In a remarkable comeback, former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich seems set to become the president of Ukraine — five years after he was ousted in a populist pro-Western uprising dubbed the “Orange Revolution.”
February 8, 2010
Ousted Ukraine leader set to return
Google v France in book-scanning battle
A proposed partnership between the French government and Google is stoking fears in France that the country’s literary treasures will fall under commercial control of a U.S. technology company.
Climate row scientist says he considered suicide
The UK scientist at the center of a controversy surrounding e-mails leaked from a leading UK climate research unit has admitted the strain of the affair led him to consider suicide.
At least 9 die in Somalia clashes, group says
At least nine people have been killed and 14 others wounded in heavy shelling in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, according to a human rights group.
February 7, 2010
Voting underway in Ukraine election
Voters headed to polling stations Sunday for the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections — a bitter battle between a populist prime minister and the man she once helped oust.
Police probe death of UK soccer fan
British police are investigating the death of a man who was found unconscious at a soccer match on Saturday.
Champions Spain draw Czechs in Euro 2012
European champions Spain were drawn with 2004 semifinalists the Czech Republic as they begin the defense of their title this year in qualifiers for the 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
Polls open in Ukraine elections
Polls opened Sunday for the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections — a bitter battle between a populist prime minister and the man she once helped oust.
Police seize explosives in central Portugal
Police in Portugal this week seized more than 3,000 pounds of explosives from a house used by the Basque separatist group ETA, the Spanish Interior Ministry said Saturday.