Ukraine's national football team has remained at the 19th position (869) in the updated FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. The FIFA Confederations Cup winners, Brazil, have regained the top spot in the ranking (1,672). Overall, the list includes 207 world football associations

The Verkhovna Rada has allocated another UAH 9.8 billion (USD 1 - UAH 7.64) for UEFA EURO 2012 in Ukraine. A total of 373 MPs backed the relevant law. The funds are planned to be spent under a separate budget

In June, the last month of the 2008/09 marketing year, grain export made up 1.6 million tons having reached the annual indicator of 24.7 million tons, the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC) reported. In June, Ukraine exported 770,000 tons of wheat,

FC Dynamo Kyiv's two new arrivals, who joined Valeriy Gazzayev's team at their pre-season training camp in Austria, picked their official squad numbers for the 2009/2010 season. French defender Marc Fachan chose the No.19, while Brazilian versatile centre-back Leandro Almeida

Ukraine's northern Sumy region will cooperate with China's Guizhou province. Such intentions are placed in an agreement on trade and economic, scientific and technical cooperation signed by Guizhou province Deputy Governor Meng Qiliang during a visit of the Chinese delegation

Ukraine has announced plans to enter into the International Grains Council (IGC), Agrarian Policy Minister Yuriy Melnyk has today told a Cabinet meeting. According to him, Ukraine has long been unable to join this organization because of the lack of

Ukraine had a deficit of Ukraine's state budget at the level of UAH 2.725 billion (UAH 7.64 / USD 1) in January-May 2009, with revenues being UAH 88.599 billion and expenditures UAH 90.707 billion, the Finance Ministry's press service has

Hence, according to him, development of domestic policy and economic situation in Ukraine, its foreign policy choice will have a considerable impact on the developments not only in Eastern Europe, but the wider European region. The diplomat from Sweden, the

The ministries of foreign affairs of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova have held consultations in Kyiv on Wednesday. The Ukrainian delegation was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Yeliseyev, while the Moldovan delegation was led by Valeriu Ostalep, the

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has become an honorary doctor of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. "It is a great honor for me, on behalf of Ukraine, to be on a par with such prominent figures - the

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko has delivered its condolences over the passing of USSR People's Artist Lyudmila Zykina, a legendary folk singer, UKRINFORM reports with reference to the government web-site. In her condolences, Tymoshenko says that a great star

A Russian woman has decided to name her newborn son after Michael Jackson, the Life.Ru news portal reported on Wednesday.

Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez will visit Belarus within the next few days to sign new contracts, the Venezuelan ambassador to Minsk said on Wednesday.

Russian news agency RIA Novosti believes that investing in training programs which improve staff skills is the most effective anti-crisis program for media outlets, the agency’s editor-in-chief said

The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for July 2 is 31.1904 rubles, up 15.19 kopeks from Wednesday, the Central Bank said

Russia and the United States need to update their approach to bilateral relations and consider pooling their efforts in various parts of the world, a Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday.

Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative, despite warnings.

The Ukrainian parliament passed on Wednesday budget amendments that will see the national bank provide an extra $1.3 billion for Euro 2012 preparations.

A decision to temporarily shut down the Cherkizovsky market came as a bolt from the blue for the vendors. On Tuesday they arrived at the market but they could not reach their counters. Now they are calculating their losses.

Russia must not cut the number of its nuclear warheads to a few hundred under a new strategic arms deal with the U.S., as it needs to maintain superiority over developing countries' nuclear arsenals, a Russian analyst said.