Ukraine reels after clashes as second policeman dies

Ukraine was on Tuesday reeling after fierce clashes in Kiev killed two policemen and wounded 140 people outside parliament as tensions flared over controversial legislation giving more autonomy to Moscow-backed rebels.

It was the worst unrest in the Ukrainian capital since a bloody uprising ousted Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych in early 2014, unleashing a separatist  insurgency in the industrial east.

The clashes erupted on Monday when hundreds gathered outside the parliament to protest after legislators gave initial backing to a bill granting a degree of autonomy to Kremlin-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.