Violent protests flare up in Haiti over fuel price hikes, rampant crime
Port-au-Prince Reuters Residents of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince sheltered at home on Tuesday as gun fire rung out, road blocks and burning tires were placed along city streets and protesters threw stones in an angry response to expected new fuel price hikes and crime. The latest demonstrations come as inflation surged to its highest in a […]
Kazakh President gives shoot-to-kill order to quell protests
Almaty, KazakhstanReuters Security forces appeared to have reclaimed the streets of Kazakhstan’s main city on Friday after days of violence, and the Russian-backed President said he had ordered his troops to shoot to kill to put down a countrywide uprising. A day after Moscow sent paratroopers to help crush the insurrection, police were patrolling the […]