Big anti-government protest in Moldova

Thousands joined the protest

Tens of thousands of protesters took part in a demonstration in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, on Sunday calling on the country's communist government to resign.

Anti-government demonstrations - which started last month in response to government plans to make Russian compulsory in schools and rewrite history textbooks - have continued despite the authorities backing down last week.

Opposition groups say they fear the government wants to bring Moldova back within Russia's sphere of influence.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service