Ukraines former prime minister and opposition leader has said that it is time for the world to rise against Russia and reduce that country to ashes. In a phone call leaked online by Russian RT news channel, Yulia Tymoshenko says Ukrainians must take up arms against Russians so that not even scorched earth will be left where Russia stands. Its ...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) A spokeswoman for Yulia Tymoshenko says the former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition icon has been released from prison. Natasha Lysova told The Associated Press that Tymoshenko was released from her prison in Kharkiv on Saturday. She did not have further details. Tymoshenko is the arch-rival of President Viktor Yanukovych ...

As a bloody week of street protests in Ukraine draws to a close,President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders have signed a deal, and the parliament hasvoted on a series of measuresthat curb Yanukovychs power. One of the resolutions changes a law in a way that could lead to the release of Yulia Tymoshenko. Tymoshenko is a former two-term prime ...