KIEV, May 16 – A Kiev court Monday rejected a lawsuit from former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who tried to challenge the investigation into her negotiation of a controversial 2009 natural gas agreement with Russia.

KIEV, May 13 – The special parliamentary committee for freedom of speech and information has called on the General Prosecutor's Office to immediately investigate complaints by journalists of the TV channels 1+1 and STB of pressure on journalists and censorship.

KIEV, May 13 – The government of Ukraine is interested in signing an amicable agreement with Vanco, which demands that it be reimbursed for the cancellation of licenses for the exploration of the sea shelf in Kerch strait, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov reported.

KIEV, May 14 – The expenditures of Parliament in 2010 will total over UAH 875 million, Regions Party faction leader Oleksandr Yefremov told reporters on Friday.

"The Verkhovna Rada's budget was approved at UAH 875,637,700," he said.

KIEV, May 14 - Ukraine’s governing coalition seeks to amend legislation that would allow selling the country’s natural gas pipelines as talks over merger between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrayiny progress.

KIEV, May 14 – Ukrainian authorities suddenly cancelled the interrogation of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, which had been scheduled on Monday, the day Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to arrive for an official visit.

KIEV, May 16 – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he will seek to persuade his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych on Monday in Kiev to accept some form of merger between Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrayiny.

KIEV, May 16 ??“ The Ukrainian government at a meeting on Wednesday cancelled quotas on wheat exports, Deputy Prime MInister Viktor Slauta told journalists after the meeting.

BERLIN, May 16 (UPI) - Ukraine needs early election as soon as possible and a culture of political consensus to make real progress, according to a group of experts from the United States and Europe.

KIEV, May 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine's feuding president and prime minister failed again on Wednesday to agree on a date for an election, prolonging political uncertainty.