A political and economic crisis in the small Eastern European country of Moldova has been worsening daily following the disappearance of $1 billion in a banking scandal, a new government being sworn in under secretive circumstances and a growing budget gap.
International Business Times: Moldova economic crisis; how banking scandal, political corruption led to protests in Europe’s poorest country

Moldovan protesters hold the national flag after storming the parliament and taking over the first floor of the building in Chisinau on January 20, 2016.