Lviv—On 1 November, a memorial service was conducted at the Memorial for the Warriors of the Ukrainian Galician Army and the Ukrainian Sichovi Striltsi in Yaniv Cemetery in Lviv with the participation of Ukraine's President, Victor Yushchenko. The event was

Odessa— 25 October-1 November, the first blessed council of the Russian True-Orthodox Church (RTOC) was held in the Cathedral of Prelate Ioan Kronshtadtskyi in the city of Odessa. The main subjects of the council were the beatification of new saints,

Kyiv—On 30 October, Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine issued a resolution (N 953) "On Approval of the Regulation of the Committee for Ensuring the Realization of Rights of Religious Organizations and its Composition." According to the document, the Committee is a

Kyiv- 19-23 October, an official delegation of the State Committee of Ukraine on Matters of Nationalities and Religions headed by Oleksandr Sagan made a working visit to the Chinese People's Republic on the invitation of the state administration on matters

London's Arsenal FC plays draw with Turkish Fenerbahce FC 0:0 in the group G.

The Russian president told this in his congratulation letter to Ukraine on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Kyiv's liberation from the Nazi invaders.

We may really hope, if the tendency of reduction or at least preservation of price (of petroleum) at the current level continues, that the gas price will not be higher than the one we had last year - USD 179,"

Yuschenko thanked IMF's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managers and experts of the IMF for assistance to Ukraine's actions and plans regarding stabilization of economy and financial system of the state.

He noted that the Committee lacks authority to introduce those restrictions.

Ukrainian News learned this from the weather center.

Yuschenko said this at a meeting with the leadership of the National Bank of Ukraine and bankers.

Ukrainian News learned this from the press service of the Transport and Communications Ministry.

The decision was made tonight... We have got a USD 16.5 billion loan, " Tymoshenko said.

We need to choose a politically neutral premier, a professional in economics, and replace the Cabinet of Ministers' populists. Then the kickback and "buy and sell" schemes the Tymoshenko government created will be wound up, Moroz said.

As a result of achievement of the unsteady consensus between (Prime Minister Yulia) Tymoshenko, (President Viktor) Yuschenko and (Party of Regions leader Viktor) Yanukovych, the Ukrainian political environment reconciled until the end of the winter minimum," says Agency Director Vitalii

This opinion was announced in the congratulation of the party leader to the party-mates on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the political force.

The UN General Assembly approved the resolution on enhancing cooperation between UN and BSEC on November 5.

In October, the balance of NBU interventions on the interbank currency market was negative at USD -4,114.8 million.

The press service of the council announced this to Ukrainian News.

During the first year we will get about 70% of all the credit line, the rest will be channeled later," he said.