Four blasts within minutes have rocked the centre of the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, injuring at least 27 people, including nine schoolchildren.

Four blasts within minutes have rocked the centre of the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, injuring at least 27 people, including nine schoolchildren.

At least 40 people died today when their bus was hit by a train at a level crossing in Ukraine.

France, Portugal, Russia and Greece have been confirmed as the seeded teams for Monday’s World Cup play-off draw.

England 5 Croatia 1

Nine people were killed in an explosion at a gambling hall in eastern Ukraine early today, government officials said.

A natural gas explosion ripped through an apartment building in eastern Ukraine today, killing at least nine people and damaging other nearby buildings, an emergency official said.

POLAND and Ukraine will host the European soccer championship in 2012 after UEFA awarded them the tournament ahead of Italy and another joint bid from Hungary and Croatia yesterday.

Poland and Ukraine today won the race to host the European Championships in 2012 after beating off bids from Italy and Croatia-Hungary.

Today’s first round draw in Monaco paired eircom League side Shelbourne, whose quest to reach the Champions League was ended on Tuesday by Deportivo la Coruna, against French League side Lille.

Six workers were killed today by a methane gas explosion that ripped through a Ukrainian coal mine, officials said.