EU calls for Ukraine elections, shies away from sanctions
The European Union has called for the formation of a new government in Ukraine, to be followed by free and
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Opposition leaders call for people to join self-defence teams to protect EuroMaidan
At the the 12th consecutive Sunday rally, political opposition leaders on February 9 urged people to join EuroMaidan self-defence teams
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Thousands rally in Kyiv as authorities warn of threat
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian anti-government activists rallied on February 9 in the capital, Kyiv, as the country’s national security
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European officials denounce US diplomat’s remark
The head of the European Council says U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s use of vulgar language about the
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Would-be Sochi hijacker wanted Ukrainian prisoners freed
Investigators say the Ukrainian man who tried to hijack a Turkey-bound commercial flight and divert it to Sochi – the
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Dialogue, peaceful resolution of political crisis needed, UN chief tells Yanukovych
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated to Ukrainian president Victor Yanukovych the urgency of ending the political crisis in
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Ukraine: EuroMaidan increases security after bomb cripples two protesters
Andriy Parubiy, the security chief of EuroMaidan, instructed the protesters on February 7 to accept no objects from people they
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Turkish Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked
A hijacking took place on February 7 2014 on an aircraft belonging to the Turkish Pegasus Airlines, which was flying
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Passenger on Turkish airliner tries to divert it to Sochi
A passenger on a flight from Ukraine to Turkey on Friday attempted to divert the Turkish airliner to Sochi, Russia,
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