Ukraine

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A local election commission opens a ballot box Sunday to count votes from Sunday’s parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the vote amid charges of election fraud are “a step backward for Ukranian democracy.” (Associated Press)

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Oleh Tyahnybok, leader of Ukraine's nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party, speaks to the media during a press conference in Kiev on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, following parliamentary elections the day before. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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Election commission officials count ballots in Ukraine's parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kiev on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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Ihor Lakatosh of Ukraine, who is 8 or 9 years old and weighs less than 30 pounds, interacts with his legal guardian, Anna Rishko, also of Ukraine, in his room at Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston. Ihor, who has burns on more than 30 percent of his body, was brought to Shriners through a nonprofit organization. (Associated Press)

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Jake Varner of the United States defeated Valerie Andriitsev of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0 to win gold in men’s 96-kilogram freestyle Sunday. Varner was taught by Cael Sanderson, a 2004 gold medalist in Athens. (Associated Press)

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Gold medalist Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina is flanked by silver medalist Germany's Britta Heidemann, left, and bronze medalist China's Yujie Sun pose after the women's individual epee fencing gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)