KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine approved sweeping laws on Tuesday to stamp out corruption and curb Soviet-era state surveillance of political life ahead of a parliamentary election its pro-Western leaders hope will push the country towards the European mainstream.
But violent clashes between police and protesters in the first real anti-government demonstration in Kiev since the "Euromaidan" upheaval last winter highlighted the potential for disorder in the run-up to the election on Oct. 26.
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