Ukrainian region seeks autonomy
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Supporters of Ukraine's PM announce a vote for autonomy, upping the stakes in the disputed election.
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TSKHINVALI, Georgia  - Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region says it wants to be part of Russia. If its finances are any guide, it already is.
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New Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told Europe's top human rights body Tuesday that his nation would push through democratic reforms to prepare itself for a bid to gain membership in the European Union.
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PRAGUE, Jan 26 (IPS) - The possibility of Kosovo gaining independence has  sparked a debate in minorities-ridden central-eastern Europe on  whether the Serbian region could set a precedent in prioritising  the right to self-determination over state sovereignty.
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Make a baby. Win a car. Don't be surprised if the streets are empty and curtains drawn in this central Russian region Wednesday as residents take up an offer by the regional governor to help stem Russia's demographic crisis.
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Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn hopes that the presidential elections will demonstrate that Ukraine is a democratic and civilized country.
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Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma yesterday called compromise the only way out of Ukraine&#39;s deepening crisis over the disputed presidential election, as governors in eastern Ukraine met to discuss autonomy.
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PRAGUE, Feb 15 (IPS) - Ukraine's pro-Western 'Orange'  leaders seem to be aiming at NATO membership, but face hurdles  from Russia, public opinion and even politicians in their own  camp.
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Opponents of Ukranian premier Viktor Yanukovychdesires seek to carry their country not only to democratic rule but also to alter the direction of its history.
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The situation in the Dniester region requires the immediate intervention of the international community, special envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Piotr Stoyanov said in ...
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The opposition says the country is ripe for a Ukraine-style revolution, but its leader warns of possible dangers.
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Andriy Reshetnyak tied a Russian flag to the Ukrainian one, joining thousands of demonstrators backing a referendum on autonomy for their eastern province on Donetsk's central Lenin Square on Monday.
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NAIROBI - The war-torn Darfur region in western Sudan should be given more autonomy by the government in Khartoum, the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) was quoted as saying on Friday.
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Regional leaders supporting the embattled president-elect signaled an intention for the eastern section of the country to seek autonomy if the impasse persists.
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One unfortunate outcome of Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election is that it has brought into stark relief an east-west divide within that large country.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Supreme Court debated the validity of presidential election results Monday, while an eastern province scheduled a referendum on autonomy and the opposition threatened to further paralyse the government through a blockade.
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Ukraine edged a little closer toward a break-up Sunday as a powerful eastern region backing the Moscow-backed prime minister in a disputed election for president set a December referendum on autonomy.