News roundup
- Continued protests against PM Thaksin Shinawatra continue in Thailand. The protesters are currently seeking intervention from the King. [BBC, ABC (US)]
- Alexander Lukashenko has won the Belarusian but a landslide margin, and is now facing large protests amid claims of vote rigging. The Belarus Opposition Leader Alexander Milinkevich, was arrested at one such protests with condemnation of the arrest coming from the EU. [BBC, Reuters]
- Elections are underway in Ukraine, with Victor Yushchenko expected to lose ground to his opponents due to perceived lack of progress after his ‘Orange Revolution‘. [BBC, BBC Photos, Washington Post, aljazeera]