KIEV, May 10 - Jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, whose plight has soured relations between the country's leadership and the West, was moved to a hospital for treatment for back pain on Wednesday and ended her hunger strike.

KIEV, May 10 – President Viktor Yanukovych came under heavy criticism on Tuesday after Monday street clashes in Lviv left two people injured following a shooting incident during the Victory Day parade.

KIEV, May 10 – Thousands of protesters from across Ukraine are flocking to Kiev for a massive rally in front of Parliament on Tuesday to show their outrage over President Viktor Yanukovych’s divisive policy decisions.

PRAGUE, May 7 – Ukraine is interested in attracting U.S. investment to modernize its gas transit system, President Viktor Yushchenko said at a meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar in Prague on Thursday.

KIEV, May 8 – New rules approved by the National Bank of Ukraine are intended to bolster the capital of Ukraine’s ailing banks.

Effective May 18, credits could be provided to the banks for a term of up to one year once, and in the form of a credit line.

KIEV, May 5 - President Viktor Yushchenko on May 5 urged his political rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, to immediately unblock a project allowing supplies of Caspian Sea crude oil via the country to the European Union.

KIEV, May 10 - The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved disbursement of a $2.8 billion loan installment to Ukraine, easing fears that the country may default on its foreign debt obligations this year.

The IMF also signaled Ukraine may qualify for an additional $3 billion after June 15 if the government sticks to “prudent” fiscal policies and makes progress on bank restructuring and recapitalization.

KIEV, May 8 ??“ The Ukrainian government supported a proposal by the State Agency of Ukraine for Innovation and Investment to create regional centers for innovation development as budget companies, and ascribe them to the management of the agency.

KIEV, May 10 - President Viktor Yushchenko and his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Thursday discussed by phone the upcoming summit that will focus on energy security in Europe, Yushchenko??™s press service reported.

KIEV, May 4 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday sacked Volodymyr Ivashchenko as a judge of the Constitutional Court citing an abuse of the oath, the presidential press service announced.