Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz. It`s a country of nearly 45 million people, one of the largest nations in Europe. And right now it`s in a struggle with itself. We`re talking about Ukraine. Kind of a crossroads, Western Europe to one side, and Russia to the other. The tension happening in Ukraine right now is over which side the country should be closer to. Ukraine`s president and many of its people prefer to be aligned with Russia. Ukrainians who want to move toward Western Europe have been protesting. They`ve taken over parts of the capital city, Kiev, and put up barricades around their gathering spots. That is until late Tuesday night.

Catching up on a few other stories now, starting with Merrill Newman. The 85-yar old American is home after being held in North Korea for weeks. That country`s government released a video, in which Newman read a supposed apology for things he did during the Korean War. Newman says that apology was given under duress. "Anyone who has read the text of it knows that the words were not mine, and were not delivered voluntarily."

Next up, a lawsuit involving human rights for non-humans. The Non- Human Rights Project was suing to get chimpanzees some of the same rights as the legal person. Their goal was to get some animals move from private owners to sanctuaries. Three courts of New York have rejected the lawsuits. The Non-Human Rights Project says it will appeal those decisions.

And finally, a follow up about outbreak of meningitis, which involves inflammation around the brain and spinal cord. After several cases of the disease at Princeton University, school officials decided to offer students there vaccine. This particular vaccine is approved in other countries, but not in the United States. Princeton says it will cover the cost of the vaccine and only offer it to students and certain members of the university community.