Fierce clashes between police and protesters in Ukraine's capital erupted again Thursday with at least 22 people reported killed.

Government using snipers to kill protesters as hotels are turning into morgues.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fierce clashes between police and protesters — some including gunfire — shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital Thursday, killing at least 19 people.

In the midst of the chaos, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has sacked the head of the armed forces

With attention on the Olympics, the Ukrainian government, with Russian support, are using violence to crack down on the nonviolent protesters...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons charged into the large opposition camp in Ukraine's capital that has been the epicenter of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes Thursday.

A leaked audio recording of a phone call allegedly catches the top U.S. diplomat to Europe working on a behind-the-scenes deal to end the Ukrainian political turmoil, and using profanity to express strong frustrations with inaction and indecision by the European Union in resolving the crisis.

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