The traditional throwing of a bride's bouquet for luck ended in disaster at an Italian wedding when the flowers caused a plane to crash.

Ukraine welcomed the launch of the Nabucco gas pipeline project intended to pump gas to Europe bypassing Russia and said it was ready to join, a deputy head of the Ukrainian president's secretariat said on Tuesday.

The European Parliament has elected former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as the chamber's president.

Russia indicated on Tuesday it hoped to keep Ukraine's city of Sevastopol as the main base for its Black Sea Fleet after the expiry of its lease with Ukraine in 2017, although it is building a new base.

The Verkhovna Rada meeting is under threat of sabotage, MP from faction The Party of Regions Alexander Yefremov said warning the tribune will be blocking not depending on making submission to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

The contractor of vandalism leading to the destruction of monument to Lenin in Kyiv is only Yushchenko", leader of faction The Communist party of Ukraine Petr Symonenko made a statement.

The tax official shot down 3 militiamen in Zaporizhia, the chief militia committee chief in Zaporizhia Viktor Olkhovsky reported at a press conference.

MP from the People's Self-Defense Hennady Moskal claimed Andrei Kyslynsky who worked as deputy head of the Presidential Secretariat, had been working as procurer.

Experts would like to create the single national database of deoxyribonucleic acid in Ukraine till 2013.

Today an emergency situation has happened in the center of Kyiv - a person unknown started shooting in his own apartment. According to preliminary data, he shot with pistol (ribbon bullets).

Ukraine and IMF have reached arrangements on allocation of the next tranche loan amounting to US $3,3 bn.

Ex-world box champion in 4 weight categories American Roy Jones-junior claimed he would like to meet on the ring with one of Klitschko Brothers.

The story with shooting in the apartment of ex-son-in-law of President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko Mychaylo Honchar has not come to the end yet.

The excessive liking of Ukrainians for purchase of expensive goods with low level of labor productivity leads to the regular dissatisfaction with life.

The highest in Europe orthodox cathedral of Holy Resurrection may be built near Lybidska subway station in Kyiv. Its height is planned to reach 120 meters!

The foreigners will be treated at the two-fold price in comparison with Ukrainians. The city special medical agency will be serving foreigners in Kyiv.

The press service of the Interim Investigative Committee at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine reported sensational news on Friday. The mobile phones of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the head of the Presidential Secretariat Vera Ulianchenko had been tapped by