Jordanian teachers went on strike Wednesday, hours after the government increased fuel prices in a bid to qualify for much-needed international aid.
Protests in Amman, Jordan
![Police respond to the scene of an explosion and building collapse in Harlem, New York, March 12, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5F9E38B1-3D00-4E7D-B95C-4D3189557F51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police respond to the scene of an explosion and building collapse in Harlem, New York, March 12, 2014.
![Riot police ran towards protesters who tried to gather on Interior Ministry Circle in Amman on Wednesday after subsidies in Jordan were cut. (Y. Weeks for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3BA3E66B-2712-469F-9AD0-9439141B4D92_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police ran towards protesters who tried to gather on Interior Ministry Circle in Amman on Wednesday after subsidies in Jordan were cut. (Y. Weeks for VOA)
![Protesters held up signs on the edge of Interior Ministry Circle in Amman. (Y. Weeks for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/413A5CC2-EA79-415A-A42D-EE1C39211733_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters held up signs on the edge of Interior Ministry Circle in Amman. (Y. Weeks for VOA)
![Riot police pushed back protesters angry about subsidy cuts. (Y. Weeks for VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/35F33E2C-7235-47EA-BDD3-F5A3995CAE49_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police pushed back protesters angry about subsidy cuts. (Y. Weeks for VOA)