Haitians living in makeshift tent camps are bracing for possible life-threatening flashfloods and mudslides as a result of Tropical Storm Emily. Some rain was already falling on southern Haiti early Thursday, but the center of the storm paused offshore, 170 kilometers southeast of Port-au-Prince. Hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti live in flimsy shanties, […]
Haitians Bracing for Stalled Tropical Storm Emily
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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UN Criticizes Sudan for Jailing Journalists Who Wrote Rape Story
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations has criticized the Sudanese government for imprisoning journalists who reported on the alleged rape of an aid worker in the country. Last week, a Sudanese court sentenced a journalist to one month in prison for writing about the alleged rape of a female political activist by Sudanese security forces. Another journalist who […]
US Senators Reach Compromise on Free Trade Deals
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate leaders have reached a potential bipartisan compromise on three long-delayed free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday they have come to an agreement on unemployment benefits that will likely allow lawmakers to approve the trade deals once Congress returns from […]
Tropical Storm Emily Barrels Toward Haiti And Dominican Republic
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical storm warnings and watches are posted for parts of the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Emily is expected to move across the island of Hispaniola late Wednesday. Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island. The threat is of particular concern for Haiti, where thousands of people still live in tent camps after a devastating […]
Venezuela’s Chavez to Undergo More Chemotherapy
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will soon undergo a second round of chemotherapy in his treatment for cancer. President Chavez made the announcement Wednesday on state media, adding that there could be a need for as many as four rounds of chemotherapy. It is not clear yet whether he will be treated in Venezuela […]
US Indicts 72 Allegedly Involved in Child Pornography Ring
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has unsealed indictments against 72 people allegedly involved in an international child pornography network that encouraged sexual abuse of children. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the indictments Wednesday. Holder said the announcement is a strong message that people who attempt to exploit children will be […]
US Woman Claims Uncle Hijacked Plane in Long-Unsolved Mystery
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
A woman in the United States is claiming that her uncle carried out the brazen hijacking of an airplane 40 years ago and escaped with $200,000 in the only unsolved skyjacking in American history. Marla Cooper told the ABC News television network that she is convinced the 1971 hijacking was carried out by her uncle, […]
Tropical Storm Emily Barrels Toward Haiti And Dominican Republic
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Tropical storm warnings and watches are posted for parts of the Caribbean as Tropical Storm Emily is expected to move across the island of Hispaniola late Wednesday. Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island. The threat is particularly concerning for Haiti, where thousands of people still live in tent camps after a devastating earthquake […]
Britain Seizes Record Cocaine Haul
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
British officials said Wednesday they have seized more than one ton of cocaine in a record-setting drug bust on a yacht. Officials said the drugs are worth almost $500 million and were found in June. French authorities alerted British officials to the suspect yacht when it was sailing in the Caribbean in May. The yacht […]
Lawyer Says France Will Extradite Noriega
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
A lawyer for former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega say France has agreed to extradite him to face charges in his home country. The lawyer says French Prime Minister Francois Fillon signed the extradition order last month and Noriega was notified last week. Panama and France have not confirmed the development. Panama requested Noriega’s extradition for […]
