More Than 100,000 Protest in Kiev

Thousands of protesters cheered in Kiev, Ukraine as a Lenin statue was pulled down and then hammered into pieces.

Protests have been taking place for weeks as the people demand that President Viktor Yanukovych resign.

He angered the public when backed out of signing a trade agreement with the European Union, and instead announced that he would seek closer ties with Russia.

Many Ukrainians worry that Yanukovych is taking their country back under Russian influence and fear a loss of their independence from their former Soviet masters.

The protests have gained steam as three former presidents have backed them.

Estimates are that more than one hundred thousand people showed up in Kiev on Sunday alone.

Tens of thousands more have been protesting in other cities, across the country.

Thailand to See New Parliamentary Elections

A new election is being called for in Thailand, after the opposition parties left the parliament.

They, as well as thousands upon thousands of the people are demanding that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra resign.

Protests have been taking place for over a month.

The opposition's withdrawal from the parliament forced it to be dissolved.

New elections could bring a gain in seats for the opposition, however their leaders say that is not enough.

According to them, only the full removal of the prime minister and her family, which includes a former prime minister, from the country will satisfy them.