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2010-03-14 02:44

Chile reconstruction to cost 30 billion dollars: president (AFP)

A man cleans the debris around his house which was destroyed by the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Constitucion, some 350 kms south of Santiago on March 11. Newly installed Chilean President Sebastian Pinera estimated Friday it would cost 30 billion dollars to rebuild the nation after last month's devastating quake.(AFP/File/Ariel Marinkovic)AFP - Newly installed Chilean President Sebastian Pinera estimated Friday it would cost 30 billion dollars to rebuild the nation after last month's devastating quake.


2010-03-14 02:44

U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti (Reuters)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inspects the site of the former headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in Port-au-Prince, as rescue workers work to free a man in the background, January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Louis CharbonneauReuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, Ban's spokesman said.


2010-03-14 02:44

Haiti judge: New charge for US missionary leader (AP)

Canadian Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, right, touches a young boy, who lost an arm during the January earthquake in Haiti, while visiting an orphanage, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)AP - The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge.


2010-03-13 20:38

Two months after Haiti quake, aid groups still scrambling (AFP)

A vendor passes a destroyed building in Port-au-Prince. Two months after Haiti's January 12 earthquake, aids groups were still scrambling Friday to provide for the 1.3 million people left homeless amid growing insecurity in Port-au-Prince.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Two months after Haiti's January 12 earthquake, aids groups were still scrambling Friday to provide for the 1.3 million people left homeless amid growing insecurity in Port-au-Prince.


2010-03-13 20:38

Peru funds tsunami-warning system on Pacific coast (AP)

AP - Peru is creating a tsunami-warning system to help protect 1.6 million residents who live along the South American country's Pacific coast.

2010-03-13 20:38

Cuban hunger striker in hospital after passing out (AP)

AP - A Cuban hunger striker was receiving fluids and medical care in a government hospital Friday, a day after passing out at home, and has refused requests by other dissidents and religious leaders to abandon his protest.

2010-03-13 14:34

Michelle Obama to visit Mexico on first solo trip (Reuters)

Reuters - First lady Michelle Obama will visit Mexico next month on her first solo international trip, the White House said on Friday.

2010-03-13 14:34

Michelle Obama plans to visit Mexico in April (AP)

AP - Michelle Obama will make her first solo trip abroad as first lady next month when she visits Mexico.

2010-03-13 14:34

Pinera govt projects $30 billion in quake damage (AP)

Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - Calling on Chileans to dry their tears and get to work to rebuild the nation, Sebastian Pinera is already setting an example.


2010-03-13 08:29

Kidnapping raises risks for aid workers in Haiti (AFP)

UN police patrol as people wait in line during the distribution of humanitarian aid in Port-au-Prince. The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation Thursday, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two months after the country's deadly disaster.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two months after the country's disaster.


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