Yulia Tymoshenko

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  Amal Alamuddin: Accomplished, Admired. And Not Because She's Mrs Clooney

  However, even the most cursory glance at Amal's resume and accomplishments makes it clear that the 'lucky' one in the brand new partnership is probably George

• Ukraine Ruling Coalition Dissolved Setting Stage for Early Vote

  Ukraine's ruling parliamentary majority was officially disbanded on Thursday, setting the stage for early legislative elections in the strife-torn ex-Soviet state.

• Tymoshenko: Divisive Diva Now a Longshot in Ukraine Vote

  Ukraine's glamorous but polarising ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko was triumphantly released from prison during the pro-Western uprising in Kiev but is now a longshot in Sunday's presidential ballot due to mistrust of the corruption-stained old guard.

• Russia says has 'no intention' of further Ukraine incursion

  Russia said on Saturday it had "no intention" of invading eastern Ukraine, responding to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

• Ukraine crisis: two tense weeks

  Key events in two weeks that saw dozens killed in Ukraine's deadliest post-independence violence, the President forced to flee and pro-Russian forces take over Crimea, sparking what has been described as the worst crisis since the end of the Cold War.

• Ousted Ukraine leader Viktor Yanukovych re-emerges

  Ukraine's ousted pro-Moscow President is set to hold a press conference on Friday after emerging defiant from hiding, as fears grow of a regional conflict in the volatile Crimean peninsula.

• Ukraine disbands riot police as leaders seek to unite country

  Ukraine's new pro-Western leaders on Wednesday disbanded the country's feared riot police as they sought to win confidence from the splintered and economically ravaged nation in their efforts to forge a unity government.

• No new government in Ukraine before Thursday

  The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday delayed the formation of a new government, reflecting political tensions and economic challenges following the ouster of the Russia-backed president.

• Ukraine's parliament names acting president, seeks government

  Ukraine's parliament, exercising power since mass protests put the president to flight, named its new speaker as acting head of state on Sunday to replace Viktor Yanukovich and worked to form a new government.

• Yulia Tymoshenko says not seeking Ukraine prime minister post

  Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko said Sunday that she would not seek the post of prime minister in a new coalition government formed following the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych.

• 'She's indestructible!': Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko rallies back

  "Yulia, Yulia!" the crowd chanted Saturday as cameras flashed near the stage on Independence Square in Kiev, signalling to those standing in the damp cold that Ukraine's freed opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko had arrived.

• Ukraine protesters take Kiev; President says coup

  Protesters took control of Ukraine's capital on Saturday, seizing the President's office as parliament voted to remove him and hold new elections. President Viktor Yanukovych described the events as a coup and insisted he would not step down.

• Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko out of jail, still divisive

  Yulia Tymoshenko, sprung from jail on Saturday as President Viktor Yanukovich's grip on power crumbled, is a former gas magnate whose ringing rhetoric electrified thousands during Ukraine's 2004-05 Orange Revolution and propelled her to power.

• Ukraine leader losing grasp on power; Tymoshenko set for release

  The regime of Ukraine's president appeared close to collapse on Saturday as the emboldened opposition took control of central Kiev and key government and parliament positions and voted to immediately free its jailed leader Yulia Tymoshenko.