We will begin at ukraines capitol where protests reached a new level. The movement saw its biggest crowds yet. Ukraine is bitterly divided over whether it should grow closer with europe or russia. It triggered deep anger now directed at soviet symbols. Al jazeera tim friend has the latest from kiev. Reporter the protest went on into the night. Ukrainian nationalists celebrated the top elling of kievs statue of lenin shouting yanokovich, you are next. Some ahave been camped out for two weeks. They have no intention of giving up now. Here outside the cabinet office, protesters have been placing flowers on the barrier between themselves and the police. This relatively peaceful standoff has turned ugly before earlier, they were building up the barricades. The fear is that the police will move in before an official deadline on tuesday to end the street protests and occupation of government buildings. People gathered in their thousands in index square to call for the resignation of the yanok
We begin tonight with a national day of prayer for the man called south africas greatest son, Nelson Mandela was the topic in pulpits around the world today. Services of all face honored the former president. A steady flow of more thurners candles and stood with others praying for the civil rights leader. There were scenes like this across sfrikdz today. More now from Al Jazeera Nick schifrin. Nelson mandela talked about a rainbo nation. His struggle wasnt on behalf of black South Africans but on behalf of all segregated and humiliated by racist rulers. Nelson mandela wanted to build a nation united in diversity. Citizens of all races and religion say mandela created that had unity. At an interfaith service, South Africans celebrated the respect that mandela provided them. Celebrate. Its an important model for human society. It lions us to be. Down the road at an indian rally, man dela was thanked on behalf of children. 20 years ago, perussia was a secondclass citizen. Apartheid didnt
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