There were scenes of turmoil in Ukraine's parliament when MPs from the ruling majority walked out, fed up with opposition blocking tactics. But the Party of the Regions and their Communist allies continued to vote on laws, after setting up their o...

Talk to the hand. Ukrainian politicians spoke with their fists when they got way too worked up over a speech in parliament. The fight erupted when a pro-Russian speaker called his opponents "chanting neo-fascists" when they shouted for him to spea...

The roof of an engine room at the Chernobyl nuclear plant has collapsed under the weight of snow but authorities say there is no immediate risk of a radiation leak. A new structure is being built to cover the site of the worst nuclear accident in ...

Christmas is looking very different across Europe and further east this year. Russia, which will actually celebrate Christmas day on January 7, has been gripped by an unseasonable chill for the last 10 days now. Eastern Siberia plunged as low as -...

The decapitated bodies of Judge Vladimir Trofimov and his family have been found at a flat in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. The heads of the judge, his wife, Irina, their son, Sergei, and his girlfriend are all missing. Ukraine's&n...

The launch of the new session of Ukraine's parliament was rough even by the standards of the country's lawmakers. Fistfights broke out as rival lawmakers scrambled to approach the speaker's stand and opposition politicians shoved two suspected def...

Ukraine's far-right Svoboda (Freedom) Party made major gains in the country's recent election and is set to enter parliament for the first time after getting around 10% of the vote. The party's leaders are notorious for making racist, anti-Semitic...

The official results from Ukraine's election aren't in yet but President Viktor Yanukovych's ruling party has claimed an "indisputable" victory based on exit polls. Party of Regions candidates are expected to win enough races to form a majority in...

As Ukranian voters head to the polls on Sunday, the Orange Revolution of 2005 must seem like a distant memory. President Viktor Yushchenko, who was ousted after months of protest in early 2005, reclaimed office in 2010 and now looks set to cement ...

A new investigation has uncovered a grisly international body parts smuggling ring, after an expose in the Ukraine shed light on American and German companies. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports on the investigation's impact on South Korean impo...