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Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and also around the globe. After weeks of unrest, today the authorities in ukraine are setting up their crackdown on protestors, just a day after a statue of former soviet leader, lenin was toppled in kiev, Security Forces have broken into the offices of the leading Opposition Party than and police are dismantling camps. U. S. Vice President Joe Biden said violence has no part in a democratic society. I spoke to steven rosenberg. Are the ukrainian authorities using different tactics . Certainly today we saw far more police in the center of kiev than we did yesterday, particularly in the government district a short distance from Independence Square here. What they were doing was trying to push gradually the protestors away from key government buildings. Now on the square here, Independence Square, we havent seen any police today. But the authorities have made it clear they would like protestors to leave this square. Is there any si
And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am laura. A show of force in ukraine. Security forces try to disperse protestors and storm the offices of the main Opposition Party. Thailands Prime Minister dissolves the low house of parliament in the face of ma protests there and calls for early elections. The demonstrators say it is not enough. And as south africa prepares for a huge memorial for Nelson Mandela, we speak exclusively to his eldest daughter about his final days. In the last moment, we were sitting with him on thursday, the whole day. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and also around the globe. After weeks of unrest, today the authorities in ukraine are setting up their crackdown on protestors, just a day after a statue of former soviet leader, lenin was toppled in kiev, Security Forces have broken into the offices of the leading Opposition Party than and police are dismantling camps. U. S. Vice Presiden
An army of firefighters charging to the rescue. This fire is growing by wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. Abcs ryan owens is on the ground with the fight against the flames. Reporter there is Something Else red hot tonight near sedona arizonas iconic red rocks. A wildfire, 0 contained, is charring some of this countrys most gorgeous landscape. The road is closed. Reporter tourists are being turned away in advance of the memorial day holiday. This couple owns a resort here. Our livelihood is up there. All our guests got out safely. Which is amazing, of course. Reporter hundreds of firefighters are battling the windwhipped flames near slide rock state park including some men and equipment just cleared from those fires near san diego. Its a difficult fire to catch when you have wind driven and very, very steep terrain, thats why we have 15 hotshot crews on order. Reporter those hotshot crews are expected here tonight including firefighters from nearby prescott, arizona. Nineteen members
People are dead after an explosion near a Security Check point. This is near peshawar. Authorities have closed off the location. More than a dozen people are reported wounded in that explosion. At this stage, theres no claim of responsibility for the attack. Released from iran last weekend is now home in boston. He arrived monday. The student was held for 40 days in iran. His release was not part of the prisoner swap which freed four other americans. Its important to point out there are other Americans Still in iran and one of them is missing. Robert levinson disappeared there in 2007, and his family is demanding answers. Reporter along with the images of joy and relief for some released americans and their families, theres renewed heart break and mystery surrounding two americans left behind in iran. One is robert levin southeson, r fbi agent. He vanished from a Resort Island of kish. Iranian officials are promising to help find him. They have denied holding him and say they dont know