Former Ukraine prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of abuse of office, in a trial widely condemned as politically motivated... more
As celebrities join a protest against a London PR firm's links with authoritarian Belarus, Gideon Spanier exposes the publicity firms with an image problem... more
A French family that tried to smuggle out twin two-month-old babies hidden under a mattress in a van were arrested as they tried to cross the border from Ukraine into Hungary... more
Public relations boss Lord Chadlington hits out at suggestions that his firm Huntsworth is an "apologist" for Belarus after it opened an office in the authoritarian former Soviet state... more
Iron ore producer Ferrexpo today says its profits increased more than fivefold in 2010 as the company saw increased sales at far higher prices than before... more
Members of the Belarus Free Theatre company whose work has been championed by Jude Law and Sienna Miller are arrested in a crackdown on protests against the results of the Belarus presidential election... more
Wags are calling it the chicken Kiev, but executives at the Ukrainian egg company which today announced plans to float in London for £132 million were demanding to be taken seriously... more
French drinks giant Pernod Ricard cut its growth forecasts for the year but pressed ahead with a €1 billion (£890million) rights issue which it announced earlier this month... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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