Ukrainian prosecutors: no suspects in 4-year probe into president's dioxin poisoning

After investigating for nearly four years, Ukrainian prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday they don't have a single suspect in President Viktor Yushchenko's dioxin poisoning. The announcement comes a day after Yushchenko was questioned by prosecutors a second time and hinted the investigation would produce "very unpleasant" surprises. Yuriy Boichenko, spokesman for the Prosecutor General's Office, told The Associated Press that investigators have so far failed to identify any suspects — comments that raise questions about the effectiveness of the probe. Yushchenko, then an opposition presidential candidate, fell gravely ill during the 2004 election campaign and was later diagnosed with massive dioxin poisoning, which left his face disfigured. The president claims he knows who masterminded the crime but refuses to name names. He... [read full story]