Over 100,000 Defy Protest Ban In Ukraine -- Al Jazeera
Demonstrators take to the streets again, chase police away and chant "revolution" as fury over U-turn on Europe grows.
More than 100,000 demonstrators have chased away police to rally in the centre of Ukraine's capital, defying a government ban on protests in Independence Square, in the biggest show of anger over the president's refusal to sign an agreement with the European Union.
Chants of "revolution'' resounded across a sea of EU and Ukrainian flags on the square, where the government had prohibited rallies starting on Sunday.
A group of protesters used a tractor to try to break through police lines near the office of President Viktor Yanukovich, eyewitnesses said.
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Ukrainians Call for Yanukovych and Government to Resign -- Bloomberg
Tens of Thousands of Ukrainians Rally in Kiev -- Wall Street Journal
Tens of Thousands of Ukrainians Protest in Kyiv -- Voice of America
Ukrainian nationalist protesters occupy Kiev city hall -- Reuters
Ukraine protesters storm Kiev city council -- BBC
Ukraine opposition leader Klitschko calls for Yanukovich to resign -- Reuters
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Ukraine protesters charge police lines with tractor: eyewitnesses -- Reuters
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