Fuel Prices Start to Bite

A Nepalese demonstrator hurls brickbats towards riot police during a protest against the price hike in fuel and cooking gas in Kathmandu, Nepal on 10 June 2008.
NARENDRA SHRESTHA / EPA

Fueling the Flames
Hundreds of people, including students, staged an anti government protest in Nepal against a fuel and cooking gas price hike. Nepal has announced sharp increases in fuel prices by 25% to stem losses by the state-run oil firm and help overcome a domestic oil shortage.

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