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In Haiti, engineers get crash course on quake damage assessment
A U.S. group provides hands-on training to 10 top government engineers, who will teach Haitian inspectors how to determine whether a property is safe to live in.
Hector Marie Suze and her [...]
Kidnapped, smuggled and worse
A Mexican mother wanted only a better life for her daughter, 4, but the trip north took a terrible turn.
The smuggler threatened to kill 4-year-old Nayli if he didn’t receive $11,500 [...]
Chileans rally for earthquake victims
A benefit concert in the capital, Santiago, taps into national pride and a strong show of solidarity, raising more than $59 million, double the goal.
This capital city grappled with conflicting emotions [...]
Mexico farm subsidies are going astray
The fund set up to help Mexican agriculture compete with subsidized U.S. farmers under the free trade accord was meant to aid the poorest. Instead, drug kingpins’ kin and a Cabinet minister benefit.
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What happens to Haiti when ‘the good doctors’ leave?
Emergency medical workers are becoming the de facto healthcare system for a country that has long failed to care for its own. Soon, a ragged health network could be left largely on its own again.
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In Chile, surfers roll in with quake aid
Curanipe and other beloved surfing spots are hard hit by the earthquake and accompanying tsunami. Surfers send help from around the world, and a U.S. team arrives to help distribute it.
When [...]
As rains approach, a scramble to get latrines and hygiene supplies to Haiti
With about a million displaced Haitians living in crowded camps with limited toilet facilities, officials warn of widespread health risks and possibly another wave of deaths.
When Guerrier Lejean feels nature’s call, [...]
Chile’s coast haunted by fear, desolation
A deadly tsunami followed the massive earthquake, leaving the small beach enclave of Dichato a ghost town. Aid has been slow to arrive, but looters were swift.
Barely a building remains standing [...]
Chile’s Pinera takes reins, though he’s not in charge yet
President-elect Sebastian Pinera doesn’t take office until next week, but he is already acting like a leader in charge amid Chile’s post-quake turmoil.
A week before he takes office, Chilean President-elect Sebastian [...]
Chile quake death toll lowered in revision
Officials lower the death toll by about 250 in one hard-hit province, Maule, where the number of those missing was mistakenly added to the earthquake death toll.
The Chilean government said Thursday [...]
Clinton urges reform in Latin American
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is promoting democratic and social reforms in Latin America, where many nations have troubled political histories and uneven democratic performance.
Scientists settle on single-asteroid hit as culprit in dinosaurs’ demise
A ‘dream team’ of researchers concludes that the massive Gulf of Mexico impact 65.5 million years ago — not volcanoes or multiple impacts — indeed caused the greatest extinction event of all
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Quake exposes social disparities in Santiago, Chile
Central Santiago is returning to normal, but basic services are still lacking in poor areas on the outskirts of the capital.
Central Santiago sparkled Wednesday.
Aid for Chile quake victims arrives
Chile steps up efforts to deliver key supplies after criticism over its disaster response.
Shipments of food, water, clothing and other basics finally began pouring in Wednesday to this earthquake-devastated town, where [...]
Chilean quake shortened Earth’s day, but not by much
A JPL scientist says we ended up losing 1.26 millionth of a second of a day, and that the magnitude 8.8 quake also shifted the axis around which the Earth rotates.
When [...]
Chilean quake shortened Earth’s day, but not by much
A JPL scientist says we ended up losing 1.26 millionth of a second of a day, and that the magnitude 8.8 quake also shifted the axis around which the Earth rotates.
When [...]
Chile sends army into post-quake chaos
In a country with a tortured military history, earthquake victims in Concepcion applaud the arrival of troops to bring order.
The Chilean army marched into this wrecked city Tuesday, rounding up looters [...]
For Chile’s Bachelet, decision to call on army was weighty
She and both her parents were imprisoned and tortured under Chile’s military dictatorship; her father died. Now, as president, she hesitated before calling on military to confront post-quake unrest.
Given the family [...]
Uncertainty raised over Justice Department’s handling of detainees
GOP senators question the integrity of the administration’s policies after learning that nine appointees at the department worked on behalf of ‘enemy combatants’ confined at Guantanamo Bay
Nine top political appointees at [...]
U.S. aid unlikely to reverse diplomatic woes
Relief to Chile won’t reverse Washington’s poor standing in Latin America, as recent aid efforts have elsewhere, experts say.
The U.S. aid that poured into Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami paid handsome [...]
‘Run! Run! Maremoto!’ Tsunami!
The Chilean city of Constitucion was hit first by the quake, then by the waves, and now isolation.
Sergio Poblete stared in lingering disbelief Monday at a once-pleasant park transformed into a [...]
Chile scrambles to distribute aid, quell disorder
Looting surges as desperate citizens say they lack any services. President Bachelet, slow to seek international aid, has asked for help.
Looting spread in earthquake-leveled parts of Chile on Monday even as [...]
Rescuers search for Chile quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708
The death toll nearly doubles as rescuers reach isolated and devastated towns. About 2 million people are hurt or without their homes one day after the 8.8 quake.
With more than 700 [...]
Santiago counts its blessings
Damage is much less severe in the Chilean capital, where police say 33 died. Still, many people have been left homeless and are in shock. Strong aftershocks prompt some to sleep outdoors.
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Haiti confronts a monumental disposal problem
More than a month after the Jan. 12 earthquake that leveled most of Port-au-Prince, the huge task of clearing the rubble remains.
When a city crashes to the ground, how do you [...]
A worried but well-prepared Japan escapes tsunami damage
Coastal homes were evacuated, train service stopped, and residents waited for hours. But the massive Chilean earthquake sent only small waves to the island nation.
A nervous Japan on Sunday prepared for [...]
Southern California’s Chilean community organizes to help quake victims
The small but tightknit group says it wants to do whatever it can even as its members are scrambling to make contact with loved ones in their homeland. ‘We have a lot of anguish,’ one says.
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Chile reels from 8.8 earthquake
The massive quake tears down buildings and bridges and rips open highways in Santiago and Concepcion. The death toll of 300 is expected to rise.
One of the biggest earthquakes in recorded [...]
Chile’s quake 500 times more powerful than Haiti’s
In the end, though, the damage is not likely to be as heavy as in Haiti because of the depth of the quake, the population density and the amount of preparation.
The [...]
Chile earthquake a test for aid agencies
With relief efforts in Haiti absorbing resources, smaller relief groups that focus on long-term rebuilding will find it hard to respond in a big way to the 8.8 quake in Chile.
Disaster [...]
Tsunami magnitude difficult to predict
Scientists can usually pinpoint the arrival time of an earthquake-generated wave, such as the one caused by the temblor off Chile, but not its size. So they err on the side of caution.
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8.8-magnitude quake rocks Chile, sets off tsunami
The government reports at least 82 dead and warns that the toll will rise. The jolt flattens buildings, downs phone lines and creates a “state of catastrophe” in central Chile.
A devastating [...]
Colombia court rules out any Uribe bid for third term
President Alvaro Uribe’s backers had sought a referendum to allow him to run again. The ruling before the May 30 vote opens the way to a compressed campaign with no clear front-runner.
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Mexico puts its drug suspects on parade
Critics of the media events say human rights are also on the line, along with the country’s efforts to establish the rule of law. But Mexico wants to show victories in its drug war.
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Mexico president says all drug cartels are pursued equally
President Felipe Calderon confronts an allegation long circulated that his government has gone easier on the Sinaloa cartel. ‘It is absolutely false,’ he says.
The claim has floated around for months, circulating [...]
Raul Castro expresses regret over Cuban dissident’s death in prison
The Cuban president is reportedly ‘lamenting’ the death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died 85 days into a hunger strike to protest conditions in the nation’s jails.
Cuban President Raul Castro made [...]
U.S. warns Americans to avoid Nuevo Laredo
Nineteen killings in three days in the region prompt the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey to issue the warning.
The U.S. government warned its citizens Wednesday against traveling to a Mexican border [...]
Haiti quake is beginning to be felt miles away
Haitian farmers in the countryside struggle to feed the displaced relatives they’ve taken in. As meager funds dwindle, they wonder how they’ll be able to buy seeds for the spring planting.
Even [...]
Modest Brazil warplane fitting into nations’ plans
Several Latin American nations are buying the Super Tucano for use in anti-drug and counterinsurgency efforts. Even the U.S. and Britain are looking into the propeller-driven craft.
Unsleek and unsupersonic, the Super [...]
U.S.-Cuba talks overshadowed by recriminations
The talks in Havana focused on immigration issues and a U.S. request for the release of an American contractor. But U.S. delegates also met dissidents, infuriating Cuban officials.
The highest-level meeting of [...]
Ecuador effort to protect nature reserve in peril
A drive to protect Yasuni National Park, one of the world’s most biodiverse, collapsed amid doubts about whether President Rafael Correa will leave its oil riches untouched. Next step is uncertain.
Ecuador [...]
Haitian children start over in Florida schools
More than 2,000 earthquake refugees are enrolled across the state. As they adjust to their new life, they carry with them memories of dead mothers, ruined homes and near-death experiences.
Fifth-grader Madjany [...]
Relief sailboat departs from Florida Keys to Haiti
A classic sailing schooner has departed from the Florida Keys bound for earthquake-ravaged Haiti with more than 10 tons of relief supplies.
A pair of firefighters on Haiti front lines
Two men from the Larkspur Fire Department in California’s Marin County feel drawn to go on their own to help in quake-devastated Haiti. Their acts of kindness are random and delivered first person.
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Juarez massacre may mark a turning for Mexico
The January killing of 15 young people has created a furor and left some wondering whether it’s a tipping point, a moment when Mexicans overcame their fear and fatalism to confront the violence.
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A Colombian city that’s gone to the dogs
An estimated 30,000 stray dogs roam the streets of Mosquera, a suburb of Bogota, Colombia’s capital. The mayor’s order to ‘capture and kill’ has led to efforts to raise funds for a dog pound.
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Kidnapping suspects go free in Haiti
Judge releases eight of 10 Americans who said they were trying to help the children.
Eight of the 10 Americans jailed by Haitian authorities in late January on suspicion of kidnapping [...]
Argentina’s demands about Falklands anger British
Argentina’s demand for direct control of shipping from the South American mainland to the Falkland Islands has raised fears about conflict over energy resources in the south Atlantic.
Amputations push Haitians closer to the edge
A teen who was close to graduating from high school lost her father and both of her legs in the Haiti quake. For her and thousands like her, an already difficult life has become much bleaker.
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A lethal business model targets Middle America
Sugar cane farmers from a tiny Mexican county use savvy marketing and low prices to push black-tar heroin in the United States.
Immigrants from an obscure corner of Mexico are changing heroin [...]
Chieftains write musical history with ‘San Patricio’
The Irish band, with guests including Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Los Tigres del Norte and more, tells the story of Irish soldiers who fought for Mexico in the Mexican-American War.
History, it’s [...]
Month after quake, South Florida plays major role in Haiti recovery
Volunteers say nation’s interest in devastated nation fading
One month later, the struggle for survival continues. More than 3 million Haitians are still reeling after losing loved ones, homes, schools or livelihoods [...]
Colombians increasingly fleeing to Ecuador
The higher volume of migration is largely driven by increased levels of drug-fueled violence in Colombia. Ecuador has borne most of the costs of absorbing the refugees.
For Mari, a 30-year-old Colombian [...]
Two more from Lynn University’s Haiti trip identified
Families of Stephanie Crispinelli and Patrick Hartwick notified
Two more bodies from the Lynn University group in Haiti during the earthquake have been identified, school officials announced Friday.
Calderon visits Ciudad Juarez
In the traumatized border city, he talks of social programs aimed at boosting the fight against drug cartels.
Facing intense political pressure and demands that he resign, President Felipe Calderon traveled Thursday [...]
Western Union settles in border wire-transfers case
The company will pay $94 million, most of which will go toward helping border states such as Arizona and California fight money laundering from Mexico smugglers.
Western Union will pay $94 million [...]
Meet Mandarin language club’s leader — a guy named Miranda
Born in Costa Rica, Victor Hugo Miranda Jr. has made it his mission to teach Mandarin to everyone, not just those with Chinese roots — and he does mean everyone.
When Ron [...]
In Haiti, quake is sure to be followed by torrential rain
Aid groups say the flimsy tents many Haitians are staying in will be no match for flash floods that could follow rain in the rubble-choked city of Port-au-Prince.
Few things are certain [...]
In Haiti, a rum everyone can agree on
Rhum Barbancourt is a national tradition, surviving the tumult of the last century and a half. Whether it is weddings or holidays, or raising voodoo spirits, no other will do.
When President [...]
2 suspected drug gang leaders held in Tijuana
Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental are believed to be top lieutenants in a cartel blamed for a string of massacres, police killings, beheadings and kidnappings in Tijuana.
Two reputed leaders [...]
ESPN Deportes follows the drama of ‘Frente al Reto’
In Mexico, soccer is huge. So is the sport of earning a place on its World Cup team.
In soccer-mad Mexico, there’s no bigger sporting event than the quadrennial World Cup. Which [...]
Haitians prepare for boat journey to Florida
An orphaned teen is one of two dozen Haitians on a vessel awaiting their time to leave. Some are further enticed by news that Haitians in the U.S. have ‘temporary protected status’ after the quake.
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Mexico rainstorms leave at least 15 dead
Hillsides collapse and rivers overflow after freak winter weather that affects more than half the country. Rains are severe in the mountains that are home to Monarch butterflies.
Freak winter rains across [...]
Workers struggle to save Haiti history buried in rubble of tax office
Many of the country’s important documents — ID cards, driver’s licenses, property deeds — were issued through the agency, and the transactions, dating back 200 years, were recorded on paper, by hand
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Mexico massacre response fails to convince
Officials’ suggestions that youths slain at Ciudad Juarez teen party had drug ties anger relatives.
Last weekend’s massacre of at least 15 people at a teen party in Ciudad Juarez was horrifying [...]
10 Americans face child-kidnapping charges in Haiti
A judge rules there is sufficient evidence to proceed against the Idaho missionary group that was stopped at the border with 33 children.
The 10 Americans accused by Haiti of trying to [...]
Cocaine trafficking keeps Ecuador anti-drug authorities busy
Seizures set a record last year for the country, which is growing in importance as a hub for shipments to the U.S. and Europe.
The beat cop quickly discovered why the three [...]
Mexico kidnapping attempt leaves 8 dead
A Mexico federal police officer and seven gunmen are killed after a kidnapping at a mall in Torreon. The two kidnapping victims are freed. Officials blame the Zetas drug gang.
A kidnapping [...]
Telephoned abduction claims bedeviling Mexico
A cottage industry has exploded alongside the skyrocketing kidnapping rate: telephoned shakedowns that play on fears, in which the perpetrators scamming for pesos make random, scattershot calls.
‘We have your daughter.”
Idaho church defends members jailed in Haiti
Pastor Clint Henry says the 10 Americans intended to build an orphanage for Haitian children. Now they might be charged with what Haitian officials contend was attempted child trafficking.
The church members [...]
Mexico arrests suspect in Ciudad Juarez shooting attack on party
The man tells reporters that assailants targeted the high-school party because members of a rival trafficking group were said to be in attendance.
Authorities in the border city of Ciudad Juarez said [...]
At a Haiti school’s reopening, a lesson in sharing
The school’s owner clashes with post-earthquake squatters who have no place to call home. Nearby, young students eagerly wait to regain one normal aspect of their lives.
David Saill is 10 years [...]
Haitian Americans frustrated in attempts to return to their homeland
Many want to help but getting there is difficult, and not becoming part of the problem is also a concern.
South Florida remains on alert for the masses who may soon want [...]
Mexico’s PAN and PRD: Love letters in the making?
The rival political parties are considering a marriage of convenience this year to thwart an elections sweep by the PRI.
They are oil and water, Mars and Venus, cat and dog. And [...]
Ciudad Juarez police baffled by shooting of teens
The attack on a party attended by mostly high school and college students has ‘no apparent motive,’ the mayor says. The death toll rises to 16.
Authorities in Ciudad Juarez said Monday [...]
Signal FM radio station provides lifeline in Haiti
The station stayed on the air during the quake and in the aftermath, allowing people to broadcast pleas for help in finding loved ones and providing survival advice.
When her husband went [...]
Piles of the dead finally buried in Titanyen, Haiti’s ‘valley of death’
With the government overwhelmed by the massive numbers of bodies, a businessman arranges to have about 2,500 moved into communal graves with backhoes.
On the seaside hills of Titanyen, where Haiti’s dictators [...]
The displaced flow into a small Haiti town
Petite Riviere residents seem to welcome the newcomers, but no one knows when the recent arrivals will be able to go back to Port-au-Prince. And so, a household of eight becomes a household of 15.
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Mining destruction for data to help others
In the aftermath of events like the Haiti quake, teams of ‘disaster researchers’ rush to the scene to study what happened. It’s not morbid curiosity: Their work will alleviate future catastrophes.
William [...]
As Mexican teens celebrate school soccer win, gunmen open fire
Fourteen people are killed in Ciudad Juarez during a party in a private home, the latest victims of the drug war. More than 3,700 people have been slain in two years in this violent area of Mexico.
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13 teens, adults killed at party on Mexican border
Law enforcement officials say a group of armed men stormed a party in this violent northern border city, killing 13 teens and young adults and injuring about two dozen.
Skilled at surviving on the edge
Even before the Haiti earthquake, life was a struggle for 11-year-old Clifford, one of Port-au-Prince’s thousands of street children. He spends his days hustling for coins and queuing for food.
Clifford Berrette, [...]
Haiti detains 10 Americans
Officials say the 10 are suspected of trying to take children out of the country without proper papers. They were arrested on the border with the Dominican Republic with 33 children.
Haitian [...]
Young Haiti quake survivor is doing well
Five-year-old Monley Elize, who was found after eight days in the rubble, is healthy and living with his extended family. But their future is uncertain at a camp for the homeless.
A [...]
Haiti teen rescued from rubble 15 days after quake
A French team found Darlene Etienne, 17, near death from dehydration and a broken leg. She was studying at home when the disaster struck, and her family thought she had died.
French [...]
Zelaya goes into exile in Dominican Republic
Under a deal ending the Honduras political crisis, the ousted president leaves the country hours after Porfirio Lobo is sworn in to office.
As a new Honduran president took office Wednesday, former [...]
A day in the life of a Haiti tent city
The Daihatsu camp in Port-au-Prince arose on its own and still awaits adequate aid. ‘You have to have faith,’ one resident says.
Morning arrives with the melody of the Haitian streets.
Shooting of soccer star rivets Mexico
Salvador Cabanas of Club America is in a coma after being shot this week in a Mexico City bar. Suspects are named in the case, which has pushed aside the Haitian disaster and other news.
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Venezuelans protest censorship of popular TV channel
Security forces fire tear gas and plastic bullets at thousands of protesters in Caracas and elsewhere after RCTV is banned for violating a law that requires stations to air the president’s speeches.
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Builders dream of a better Haiti
A group of architects, engineers and urban planners has met every day since the devastating quake, discussing not how to rebuild but how to start anew.
The first e-mail went out within [...]
83 million tune in to Haiti telethon
Many eyes on Haiti show
In Haiti, U.S. troops embrace a new role
The aid effort is insufficient for the vast need in the quake-devastated nation, but soldiers are able to provide some food and water to the people, who gratefully accept it.
Cite Soleil [...]
As night falls, Haitians head into the streets
Since the devastating earthquake, Port-au-Prince has become a city afraid of the indoors. People play it safe, lugging out bedding each night, even if their homes are intact.
The ritual began just [...]
U.S. official offers aid to Haitians in L.A.
Jane Arellano of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says visitors from the quake-ravaged country are now eligible to apply to extend their stays in the United States by 18 months.
For more [...]
A cultural agony in a nation where art is life
Haitians rescue works from rubble, grieve the lost and create anew.
At Port-au-Prince’s main art museum, it looked as if a cruel giant had taken bites out of the walls and ceiling [...]
Banks reopen in Haiti’s capital
Haiti officials hope the reopening will give a boost to businesses and provide money to begin rebuilding the country.
The earthquake destroyed just about everything Georges Marceau owned, even his shoes.
Haitian man rescued after 11 days in collapsed building
Wismond Exantus survived in a small pocket amid the rubble of a hotel grocery store, with access to some food and drink. One of his brothers heard his voice and fetched rescuers.
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Victoria is latest queen in Cunard’s lineage
The ship is posh and very British during a trip through the Panama Canal.
The rising sun peeked under red-orange clouds splayed over the Caribbean port of Cristóbal and backlighted the small [...]
Social media get quake reports out fast
Self-reporting through Twitter, Facebook and other media can speed response to disasters. But questions remain about accuracy and how best to harness the resource.
The messages came in French and English in [...]
83 Haitian adoptees arrive in Miami
One California couple is among those who welcomed the group, known as the ‘Haiti 80.’ The U.S. issued temporary visas allowing the children to stay in the country while final details are worked out.
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Aftershock rattles Haitians as aid efforts pick up
A magnitude 4.4 temblor jolts Port-au-Prince, but there are no reports of injuries or damage. Officials say the volume of relief supplies being distributed is increasing.
The flow of supplies into Haiti [...]
Shining moments in Haiti telethon
Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Madonna and Wyclef Jean are among those who bring real artistic achievement to the earthquake relief fundraiser.
Programs like Friday’s “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit [...]
In Haiti, some see the spirit world behind the quake
Voodoo practitioners have an age-old take on the devastation, which their Christian neighbors chalk up to just such beliefs.
The night was filled with voices, murmuring then gathering together then rising into [...]
Haiti effort to get a boost from added airfields, seaport reopening
Port-au-Prince port is reopening partially, and the U.S. military says it is using three additional airfields to bring in supplies.
Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and Mexico City — U.S. military officials in [...]
Quake a boon to Haiti salvagers
In Port-au-Prince slums, residents have long had to scavenge to survive. Amid the rubble from the quake, they have few tools, but they have ingenuity and determination.
In the smoke and dust [...]
Clinton and Bush take another shot at helping Haiti
The ex-presidents, who both made fitful efforts to aid the nation during their terms, have teamed up to help Haiti recover from the quake and attempt to put it on a path toward prosperity.
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Stars to turn out for Haiti telethon Friday
Actors and musicians will be on the show, which will air on more than 60 networks.
Less than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, George Clooney was on [...]
Friday’s TV Highlights: Celebrities turn out to help Haiti
‘HOPE FOR HAITI NOW’: The stars come out to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti in this two-hour special. George Clooney hosts from Los Angeles, with Wyclef Jean in New York and And
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Haiti alley tries to take matters in hand
As Haitians have long done, a neighborhood in Port-au-Prince organizes as best it can.
Moustang Brisson is in charge as a founding member of the executive board of the Delmas 36 Committee, [...]
5.9 aftershock jolts Haiti, unnerves residents
Damage from the latest quake appears limited. Relief efforts are making progress in Port-au-Prince, the capital, where an exodus continues amid signs that commerce is being revived.
Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and [...]
Haiti’s elite hold nation’s future in their hands
A few businessmen like Gregory Mevs will decide how — or whether — Haiti recovers from one of the worst natural catastrophes in modern times.
Gregory Mevs leaped from his armored [...]
Haiti boy, 5, survives nearly 8 days under rubble
Monley Elize is found by his uncle, who assumed the boy had perished but was looking for his body after digging out those of his parents.
Gary Elize was gloomily looking for [...]
Mexico prison riot leaves at least 23 dead
All of the dead in the riot in a prison in the capital of the state of Durango are inmates. The fighting is said to have been between members of rival drug-trafficking cartels.
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Haitian family in Port-au-Prince has no choice but to join exodus
Homeless, scraping for food and worried about security, Pierre Theodore, his wife and two children are leaving for his mother’s home in Gonaives.
There had been a few tears and doubts, but [...]
As airports are readied for Haiti aid, deliveries hit bottleneck
The U.S. expects to have airports in Jacmel, Haiti, and the Dominican capital ready to receive aid shipments within 48 hours. Meanwhile, a lack of fuel hinders the supply chain.
Reporting from [...]
Haiti’s president, Rene Preval, speaks a week after quake
Looking shaken and offering little in the way of reassurance to Haitians, he says little before going back inside his makeshift office.
Seated under a mango tree with helicopters and cargo planes [...]
Bush and Clinton: A return to helping Haiti
The ex-presidents, who both made fitful efforts to aid the nation during their terms, have teamed up to help Haiti recover from the quake and attempt to put it on a path toward prosperity.
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Food aid trickles to Haitians as Marines, airborne troops join effort
Buses out of Port-au-Prince are crammed with people being moved to the provinces, while the government tries to function from a yard outside a police station.
Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and Mexico [...]
Outside Haiti’s capital, help trickles in
In Leogane, residents have seen Argentine and Spanish teams. But the city of 130,000 is in desperate need of food and water.
Only the goats risk the cool shade of the century-old [...]
Haitian quake victims wait in the shadow of international aid
At a makeshift camp near the airport, residents live practically under the flight path of helicopters ferrying in supplies. Yet their next meal is a question mark, and plastic bags their toilet.
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A mother’s mourning turns to joy
For five days, Rondlie Daniel cried for her baby outside her crushed home. Then she got word that he’d been rescued and was in the hands of doctors.
Rondlie Daniel mourned her [...]
Colombian blacks’ gold-dredging victory comes at a price
A community leader is watching his back after a legal fight ousted a fleet of river-chewing illegal dredges from Paimado village.
When something goes bump in the night, Benedesmo Palacios not only [...]
Group urges cancellation of Haiti debt; U.N. to beef up troops
A week after a 7.0 earthquake, U.S. troops spread throughout the capital, and the U.N. Security Council votes to send more forces. The Paris Club asks creditors to forgive the nation’s debt.
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Haiti aid flows out of the Dominican Republic, and the desperate flow in
Haiti’s neighbor on Hispaniola island was largely untouched by the earthquake. It’s now a base for relief workers and a destination for those fleeing the devastation.
A wrought-iron gate across a two-lane [...]
UN pays tribute to 101 staff killed in Haiti