Protesters against US aid grant clash with police in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protesters in Nepal demonstrating against a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States have violently clashed with police outside Parliament as political leaders postponed debate over the proposal. Hundreds of protesters on Thursday chanted slogans, pelted police with stones and pieces of glass, and pushed through police barricades. Riot police responded by firing tear gas and water canon and beating protesters with bamboo batons. Several people were injured on both sides and police detained a number of protesters. Opposition to the aid grant comes mainly from two of Nepal’s Communist parties that are part of the coalition government.