Sunday, April 13, 2008

Haitian PM dismissed in wake of riots over food prices

JONATHAN M. KATZ
Associated Press

April 12, 2008 at 9:56 PM EDT, Globe and Mail


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian lawmakers on Saturday dismissed the country's prime minister, hoping to defuse widespread anger of rising food prices that led to days of deadly protests and looting.
The prime minister's ouster reflects frustration over soaring food prices in a nation where most people live on less than $2 a day and chronic hunger had become unbearable in recent months. More...

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