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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Today’s video: More hunger, more problems
For the second straight day riots have hit the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince as protestors are angry over skyrocketing food prices. “I'm giving you orders to stop,” said President Rene Preval though violence continues to escalate around the highly impoverished nation.
The following is a Reuters video on the disturbances in Haiti.The video also notes of other protests regarding soaring food prices in countries like El Salvador.
Sources- International Herald Tribune, TIME, Reuters UK, YouTube
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