Ukraine grants amnesty to anti-govt protestors

Ukraine has granted amnesty to protesters arrested in anti-government unrest rocking the country.

Prosecutors said criminal charges would be dropped in response to the protesters' decision to end their occupation of government buildings.

According to the BBC, protesters had held some of the buildings for more than two months.

The protests started in November when President Viktor Yanukovich abandoned plans to sign a far-reaching association agreement with the EU.

However, Yanukovich passed an amnesty law last month and agreed to negotiate with the opposition after at least four people were killed in protests, the report added.