31.   A policeman suffered a head injury when he was hit by a stone thrown by protestors shouting slogans denouncing the hike in bread prices, they added.

32.   A steep rise in bread prices sparked rioting in the southern town of Karak on Friday, which spread to three other southern towns and Amman on Saturday.

33.   A policeman also suffered a head injury when he was hit by a stone thrown by protestors shouting slogans denouncing the hike in bread prices, they added.

34.   Demonstrations erupted on Monday in Khartoum among students and spread to two other major towns on Tuesday in protest at rising bread prices.

35.   Forty-one members of parliament have signed a motion asking the government to reconsider the increase in bread prices.

36.   Two people were injured here on Friday as hundreds of protesters clashed with police over the doubling of bread prices,

37.   Jordanian army units restored order to Karak on Saturday and later took control of roads leading to major cities following the riots over a steep hike in bread prices.

38.   Karak is one of four southern cities where riots broke out last week after the government more than doubled bread prices.

39.   Jordan on Monday swept aside angry protests from Islamic-led opposition parties saying a controversial rise in bread prices would go ahead to avert economic crisis.

40.   Jordanian deputies warned Monday that proposed rises in bread prices could spark unrest as they sought to persuade the government to shelve its controversial plans.