Ukraine PM Resigns Amid Unrest, Parliament Revokes Anti-Protest Laws -- Reuters
Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on Tuesday while deputies loyal to President Viktor Yanukovich, acting to calm violent street protests, back-tracked and overturned anti-protest laws they rammed through parliament 12 days ago.
The first concrete concessions by Yanukovich since the crisis erupted two months ago brought cries of 'Hurrah!' from several thousand demonstrators on Kiev's Independence Square, focal point of the protests.
But opposition leaders said they would continue to harness street power to wring even more gains from Yanukovich.
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AFRICA
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