KIEV, Jan. 31 – Lawmakers from three opposition groups, at a joint meeting in Parliament on Thursday, expressed their lack of confidence in Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Rybak and vowed to seek his dismissal from the post.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – President Viktor Yanukovych will further strengthen control over the government, weakening Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, if a proposed bill is approved by Parliament next week, lawmakers said Thursday.

KIEV, Jan. 30 – The bill on the calculation of time in Ukraine will be based on the government's proposal to switch to winter (standard) time of the second time zone this year and to keep it unchanged from that time on, Emergencies Minister Viktor Baloha said.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - Ukraine has turned to the Kyoto Protocol Compliance Committee of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change with the request to resume participation in international trading of greenhouse gas emission quotas, the State Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine said.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - A rescue operation is underway to save four Ukrainian coal miners that have been trapped following an accident at a coal mine in the Donestk region, the emergency ministry reported Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 31 - Ukraine is preparing for a spell of extremely cold weather during the next 10 days and has already increased imports of Russian natural gas despite earlier assurances that such imports will be reduced.

KIEV, Jan. 31 – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov compared Ukraine to Greece last week when he tried to persuade International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Legarde to resume a $15.5 billion loan to the country.

DAVOS, Jan. 28 - Ukraine is a leading country in Eastern Europe in terms of democratic development, according to President Viktor Yanukovych.

DAVOS, Jan. 28 - Ukraine and Azerbaijan have signed a memorandum of cooperation on organizing deliveries of liquefied natural gas to Ukraine.

DAVOS, Jan. 28 – President Viktor Yanukovych has said he plans to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan this year.

"I'm planning a visit to Azerbaijan this year, when it is convenient for you and me, so that we can continue our friendly political, strategic dialog in Azerbaijan," Yanukovych said at a meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Davos on Friday, as part of the World Economic Forum.