Dominican police have arrested a man linked to US missionaries trying to take children out of Haiti who also is sought for exploitation of minors and other charges in three countries, officials said Friday. The man -- identified as Jorge Torres Puello, ...
Rains sweep through Haitian quake survivors' camps, collapsing tents, overflowing latrines One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamped homeless camps Friday, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water, overflowing latrines and panicking thousands. The overnight downpour sent water ...
A man holding a child walks at a homeless earthquake survivors' camp during heavy rains in Port-au-Prince, Friday, March 19, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands and leaving more than a million people living in ...
Earthquakes should be a reminder to be ready for a natural disaster The massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile should have a sobering effect on Americans, particularly those of us living in the seismically active West. Earthquakes can happen anywhere at any ...
Limbaugh, right wing take criticism of Obama to new low in regard to Haiti In the days after the earthquake that leveled Haiti, the United States promptly mobilized a massive relief effort that included search-and-rescue teams, doctors and nurses and millions of ...
Japan will boost its aid to quake-hit Haiti to 100 million dollars, a report said Friday as the country's foreign minister prepared to visit the impoverished Caribbean nation this weekend. Japan, which has already pledged 70 million dollars in emergency aid and ...
Administration officials say agreement near to cancel Haiti's $477M debt to IADB The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank. Treasury Department officials said Thursday ...
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - International donors are aiming to provide $3.8 billion over 18 months to help Haiti rebuild after its January 12 earthquake, according to officials and experts preparing a high-level donors conference. The initial short-term target figure came in a ...
Clinton, Bush traveling together to Haiti on Monday to assess recovery needs Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who are spearheading U.S. fundraising for Haiti, will make their first joint visit to the Caribbean nation on Monday to assess ...
Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are to visit Haiti next week in support of relief efforts in the quake-stricken Caribbean country. "Presidents Clinton and Bush will meet with Haitians, the government of Haiti, and others providing assistance to ...
