World Oct 12 Demonstrators in Ecuador clash with police amid strike over fuel prices By Associated Press
World Sep 12 Lebanon’s Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies amid economic crisis The spokesman of the crisis-hit country's Gas Station Owners' Syndicate told The Associated Press on Monday that fuel will now be priced in U.S. dollars to the country's black market exchange rate. By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
World Jan 05 Kazakhstan president’s home ablaze as protests escalate Protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor's office Wednesday and set both on fire, according to news reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices escalated sharply in the Central Asian nation. By Jim Heintz, Associated Press
World Nov 11 U.S. urges citizens to leave Haiti amid turmoil, fuel shortage The U.S. government is urging U.S. citizens to leave Haiti because of the country's deepening insecurity and a severe lack of fuel. That shortage has affected hospitals, schools and banks. By Evens Sanon, Associated Press
World Jan 09 Watch News Wrap: White House Chief of Staff Steps Down; Bombings in Iraq In other news Monday, President Obama announced White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley's resignation. Daley had been in the position for a year, and will be succeeded by Jacob Lew, the president's current budget director. Also, a court martial…
Jun 09 High Fuel Prices Lead to Protests in Europe By PBS News Hour Truck drivers in Spain and Portugal blocked roads Monday to protest soaring global fuel prices, which also caused the national average price of gasoline in the United States to rise above $4 per gallon over the weekend. Continue reading