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• Ukraine security services investigate opposition for alleged coup plot - FT.com

  "The Ukrainian security services have launched a criminal investigation into “activities aimed at overthrowing the government” as hundreds of thousands of pro-EU protesters gathered on Sunday in Kiev in response to calls for a “million-man march”. "

  tags: ukraine europe europeanunion trade russia balanceofpower

• BBC News - Ukraine's capital Kiev gripped by huge pro-EU demonstration

  "Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Ukrainian capital Kiev seeking the resignation of the government for refusing a deal on closer ties with the European Union. Protesters, who oppose a customs union with Russia, toppled a statue of Lenin and smashed it with hammers."

  tags: ukraine revolution protest europe europeanunion russia

• BBC News - Singapore bus death triggers riot

  "Police in Singapore have arrested 27 South Asian suspects after hundreds of people took part in a riot sparked by the death of an Indian national. Trouble started after the 33-year-old man was knocked down by a private bus in a district known as Little India. About 400 foreign workers took to the streets, hurling railings at police and torching police cars and an ambulance."

  tags: singapore india riots violence asia

• My kind of place: Thiruvananthapuram | The National

  "With its lush green foliage, balmy weather and quiet streets, Thiruvananthapuram, previously called Trivandrum, provides a genteel and serene counterpoint to the frenetic chaos of India. The temple was recently in the news when chambers containing US$15 billion (Dh55bn) worth of jewels, gold and other religious objects were discovered. "

  tags: india travel tourism subcontinent

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