viktor yanukovych is reportedly in the eastern city. in a televised statement, he rejected speculation he was planning to resign. instead, he called his opponent criminal, accusing them of and claimed a coup, that his car been shot at. he compared the situation with the not see seizure of germany in 1933. he did not say why he was in the city. there were reports he wants to leave the country. the opposition has artie taken control of parliament. lawmakers elected a new speaker. and they said that opposition leader yulia tymoshenko would become president if ninkovich -- a victory in a covert resigned. we demand that parliament dismiss viktor yanukovych immediately. that would be the basis for new elections which constitutionally would have to be held by may 25 at the latest. >> that is exactly what parliament did. including somes of his own party voted to remove yanukovych. following the vote, the parliamentarians sang the national anthem, an historic moment for the country. demonstratorsd gathered outside of parliament. they believe the

one of viktor yanukovych's big opponents. many people say she was gaoled unfairly for political reasons. there was a roar from the crowd as the announcement was made, and they'll probably make a lot of changes. there's a prosecutor general because he didn't show up in parliament. president viktor yanukovych is not in kiev. his residents is empty. 14 buses left his residence, now there are people wandering around his residence, not inside the houses, many of them saying it's incredible, the luxury he lived in while ukraine's economy is faltering. the question is where is the president, what will happen next. the opposition is calling for elections by may 25th, that's what an opposition leader called for in parliament. there's a sense of euphoria on the square behind me. people are gathering. there are thousands of people there now, a sense of change that they've been fighting for is happening now in ukraine. >> before you go, you mentioned tymoschenko. would her release be enough to calm the tensions? would it change much? >>

jennifer with viktor yanukovych out. whiar so many protesters unwilling to leave. >> you know julia tymoschenko, the opposition leader who returned last night urged them to stay on the square until there's an honestly elected president. they want to make sure nothing goes back here. they are worried that viktor yanukovych may play is trick. there's a lot of concern about what he's up to. they don't know where he is, what he's doing. they think he may have gone to the east. ukraine is subdivided. parliament is divisive in making changes one by one. they remove the former government, all of viktor yanukovych's ministers, one by one. not all at once, to make clear that is what they want, that those are their intentions. the biggest cheer in parliament is when ukraine was made the official language of the country. it gives you the tone this kiev, a feeling of change underfoot. a decisive movement in parliament, voting to give power to the parliamentary speaker, an opposition deputy of julia tymoschenko party. moving quickly

>> over the course of a weekend, deposed ukrainian president viktor yanukovych went from leader of a project to wanted for mass murder. after months of protest that turned violent, the former prime minister is on the run and the former opposition is left to create the government while trying to avoid the corruption and scandal that plagued ukraine for years. >> joining us from boston is gregory post a former bureau chief in moscow and author of a book called "russians - the people behind the power." on friday the opposition made a deal with then president viktor yanukovych to end the violence set new elections for september, reinstate the 2004 constitution limiting the president's power, and on saturday he's deposed, sunday no one knows where he is and monday he's facing charges, wanted for mass murder, how did this happen so quickly? >> he lost control of the situation. what happened is that whether it was viktor yanukovych who ordered the use of force, the riot police were essentially shooting civilians. most of them unarmed. this created so much outrage in ukraine that it essentia

what of viktor yanukovych. the security camera picture appear to show his entourage fleeing his residents in the early hours of saturday morning. they took off to the east. where they went, where they are now we don't know. a familiar face looms over the landscape. viktor yanukovych, from prison to power politics in a day. i met a protesters who has been on the barricades and won't show her face. she wants a new-type of politician and is not convinced tymoschenko is the answer. >> we need someone new. >> with no protesters to be, these people are in chorge. >> these people have torn down a state. at some point they'll have to step aside if a new political order it in ukraine. >> the protest movement has seen many twists and turns. it's a life and death struggle to shape the future of the country. >> there's concern ukraine could split apart. people in the west support closer ties to europe. in the east many remain pro-russia. violence erupted in the eastern peninsula of ukraine, a stronghold for viktor yanukovy

he should accept the offer. >> so meanwhile viktor yanukovych goes on sick leave. is this pressure that you mentioned - domestically, internationally - is it getting too much for him? >> that's a good question. viktor yanukovych is away from the public statement, raising a host of questions amongst people like the members of the defense ministry, and mainly protesters here, here they feel the natural conclusion to all of this is to see viktor yanukovych step down, and for there to be new elections held a year early. all eyes are now op all-important talks taking place in munich, where the members of viktor yanukovych's inner circle, the foreign minister of ukraine will meet, together with the likes of u.s. secretary of state john kerry, along with peaders to work out a roadmap for the future of the country. what the people here really want is a roadmap for a future without viktor yanukovych. >> thank you, that report from kiev. >> opposition supporters in thailand are holding a rally before sunday's election. the governor is pushing ahead, despite threats to disrup

where is president viktor yanukovych? the opposition says the ukrainian leader has fled the capital. in venezuela protests continue against president nicolas maduro with another mass rally land saturday. german prosecutors searched the home of evi sachenbacher-stehle after she tests positive for a banned substance at the winter olympics. in the ukrainian capital kiev there are contradicting reports about the whereabouts of president viktor yanukovych. opposition leader vitali klitschko said the president left kiev and the country must hold early elections, but a senior aide says he is still in the country and has no intention of leaving. protesters claim to a taken control of the presidential administrative building in kiev. our coverage begins there. ofthis morning, the balance power appears to be changing in favor of the protesters. self-defense forces, as they call themselves, say they control access to the parliament and the presidential office and their threat, apparently, no longer necessary. >> i know there are no

others come to midon square because they want to see viktor yanukovych out. the vast majority of them have been quite peaceful. then as team wore on there have been--i mean, i saw them with my own eyes. we can't deny it. who have attached to the street movement but who are street fighters. they've come with molotov cocktails and bricks to toss at police. they have pitch forks and they made catapults and all kinds of improvised weapons to fight the police who have been armed with rubber bullets, stun grenades which they have retrofitted with some dangerous things to make them very much more lethal than they are already are, and water canons and the like. i have to say, in addition to the kind of open doctor the street fighters, the anti-government street fighters on the one side and the police on the other side, you also have, as you said, we can't rule out that there are provocateurs who are in the crowd basically since the street movement got started. perhaps pro government provocateurs, and then on the other side there are also--we've had consistent reports

she is viktor yanukovych's rival. she ousted him in the orange revolution in this square, and he jailed her. she has been considered by her supporters a political prisoner. her seven-year sentence now over. she is on her way here to independent square where we're expecting a rousing welcome, morgan. >> you said her unconditional release was one of her demands. was her release, in fact, unconditional? >> reporter: the parliament all of a sudden, the opposition all of a sudden had a majority in the parliament viktor yanukovych enjoyed the majority of parliament, but that has all switched and today the parliament ordered her release and it happened. yes they changed the law to allow it to happen. we thought we would have to wait for a court order but it happened very quickly and she is free. and it's got to be unsettling for president yanukovych who appeared on television saying they will not step down and that it's not an opposition movement that meese people are banned. and he's calling what is going on here a coup. it

so people trying to find where viktor yanukovych is. the focus has shifted to what happens next and tries to lead forward this deeply wounded and fractured country. >> the key names in the frame for that is the former prime minister tymoshenko. she was released from prison over the weekend. one of the first people to call her was german chancellor angela merkel. i spoke to steve evans to ask if that phone call amounted to political endorsements of the former prime minister? >> reporter: it's certainly not a measure of support, sign of support for tymoshenko. chancellor workers words were welcome to freedom. you are out of prison. that's what we wanted. it was not an endorsement of her as the political leader of ukraine. chancellor measuring el also talked to president putin. that call was basically saying let's get stability, let's make sure ukraine stays together, territorial integrity is the phrase that, according to chancellor merkel spokesman, both leaders agreed on. the specktor is the yugoslavian situation where an unstable situat

and viktor yanukovych with more numbers in the south and east. this is independence square, the heart of the country. it's flanked by buildings, shops, cafes, and has been a gathering place for parades and concerts. it's the backdrop for the brutal clashes between police and protesters. >> going back to the live pictures, the thing about it, we talked to olga, she said they've been there for two months. the fires have not been burning the whole time, but a lot of that time. this is the worst we have seen so far. you wonder where this is headed next, and what the next step is. >> it's heart-breaking for people. this is where she's from. it's heart-breaking for her to see what is happening and the lives that are lost. >> we'll follow the story, more live coverage and live pictures during the broadcast. now to the unrest in venezuela, and the whole profile arrest of a key opposition leader. protests for and against president nicolas maduro are taking place in caracas. some are turning violent. we have that story. >> the excitement was plane. opposit

where is viktor yanukovych, do we know of his fate? >> no one knows where he is, but an incident in the east of the country has been described where a plane a presidential charter plane. it was stopped from taking off. armed men, body guards of the president and they were offering large sums of money. they refused. there was gunfire in the vip lounge. same airport. two government officials, ministers in fact, alexander klimenco, the attorney-general were held in the vip lounge, and the shooting occurred and they drove offtoo. that's the latest on these men. there's video of cctv of an operation to remove the treasures from the presidential residence outside the capital, and a fleet of trucks staking possessions. it's thought the president may have escaped on a helicopter seen in the grounds in the black and white pictures. the gates opened and thousands of people massed into this large residence area. 18-hole golf course, ornamental lakes - all sorts of incredible features, and documents found floating in the like that apparently offic

he accused viktor yanukovych of nepoti nepotism. and effectively we in this man standing in for tymoschenko who was imprisoned for abuse of power. the leader of the freedom party, the far right political group. he promotes himself as a defender of ukrainian culture. lastly it's widely reported that there's another element at play, one that is extremely right wing and even neo-nazi. al jazeera's barnaby phillips will tell us about that. looking behind you demonstrators camped out. tell us about them. >> there are divisions between the many groups opposed to the president. that's been the case throughout the past three months. i would say over the last four days vitaly klitschko and another are the one that is have taken the initiative and been at the forefront. i have seen more of them and their supporters in the square than the rightist elements over the past few days. i think it's also clear that if the european union and the west have their way, that looks at isolating the right wing elements of the opposition, and promoting the e

viktor yanukovych surfacing in russia giving a lengthy news conference. in kiev, that speech was largely ignored. in crimea, there were new threats of violence today. we have reporters covering all sides of this crisis. we begin with phil ittner in moscow. they are waging a war of rhetoric today. >> absolutely, some very strong words coming out of ousted president viktor yanukovych in a press conference he held inside russia, because he said he felt that his life was in danger inside ukraine. nevertheless he said that he was still president and would effort on a return to power. he took the time out to condemn those who have taken over power in kiev, calling them fascists, nationalists, extremists, and took jabs at the west. >> i fully place responsibility upon those who brought our country to this crisis and i would say to this disaster, they are to blame for that and those who now in power and those who are today command, visible ones and invisible ones behind the scenes. also, to the west, the united states of america, who were patrons. >> that echos e

president,'s former viktor yanukovych, now a wanted man. under pressure, and battled venezuelan president nicolas maduro had promised -- under venezuelanmbattled president nicolas maduro had promised talks, but the opposition is skeptical. the support for the proposed economic reforms. stay with us live from paris. those are your latest headlines. first, developing news from egypt. the egyptian prime minister has confirmed the surprise news that the country's army-backed government has resigned. he made the announcement in a televised address. he gave no clear reason for the decision. the local newspaper claims the decision was made after a 15-minute cabinet meeting. we are bringing you more on that developing story from egypt a little later. let's move on to ukraine. the country toss authorities have announced there is a war and out for the arrest of former moscow-backed president -- a warrant out for the arrest of former moscow-backed president viktor yanukovych. a caretaker president was appointed by parliament. andcorrespondent is in ki

the words were in russian, this is a heartland of support for viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are a matter of intense speculation. if he is seeking sank uary, this is where to find it. it was their votes that got to democratically elected. the governor has been evicted from his headquarters, and the spirit has taken route in this city. they were arming themselves with sticks and batons, and i saw a crate of molotov cocktails carried into the building. tensions grew, with police used to keep the sides apart. events moved so quickly they should be called pro-government protesters. their people were ruling in kiev. >> in the city of k. >> -- kirch in the south, russian crowds broke up a demonstration. scenes like these are spreading. >> in sunday night the standoff continued, in scenes that are an eerie mirror image of the months of demonstrations on independence square. here they want to turn to russia, and keep their backs to europe. >> the statue of lenin, people are gathering in the square. there's no denying the divisions are deeper and the situation is dange

this is one of the heart lands of support for viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are still a matter of intense speculation. if he is seeking sanctuary this would be where to find it and his votes got his democratically elected and he has been evicted from headquarters and the spirits from the independent square has taken root even in this city and arming themes with sticks and other things and molotov cocktails being carried in the building. tensions grew throughout the day with police keeping the two sides apart but events moved so quickly they should be called progovernment protesters. in the south of ukraine violent clashes broke up when they had a demonstration staged to honor those killed in kiev. scenes like these are spreading. sunday night the standoff continued in scenes that are an eerie image of months of demonstrations on independent square. but here they want to turn towards russia and keep their backs to europe. it's the statute of lennon and people are in the main square to protect. there is no denying the positions are getting deepe

. >> thousands packed the day after they oust viktor yanukovych. it has become a place of triumph and morning. with yanukovych gone, activists have been reflecting on what the future holds. >> we have fought for this for over two months. many are dead. they were not supposed to leave us. they were young. they never experienced life. all of the politicians associated with the regime should leave the ukraine. onand a special session sunday, ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly to temporarily handy president's power to these speaker. he is a strong ally of former prime minister yulia tymoshenko and an opponent of ousted president yanukovych. candidates are already stepping forward. another said he is ready to leave. in an emotional speech late saturday, the former prime minister said she would stand in may's elections. she called on ukrainians to keep fighting and reminded them of the years she spent behind bars. >> i was imprisoned, thinking there was no greater joy than to be born and live among me because you were the best. but now we have imp

protesters ton reduce threats and ultimatums as viktor yanukovych returns to work. rome, a conference on humanitarian aid to syria has heard that the international community has failed the syrians, according to italy's foreign minister, emma bonino, speaking at the conference at of the after one bloodiest weekends in aleppo this year. allegationscalls made by his adopted daughter untrue and disgraceful. it is a trip that is being tipped as one of the biggest shows of interest by western investors in iran in more than a decade. around 100 french investors are said to be represented. the three-dave is it comes after president hassan rouhani spoke visit -- the three-day comes after president hassan group. spoke to the >> is the biggest show of interest in a run by western businesses in over -- >> it is the big show of interest in iran by western businesses in over a decade. renault is among the companies visiting iran on monday. they are hoping to take advantage of the relaxation of sanctions on iran, which has a population of 76 million. the company is particularly at

viktor yanukovych has disappeared. it's unclear where he is. julia tymoschenko freed from prison yesterday says she does not want to run for prime minister. she spent 2.5 years in gaol, mostly in a military hospital. >> in the united states the national security advisor sent a warning to russia - susan rice saying it would be a grave mistake for russia to send military forces to the reasons. >> live to kiev where jennifer glasse is standing by. >> do we know anything about the whereabouts of viktor yanukovych? >> we do not know where viktor yanukovych is, but the parliament sent him a very clear message today, giving his powers away to the new speaker, and minister by minister dismissing his entire government. it voted to make public prompt viktor yanukovych's private residence. that's the sprawling pal racial house, golf course, helipad, private zoo that viktor yanukovych left on saturday morning by helicopter, we understand. that is now public property. clear message to the former president as the parliament recognises him now. he is not welc

viktor yanukovych insists he's in charge. we'll have analysis on who is running the country and the money leaving from it. >> also ahead, the french president arrives in central african republic where his military operations are expanding. >> building a toy dynasty one little plastic brick at a time. ♪ >> hello, so the struggle for ukraine's future has taken on several twists in the last few hours. let's take you through them all. speaking from southern russia, viktor yanukovych said he's still the legitimate leader of ukraine and called the protestors who overthrew him fascists, meanwhile inside ukraine, armed men apparently aligned to russia have taken control of the international airport in the crimean region. crimea's parliament, a new government is being formed after armed men to over the parliament over there. in the capitol kiev, the new interim government has prepared papers for yanukovych's extradition from russia. it's also called for u.n. intervention. meanwhile, the protestors who called for yanukovych's out of

the opposition has gone too far, according to viktor yanukovych. the leaders of the opposition have disregarded the principle of democracy, according to which we obtained power through elections and not on the street. they have crossed the line by calling for people to take up arms. violation of the law. those who broke the law must stand trial, and a court will determine their level of guilt. john also urged opposition figures to distance themselves -- you ninkovich -- yeah new code which has also on opposition leaders to distance themselves. the round of talks failed to produce any results. -- it isnhappy because very important to make a break, no fighting anymore. tensions were running high on the street and in scuffles with the opposition. leaders of the opposition are trying to reduce residential towers. the political deadlock is set to continue when demands are not met. >> doug herbert still here with us. on what your thoughts was going through victor gannett co. which's mind when he set out 'sder -- on viktor yanukovych mind when he set out

this is a heartland of support for viktor yanukovych. his whereabouts are a matter of intense speculation. if he is seeking sanctuary this is where to find it. their votes get him democratically elected. >> the governor was evicted. the spirit has taken root in this city. they were arming themselves with sticks and batons. i saw a crate of molotov cocktails carried into the building. tensions crew. police used to keep the the sides apart. they should be called pro-government protesters. their people are ruling? in the city in the south of ukraine violent clashes broke out when pro-russian crowds broke up the rebellion. scenes are spreading. the scenes continued, a mirror image of months of demonstrations on independence square. here they want to turn to russia, and keep their backs to europe. >> at this statue of lenin the people are gathering to protect. there's no denying the divisions are deeper and the situation dangerous. >> the opener of the hours are determined to stand their ground. they may be outnumbered but they feel history i

viktor yanukovych is asking russia to protect him from extremists. if any country, ukraine was wondering about, there's a display going on right now. vladimir putin put two of russia's four military districts on high alert. land, sea and air power, tested for readiness. moscow insists the war games are not connected to the events in ukraine. n.a.t.o. hit a warning against escalation. i urged russia not to take action that could escalate tension or create misunderstanding. i urged the ukrainian leadership to establish an inclusive political process that reflects the democratic aspirations of the ukrainian people. >> on the streets in moscow there was concern about the heightened tensions but solidarity with the ethnic russians, particularly those in crimea. >> i think russia should help our ukrainian friends to get back to life. i think political leaders should decide. it's a nightmare. >> translation: on one hand they are our brothers. on the other hand it can cause an international conflict. it's important to keep the territory integrity. >> where i

it will reopen negotiations with president viktor yanukovych. that is coming from one of the opposition leaders. and that really is very good news here. i was down in independent square a little bit earlier today, and they were preparing for the use after terrible, terrible clashes here last night left 26 dead and hundreds wounded here, including some in the makeshift hospital. i don't know if you can see the cathedral behind me, protesters holed up there in a makeshift hospital. terrible wounds and horror riveric violence in the last 24 hours. as you heard carl bildt say, they're on the brink of civil war and all out violence. news of a truce is very well news as lines of riot police still stand on the edge of independent square. there are brand new barricades. heavily fortified bear kids. and they were digging up paving stones getting their hol molotov cocktails ready again, but the violence right now seals to be averted. >> jennifer, thank you. >>> an american who joined the protesters in ukraine said he was brutally beaten by police. george

reports from official russian news agencies signal that viktor yanukovych is in russia after he fled rapidly on friday. he insists he is still ukraine's rightful head of state. well, let's find out what's happening in the regional capital of crimea. oleg, what have you seen? what are you seeing around those government buildings with russian flags? >> reporter: well, yesterday the center city was overly busy. today it's very silent,eerily silent. the place where the parliament is located and the house of ministersis score donned off by local police. now, they are guiding yet another police line -- not the police line, obviously. the people who took over those buildings in the early hours. who exactly are those people, we don't know. the latest reports say these are pro-russian crimean residents. they say they are not powered to go into any negotiations. just now we were checking reports about russian -- a group of russian armored personnel carriers on the outskits. but haven't found them. but military police, a group was there and went into the base. crucially they didn't tell us whos

something that the current president viktor yanukovych can play on. >> absolutely. the opposition leader has been asked who would be their candidate in the early 2015 elections or snap election. this clearly indicates that they haven't really come up with a single candidate, which they should do if they want to challenge the current authorities, whether it's the current president who will run for the elections or someone else. the opposition has to look closely and come up with a single faith, a single leader rather than three or four. >> i'll advise our viewers, i'll keep our conversation with you going, not only because it's fascinating, but also because we are expecting the ukrainian foreign minister dato join us fm germany where he's at the security conference. i want to ask you about the role of the army. is it likely to become involved, and if it does, rather than just using words, what would that say about the conflict. it will be a suicidal move by the president. of course he can involve the army. it would be highly controversy. the ukrainian army is represe

talks between viktor yanukovych, and three opposition leaders which failed, with the opposition leaders saying that demands are leave the scare. >> once again, we are looking at live images, at the situation unfold. thank you, olga, a freelance journal. >> from kiev. >> three years behind bars for an 84-year-old nun. why she's heading to prison for a crime some say was justified. and why you may want to check your freezer for hot pockets. >> welcome back, nestle is recalling hot of packet pastries. they contain meet that could be from diseased animals. the property that provide the meet were not properly inspected. a judge gave an 84-year-old nun 35 months in federal prison for sabotaging a nuclear facility. megan rice gave more time saying being in prison for the rest of the her life would be the best gift he could gave. jonathan martin explains why. >> antiwar activists gathered outside knoxville tennessee, courthouse. megan rice, and two others were sentenced to federal prison for breaking into a nuclear weapons facility in tennessee. >> it wasn't a disappointment. none of us should

. >> also ahead - returning from his sick bed - ukrainon president viktor yanukovych is returning to work as a protestor flies out for treatment. >> humanitarian efforts about to get a boost - we are live in rome. >> tributes pouring in for philip seymour hoffman, dying at the age of 46. >> hello. votes are being counted in thailand after a general election marred by disruption and protests. turn out was about 46%. results will not be known for some time, perhaps week. elsewhere demonstrators are set to have forced around one in 10 polling stations to close. polling was disrupted in 18 constilt unsies. candidates in 18 were unable to register. the minimum number required is not in place. 95% is needed. veronica pedrosa has more. >> thailand is assessing the impact of the elections hold on sunday, 24 hours after the ball et cetera opened -- ballots opened. around 90% of polling stations were open. most people were able to vote. the problem is that the people who were not able to vote need to be given another opportunity to exercise their right to vote. so there'll be further elections

viktor yanukovych comes back to work after an unannounced sick leave. the opposition protesters will be watching closely what the president says and what he'll do. on tuesday the parliament reconvenes. they'll try to get a bill through the parliament, trying to release the 100 opposition supporters in gaols or held in police cells around the country. the opposition says they are being held as prisoners until demonstrators leave the streets. that's what the previous amnesty bill says, they want it changed and freed without charge. still a big divide by the opposition and the government. a big week in ukraine. we'll see if the opposition can make progress. >> jennifer glasse in kiev. >> sharp words are flying between the u.s. and israeli governments. >> another flare-up of tensions between the u.s. and israel. on saturday at the annual munich security conference secretary of state john kerry warned that israel faces a growing threat of boycotts if peace talks with the palestinians fail. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu called attempts to impose a

what we know that viktor yanukovych asked the opposition to leave later today. vitaly klitschko announced that they will probably hold a meeting and will try to resolve the crisis, but there is information of trains being stopped in the middle of ukraine from the western ukraine going from western ukraine. traffic police blocked cars and buses going to kiev. they checked the buses, and those trains stopped are being checked because there is a suspicion of explosives on those trains. the situation is very, very tense. >> briefly, why do we think that this violence erupted now. 12 weeks into this protest. >> right. well, the - it's been - it's been almost three months sense the protest started, and protesters gradually became really frustrated from what we can see. they remained more or less peaceful. of course, there was violence from both sides, but what the government say - they say that the protesters started violence yesterday when they were taking the offensive to the government quarter. the protesters say it was the police - this is where the policeman who

former president viktor yanukovych fled to kiev. his security camera is reported to show him escaping by helicopter. do you think things will get better now that yanukovych left? >> this is just the beginning. he kill ukrainian people. >> reporter: with no voice on the streets with these young men ready for revenge there are fears of a power vacuum within ukraine. inside, the opposition leader insisted they were in control. are you in charge of the whole country? >> we need urgence to form a government. this is a revolution. and revolution has complications and repercussions. >> reporter: despite the arrest warrant for the former president, ukrainians know this isn't over yet. the barricades is still standing and now a shrine to those killed in the demonstration. many people here told us their country urgently needs reform to make it more democratic, not just a new leader. they want to stop the kind of corruption that they claimed allows viktor yanukovych to build this palatial home. the public's now been allowed in to see the luxur

president viktor yanukovych says anti-government protests crossed the limits after a day and night of violence, the worst since demonstrations in november. 34 have been killed in the last 24 hours, including nine police officers. this is the scene at independence square in kiev. as you can see the smoke is rising from the barricades. the protesters set them on fire. al jazeera's correspondent reports. >> the situation is tense right now. in my opinion policemen were killed, and as much as 25 protesters, and the negotiations are nowhere to be seen, because the president - he addressed the nation and he said he's not going to speak to the opposition unless they disaswayed themselves were the protesters - he called them raddicals. in kiev right now, we have pictures of mayhem. it was the blood yesterday. a sea of fire. as riot police advanced to clear independence square, the people responded with whatever they could lay their hands on. fireworks were lobbed. bricks, paving stones, molotov cocktails flew through the air. from the other side stun grenades and rubber bullets. tear gas cans

the former president, viktor yanukovych has now surfaced and is in russia. and is planning to have a press conference there tomorrow. >> jennifer glasse reporting. thank you. that is the situation in crimea right now. lawrence lee looks at how events unfolded earlier in the day in ukraine. >> attempts have been made to turn the crimea capital into a kiev, but in reverse. the parliament building in the hands of dozens of apparently heavily armed men, protecting it from what they see as profoundly un-democratic forces. the supporters, not so many, but eager to tell you they would like nothing more than russian tanks on the streets to protect them. >> that's okay, yes, because the american army was reported in different countries. we support russian army because every one of us has relatives in russia. >> the police lines staffed by a handful didn't look impressive. the small group proved how unimpressive it was. >> the point being that they wanted to tell the armed group in charge of parliament that they were with them, and this were in control. >> so it's pre

a lot of it also depends on what viktor yanukovych and his triesters do, whether he to play this card or not i think remains to be seen. but i think it's largely up to what russia will do. russian officials, if they go to ukraine, i would hope would go to kiev rather than crimea to help the government stabilize the situation rather than even linning the appearance of fomenting unrest. >> mc -- russia must realize that if it does to doing that, the united states has said that would be a grave concern. the european union has envoys. ukraine are watching very closely. do you think president putin would go as far as to stoke up trouble? >> i hope not, but what happened last week with viktor yanukovych 's departure and the parliament vote to oust him certainly came as a very unpleasant surprise to mr. putin, so it's hard to predict how he may react to this. this is not a good development for him, so my hope is he will not try to bring ukraine down in the process after having seen his colleague brought down. >> as i've suggested, there are a lot of international entities on their way to kie

the ukrainian parliament has dismissed the president viktor yanukovych. mps declared him constitutionally unable to carry out his duty. this move came after an interview in which yanukovych defiantly refused to resign and an early election has been set for may 25th. >>> the u.n. security council will vote o to move in syria whe 9 million people need help. >>> pro government supporters are gathering in venezuela's capitol of caracas. both nicholas madur nicolÁs madd for a show of support. we have more on the main story of the day. the crisis in ukraine continues. some politicians are worried that the country could split from the west and the east which favors russia. the country has long been divided along ethnic and linguistic divides. half speak the ukrainian language. one in every six people is a russian-speaking ukrainian. and russians make up a sixth of the population. this is how the country voted, the ukrainian speaking west voted for timoshenko and the russian-speaking east voted for yanukovych. with we go live to london, thank you for joining us

president viktor yanukovych comes back to work after an unannounced sick leave. the opposition protestor will watch what the president has to say and what he will do. tuesday the parliament reconvened. opposition leaders say they'll try to get an amnesty bill through the parliament. try to release 100 opposition supporters in gaol, held in police cells around the country. they are held as prisoners basically, until demonstrators leave the streets. that's what the previous bill says. they want the change, everything freed. still a big divide between the opposition and the government. a big week in ukraine. we'll see if the opposition can make progress or the government make concessions. >> sharp words are flying between the american and israeli deposit. sitcoms as frustration grows over the slow pace of peace talks. we have more. >> another flare-up of interpretations between the us and israel. on saturday, at the annual munich security conference, the secretary of state warns that isra israel faces a threat of boycotts. theest raily prime minister binyamin netany

police have issued a search warrant for viktor yanukovych. the acting interior minister says yanukovych is a suspected of mass killings of civilians. ukraine may be on the brink of a debt default. the nation's finance minister said it needs $35 billion in financing to stay afloat. s&p earlier today. >> ukraine if you look back at the history of its independence, there has always been a roller coaster. they are a cyclical economy. politics has the really been determining investment from abroad. also from inside the country. >> over the weekend, the speaker of parliament was named interim oppositionimprisoned leader julia tymoshenko was released. we will keep you updated throughout the hour. scania isck of surging after volkswagen offered 6.7 billion euros over the weekend to buy the rest of the stock it doesn't already own. hans nichols has the details in berlin. is this offer going to be accepted? yet. don't know over the weekend, you saw some of the minority shareholders talk about the role, the need for scania to remain listed in stockholm

. >> ukraine's parliament dismisses viktor yanukovych. he insists he will not step down, his rivele julia tymoschenko spoke to protesters in independence square. she was released from prison earlier today. >> ukraine is a young country farmed in 1991, declaring independence from the soviet union. in may of 1997, boris yet yeltsin visited the ukraine. relations cooled. russia stopped to supply gas, thousands froz to death. >> in 2010 viktor yanukovych was elected president. julia tymoschenko declared election fraud. >> last year they broke ties with the e.u. for closer ties to russia. tenses of thousands protested an aborted deal. it's the largest demonstration since the 2004 orange revolution. on december first 350,000 rallied. protesters took over the office, others occupied city hall. ukraine's president signed an anti-protest law prompting outcry. there was repeal 10 days later. protesters left city hall, after the government voted to release protesters. yesterday viktor yanukovych agreed to trim his powers, and bring the opposition in

kiev will ask moscow to extradite viktor yanukovych. a major crackdown as police in europe and the u.s. carry

currently putting together an arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych who fled ukraine friday. protesters remain camped out in independence square. many of them want to see yanukovych tried over people killed in the durations. his wrb whereabouts are still unknown. to steer the country towards peereuropean integration, it's e president decision to abandon an eu trade deal that led to all this. all this is upsetting russia recalling its ambassador to korean, al jazeera's rory challenge is in moscow. but in the ukrainian capital, h observingda, please tell us about the arrest warrant for viktor yanukovych pap ha. has it been issued yet? >> the first time we heard about the warrant is when the acting minister posted on the facebook page two issues. first one he said that viktor yanukovych was lath seen in the port town of balaclava in the country of crimea. then the trail went cold. and arrest, for the mass killings here in maidan. the legal procedures had indeed started, actually, this afternoon there was a forensic team, in and around the square. they were picking up evidence to

. >>> and viktor yanukovych is wanted by police for 23 billion. >>> and ford's new tech-heavy car. is it more about the car's features? we'll be talking about that coming up later on. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange" bringing you business news from around the globe. >> all right. we are just getting ifo numbers here from german business expectations. it's coming in at 108.3 in february. that's slightly above consensus of 108.2. but those january numbers, 108.6 was the numbers there. current conditions, 114.4. that's 111.3 in february. versus consensus of 110.6. that's the climate index, of course. so slightly stronger. no revisions to the january indices data. so the current conditions index, 114.4 february consensus lower than that. so we'll now look at ukraine, one of the other top stories. the acting interior min city say police want to speak to the missing ex-president viktor yanukovych for the murder of peaceful citizens. his last known whereabouts are the area of kronia. meanwhile, ukraine's interim president calls the crisis there a problem with many dead. and yulia

protesters held a large rally on sunday, 30,000 protesters calling for viktor yanukovych to step down. the opposition is calling on other countries to push for changes and limits on the president's powers. >> the ukrainian activist who said he was beaten and tortured arrived in lithuania. there were concerns that dmytro bulatov would not be allowed to leave ukraine. >> heading on to the runway at kiev's airport. dmytro bulatov free at last from his torrmentors. he said he was nailed to a door, beaten and cut with knives. he'll receive treatment inside lithuania, inside the european union. >> translation: i think we saved his life. after what they wanted to do with him, his life was at danger. we wouldn't have had a chance to investigate torture. one life was saved, and we'll do that to everyone arrested. we won't leave anyone without our attention. >> this may seem like a concession by president viktor yanukovych. if a police investigation had been launched into the investigators, it may have revealed too much about the shadowing organization, torturing and killing demonstrators into

impeach president viktor yanukovych resurfaced today for the first time since being ousted last week after almost 100 ukrainians were killed in the capital, kiev. he has fled to russia where he claimed today to still be ukraine's rightful president. "nobody overthrew me," he said. "i was compelled to leave ukraine because of direct next to my life." russia and the united states are looking past viktor yanukovych as they battle to shape the direction of a new ukraine. home, a normal day at school turned into a surprise award ceremony for one local teacher. year'seived this educator award as she teaches geo systems courses, and the award is given to educators to promote excellence and innovation in public education. >> i never thought i was going to be a teacher. i've never been happier in my life. i've never worked harder in my life, and i have never been happier. i just cannot believe it. it's amazing. >> she also received a cash .rize these awards are known as the oscars of teaching. congratulations to her. sticking of the oscars, they are this sunday. the final preparations are dif

he is the main financial supporter of viktor yanukovych, and the ukrainian's president's party. another supporter is dymtro firtash. his interests are in chemical plants and media holdings, forbes estimates he's worth $673 million. since november when protesters took to the streets after viktor yanukovych backtracked on agreements with the european union. the top ukrainian oligarchs have been silent. with each passing day they are losing money. this week ukraine's national bank reported a 13% drop in international currency reserves. less money to prop up the flaling economy and help ukrainian industries stay afloat. many facilities are demonstrate on ukrainian subsidies. if the economy plunges, and government funds are squoozed. that -- squeezed, that may be in jeopardy. they hope the oligarchs can help. the key is for the oligarchs to believe their businesses in a new government will be safe. at the moment opposition groups say there can be no promises to the wealthy while young demonstrators are dying in the streets. >> and we are following the story throughout the evening, mo

viktor yanukovych has been speaking out this thursday. he says he is still the legitimate president of his country. moscow has granted the deposed president protection shortly after he sought help. that is according to officials quoted by russian news agencies. it is being reported that yanukovych has been seen in the moscow how tell -- in a moscow hotel. he is currently on the run from the interim authorities in key have -- in kiev. warrant was issued for the mass murders of protesters there. ukraine's acting president has warned that russia's black sea fleet should not leave port in crimea or it will be seen by ukraine as an act of aggression. that followed vladimir putin's demand on wednesday for combat readiness drill of the russian military. the u.s. has warned russia against making a grave mistake with any military action. nato has also warned against any military action. on.let's move the european parliament is expected to give the green light for the lifting of the visa requirements for the people of mold over. moldova.d o-- of mo

president viktor yanukovych has support in the city of kiev. nick shifrin is there. >> thousands of government activists have taken over the government headquarters. a small army of nurses and volunteers provide sandwiches. the aid station distributes water by the gallon. >> you have created a little city here. >> it is a city inside city. >> vitaly is the unofficial photographer of history still unfolding. the 27-year-old identifies more with europe than russia. >> long time ago in soviet union say we are nobody, we can't do something. here you can see a lot of young people and they do it. and they win. >> reporter: the local media intreas the media, jostling to get inside the presidential palace. he reportedly collected old phones and big game trophies. he is fighting a government that is corrupt. >> he wants to take it all, all the money, all the luxury things. not thinking about his people, about his country. >> this city has always been a fault line for ukraine and this street now is the fault line inside kharkiv. on this side of the stree

she met with members of the opposition late last night and now with president viktor yanukovych. what is the situation now? well, the e.u., and the united states, say that they are preparing some sort of financial said package to ease the economic instability in the country at the moment. this allows ukraine to free itself from the financial links that it currently has to moscow. moscow froze its $15 billion bailout package while the country remains in political turmoil. some believe this may start a bidding war between the european union, u.s. and western powers over the future of the country, bringing criticism upon the european union. the former president of poland believes the yooup european union hafs made the situation -- has made the situation worse, not understanding the subtle nuances, a country that bles walks a tight -- that walks a tight rope between the east and west. >> you mentioned the parliament. scenes of disarray on tuesday. i gather not much of a debate held today? . >> a short parliamentary session this morning. these are regularly chaotic, as they have been

viktor yanukovych faces an arrest warrant for killing peaceful civilians. he was reportedly last seen in a part of ukraine largely pro russian, and russia's prime minister's described events as an warmed mutiny. while the man acting as ukraine's interim president said his economy will be in closer integration. $35 billion from russia is needed in aid and to round it up, the u.k.'s finance minister that said we should be there with a checkbook. >> let's go live in the ukrainian capitol. is there any semblance of order now at all in ukraine? >> i'm sorry, could you repeat that question? >> with all of the difference events, so many things said and so many outside and inside interests, is there any semblance have order in ukraine? >> well, there is a semblance of order, the parliament has been convening, cushions about how to form the government, differing opinions and what they would like to see and who they would like to see part of that government. there were strong opinions about representatives to join that government of national unity. we do have the par