial service
16 July 2015 From the section Australia Debris from the plane was scattered for miles around eastern Ukraine Australia is to hold a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the MH17 air disaster...
View ArticleMH17 Ukraine disaster: Australia holds memorial service
17 July 2015 From the section Australia Debris from the plane was scattered for miles around eastern Ukraine Australia is holding a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the MH17 air disaster...
View ArticleMH17 Ukraine disaster: Services held to mark anniversary
17 July 2015 From the section Europe Memorial services are being held to mark the first anniversary of the MH17 air disaster, in which 298 people died. Villagers close to the crash site in Ukraine are...
View ArticleEU summit: Greece and migrants to dominate agenda
By Laurence Peter BBC News 24 June 2015 From the section Europe The UK's David Cameron (centre) with EU leaders - diplomatic smiles despite some serious divisions Another "crunch" EU summit looms - it...
View ArticleUkraine pilot Nadia Savchenko faces 25-year term in Russia
13 July 2015 From the section Europe Nadia Savchenko, seen here at a hearing in Moscow, went on hunger strike for 83 days A Ukrainian military pilot, Nadia Savchenko, who has been held in Russia since...
View ArticleUkraine conflict: Helping one family search for lost soldier
By Olga Ivshina BBC Russian Service 6 August 2015 From the section Europe When I first met Black Tulip last year, I never imagined its work would become quite so personal for me. The Ukrainian group is...
View ArticleUkraine suspends Russian gas purchases
30 June 2015 From the section Europe Russian gas purchases have been suspended by Ukraine after a breakdown in talks aimed at keeping supplies running for three to six months. The Ukrainian state...
View ArticleRussia halts gas supplies to Ukraine after talks breakdown
1 July 2015 From the section Europe Russian gas firm Gazprom has confirmed it has halted gas supplies to Ukraine after a breakdown on pricing talks. It comes a day after Ukraine's state energy firm...
View ArticleUkraine bans 38 Russian 'hate' books amid culture war
11 August 2015 From the section Europe Russian nationalist Eduard Limonov is among the writers blacklisted in Ukraine Ukraine has banned 38 books published in Russia, alleging that they spread "hate...
View ArticleShelling in east Ukraine kills nine as clashes escalate
17 August 2015 From the section Europe Ukrainian army troops test-fire an anti-aircraft gun near Mariupol (July 2015) At least nine people have died in heavy exchanges of artillery fire between...
View ArticleA tale of two sisters and flight MH17
By Natalia Antelava BBC News, Amsterdam 9 July 2015 From the section Magazine When the Malaysian airliner, flight MH17, was shot down over eastern Ukraine nearly a year ago, the BBC's Natalia Antelava...
View ArticleUkraine surge in fighting violates ceasefire - EU
12 August 2015 From the section Europe Ukraine's government says its forces have come under attack near the key city of Mariupol The European Union says escalating attacks on government-controlled...
View ArticlePutin: Russia 'will continue to co-operate with West'
19 June 2015 From the section Europe "Our financial and banking systems have adapted to new conditions," Mr Putin said Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is open to continuing economic...
View ArticleViktor Yanukovych: First interview with western media
22 June 2015 Last updated at 23:26 BST Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych has given his first interview with western media to the BBC. Speaking to Newsnight's Gabriel Gatehouse he accepts...
View ArticleMH17 Ukraine disaster: Ceremony at crash site a year on
17 July 2015 Last updated at 15:01 BST Memorials have been taking place to commemorate the one year anniversary of the MH17 air disaster. The Malaysian airlines plane with 298 people on board was shot...
View ArticleYemen conflict: Exiled ministers return to Aden
16 July 2015 From the section Middle East Pro-government forces launched an offensive to regain control of Aden on Monday Several ministers from Yemen's exiled government have returned to the country...
View ArticleYemen crisis: UN talks begin without Houthi rebels
15 June 2015 From the section Middle East UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has opened talks in Geneva on the conflict in Yemen but without the presence of Houthi rebel representatives. The Houthis were...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Peace talk to be held in Geneva
15 June 2015 Last updated at 08:23 BST UN-brokered peace talks on Yemen are due to start in Geneva, in a bid to try and stem the fighting that has raged in recent months. Delegations will represent...
View ArticleEU 'to extend sanctions' against Russia by six months
17 June 2015 From the section Europe Gazprombank, Russia's third largest bank, has less access to Western capital due to sanctions EU member states have agreed in principle to extend economic sanctions...
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