Ukrainian Election Keeps a Revolution in Mind (New York Times)
A Ukrainian election is shaping up as a verdict on the impact of the 2004 Orange Revolution.
Pro-Russia candidate to win Ukraine presidency: exit polls (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russia-friendly politician Viktor Yanukovich was on course to win Ukraine’s presidency, exit polls showed, after voters delivered a stinging rebuke Sunday to leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution.
Opposition’s Yanukovich claims win in Ukraine poll (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich claimed victory in Ukraine’s presidential elections on Sunday and told his bitter rival Yulia Tymoshenko to resign as prime minister, but she refused to concede and declared she was ahead.
Slovak Telecom Holds A Near Monopoly Of The Fixed-Line Services Market With Over 90% Share Of Slovakia’s Fixed … (OfficialWire)
Defined as an upper middle-income country by the World Bank, Slovakia has enjoyed strong economic growth since joining the European Union in May 2004; from 2004 until 2009 real GDP grew by an average 7.4% while unemployment dropped by 8.5%. An export-dependent economy, the recent global economic turmoil has hit Slovakia s exports, which counts Germany, Czech Republic and France as its principal …
Yanukovych leading in Ukraine’s presidential vote (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ukraine’s Central Election Commission reports that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych leads Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by 52 percent to 42.7 percent in the country’s presidential runoff with 18 percent of the vote counted.
Blogging Through Croatia And Slovenia (The Chattanoogan)
I am now in Hvar, Croatia. It’s a little resort island about an hour’s ferry ride away from Split. It is finally warm enough to be wearing shorts (well – I have decided it is warm enough because it is laundry day, and I want to wash all of my pants). It is pretty beautiful here, which is nice.
Turkish championship results and standings (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Turkish championship results and standings on Sunday Ankaragucu 0 Bursaspor 0 Ankaraspor 0 Gaziantepspor 3 awd. Fenerbahce 1 Diyarbakirspor 1 Kasimpasa 2 Antalyaspor 2 Sivasspor 2 Denizlispor 0 Trabzonspor 3 Manisaspor 0
Moldova ex-president hits at Romania’s plans to host U.S. missiles (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Romania’s initiative to host missiles as part of a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe could turn neighboring Moldova into a front-line area, Moldovan ex-president Vladimir Voronin said on Sunday.
Euro 2012: Coach Marcello Lippi Warns Italy To Be Attentive Of Serbia And Slovenia (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
The Azzurri tactician is not underestimating the task at hand following this afternoon s qualifying draw.
Exit polls favor Yanukovych in Ukraine race (AP via Yahoo! News)
Exit polls showed pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych with a narrow lead in Ukraine’s presidential runoff, a result that would close the book on Ukraine’s pro-Western Orange Revolution but raise the risk of postelection unrest.
