Tense Standoff Between Government, Protesters in Kyiv
A tense standoff continues in Kyiv, Ukraine, where opposition leaders have set a 24-hour deadline for President Viktor Yanukovych to agree to their demands for an early election.Opposition leader Arseniy Yatseniuk told a crowd of supporters “we will march forward together” if the president does not end the government crackdown that left three protesters dead Wednesday in Independence Square. Hundreds of protesters have been injured in the ongoing unrest. Boxer-turned-opposition…