Obama on #Ferguson Appeals for Peace and Calm. Obama spoke shortly after a grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown, amid mounting protests related to a case that has presented the president with a challenge from the outset
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been rallying in Kiev against their President's U-turn on Europe, amid increasingly chaotic scenes. They defied a ban to gather. But while most of the demonstration was peaceful, young radicals used a bulldozer to try to break into Viktor Yanukovich's headquarters. Their approach to the building was blocked by a line of buses, requisitioned by the Interior Ministry.Police used tear gas to force back the crowd. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/kiev-protesters-lenin-statue-ukraine
