KIEV, May 23 – Parliament on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to create a commission to investigate a recent attack on reporters and the role that may have been played by top law enforcement officials in the process.

KIEV, May 23 – The launch of high-speed trains in Ukraine will secure fast and comfortable traveling for football supporters that are planning to attend the Euro 2012 European Football Championship matches in Ukraine, UEFA Chief Operating Officer Martin Kallen said.

KIEV, May 23 – Ukrainian opposition groups called on their supporters to show up in front of Parliament on Thursday against a bill that may introduce the Russian language as the second state language in Ukraine.

KIEV, May 22 – The European Parliament has said problems with selective justice and high levels of corruption exist in Ukraine, while at the same time, praising the setting up of the Constitutional Assembly and the adoption of a new Criminal procedure Code in the country.

KIEV, May 23 – Parliament plans to amend laws preventing illegal seizures of companies, with a total of 246 out of 298 lawmakers registered for voting in the session hall supporting at first reading a bill of amendments to some Ukrainian laws.

KIEV, May 23 – A Kiev court Monday refused to release opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko, ordering the former interior minister’s five-month arrest to continue for the duration of his trial on charges of allegedly misspending $5,000 while in office.

KIEV, May 23 ??“ Oleksandr Turchynov, the No. 2 man in the opposition group led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, was appointed as deputy secretary of the presidential top security body.

KIEV, May 23 ??“ President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday questioned legitimacy of the Constitutional Court ahead of its ruling over the presidential decree that had dissolved Parliament and called for early election.

KIEV, May 23 ??“ Ukraine will probably go ahead with natural gas price hikes for households despite threats by trade unions to launch massive rally to protest the increase, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Tuesday.

KIEV, May 23 - Ukraine will seek to sign an agreement with Russia by the end of the next month to prevent a clash over natural gas prices later this year, Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said Tuesday.