Activists burn tyres at barricades close to Independence Square, the epicentre of the country's current unrest, in Kiev, Ukraine. Heavy black smoke rising from burning tyres does not allow riot police snipers to hold aimed fire against protesters. Fierce clashes between police and protesters in Ukraine's capital have shattered the brief truce on Thursday and an Associated Press reporter has seen dozens bodies laid out on the edge of the protest encampment. Photo: AP
People light candles for the victims of violence in Kiev, in front of the Ukrainian embassy in Warsaw, Poland. Fierce clashes between police and protesters, some including gunfire, shattered a brief truce in Ukraine's besieged capital on Thursday, killing numerous people. Photo: AP
Members of a pro-government "colectivo," or "collective," march through downtown Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters say the escalating protests against his socialist government in the oil-rich but economically struggling country are part of an attempted coup sponsored by right-wing and "fascist" opponents in Venezuela and abroad, particularly the United States. Photo: AP
Gov. Chris Christie rests on a post as he addresses a large gathering in Middletown, N.J., during a town hall meeting. Christie returned to Republican-controlled Monmouth County on Thursday for his first town hall since private emails revealed a political payback scandal in which his associates ordered traffic lanes closed, causing lengthy backups. But the scandal didn't come up. Instead, the 51-year-old Republican heard from residents who have not returned to their homes since the 2012 storm. Photo: AP
Vice President Joe Biden, centre, meets with members of the Cabinet in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington D.C. From left are, Budget Director Sylvia Burwell, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, Biden, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. Biden discussed ways to identify job skills that match the demands of American companies. Photo: AP
