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Riot police shoot tear gas prior to charge on December 30 on demonstrators who were marching along the streets of La Paz. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/31/bpr.bolivia.strikes.arostegui.cnn - Bolivia's president could face high political costs after a policy change last month that...

Bolivian President Evo Morales has reinstated subsidies on petroleum products after protests over higher fuel prices, the state-run news agency ABI reported Friday. Morales made the announcement from the government palace after meeting with his Cabinet, trade unions and social organizations in...

Oil and gas prices in Iran could rise starting Sunday, as the government initiates the latest phase of a subsidy regulation initiative aimed at bolstering the nation's struggling economy. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Iranian TV on Saturday evening that prices for some energy-related items...