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Actor Sean Penn looks on during a news conference lobbying the state of California to recognize Harvey Milk Day in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Penn won an Oscar for his portrayal of Milk, one of San Francisco's first openly gay politicians. Sean Penn says he's in Haiti for the long haul
Sean Penn no longer lives in a tent, surrounded by some 40,000 desperate people camped on a muddy golf course. And he no longer rushes about the capital with a Glock... (photo: AP / Marcio Jose Sanchez) WPXI
Celebrity   Haiti   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Sean Penn
Hospitalman Jessica Mayer of Mariss, Ill., preps a syringe filled with measles, mumps and rubella vaccination before injecting a local woman the local village of Potts Dam. Haiti health workers to give cholera vaccine
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A manager for the Boston-based Partners in Health says the humanitarian group will launch a vaccination campaign for cholera in Haiti this... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton) Atlanta Journal
Haiti   Health   Photos   Vaccine
Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly leaves after a press conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday May 5, 2011. Martelly is scheduled to be sworn in May 14. Haiti Leader's Surgery in Florida Completed
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley) The New York Times
Business   Health   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michel Martelly
A sunrise with the typical orange color in the sky (south beach of Jamaica). The intense red and orange hues of the sky at sunrise and sunset are mainly caused by scattering of sunlight by dust particles, soot particles, other solid aerosols, and liquid aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere Jamaica, a top target market for leading hotel group
The global lodging company, Choice Hotels International, seeking to increase its footprint and Caribbean reach, has its sights on destination Jamaica. Bill Clegg,... (photo: Creative Commons / Adam C) TravelDailyNews
Hotel   Jamaica   Market   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Jamaica
At least six dead in rain-ravaged Haiti At least six dead in rain-ravaged Haiti
AT least six people, including a child, were killed in Port-au-Prince when their homes collapsed during heavy rain that has ravaged Haiti for several days. The victims... (photo: US Army / Pfc. Eliezer Melendez) The Australian
Civil   Haiti   Photos   Port-au-Prince   Rain   Wikipedia: Haiti
File - Valerie Amos (front, in white), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, is shown through Accra camp, home to thousands of Haitians displaced since the 2010 earthquake. UN says Haiti quake victims at risk over donor deficit
The United Nations in Haiti has warned that hundreds of thousands of quake victims are at risk due to an aid shortfall. The UN humanitarian coordinator, Nigel Fisher,... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino) BBC News
Aid   Haiti   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake
Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple in Jalan Tokong Malacca, Malaysia. Malaysia's Malacca thrives with history
On the tranquil grounds of the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, Malaysia's oldest Taoist house of worship, late afternoon visitors bowed and offered burning wands of incense to a... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Seattle Times
Culture   History   Malacca   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Malacca
In this picture taken Sept. 3, 2011, an 18-year-old man who claims he was sexually abused by Uruguayan peacekeepers lies on his bed at his home in Port Salut, Haiti. A preliminary U.N. investigation has found no evidence for allegations that Uruguayan peacekeepers raped the 18-year-old man, Uruguay's Defense Ministry says, but the troops broke rules by having a civilian in their barracks. The alleged victim was snatched by a soldier outside the front gate of a U.N. base and was taken inside, according to the judge, Paul Tarte, and the alleged victim's mother. UN: 'Rapid' justice done in Haiti UN rape crime
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations dealt out "rapid" justice to two Pakistani U.N. peacekeeping policemen sentenced to a year in prison with hard labor after a... (photo: AP / Dieu Nalio Chery) Austin American Statesman
Crime   Haiti   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: United Nations peacekeeping
Cars at the parking area of KOHL's shopping store in Edwardsville, Illinois, USA as seen on this March 6, 2010 file photo. Kohl's considered Pabst, lakefront sites before focusing on Park East
Kohl’s Corp. executives considered other Milwaukee sites — including the former Pabst brewery and a lakefront site — before focusing on the Park East... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Company   Executives   Information   Photos   Wikipedia/Kohl
EU offers Haiti more aid EU offers Haiti more aid
EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on Wednesday wrapped up a visit to Haiti, during which the European Union offered the quake-hit Caribbean nation another 100... (photo: EC / EC) Independent online (SA)
Caribbean   Development   Haiti   Photos   Quake   Wikipedia: Andris Piebalgs
Saint-Michel health center authorities display a plan to extend the center facilities to former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the U. N. Special Envoy to Haiti, center, in Mirebalais, Haiti, Wednesday March 7, 2012. Clinton said that a U.N. peacekeeper was responsible for bringing the cholera strain to Haiti but may not have known that he was doing so. Clinton: UN soldier brought cholera to Haiti?
Bill Clinton, the UN's special envoy to Haiti, said on Wednesday that a member of the global organisation's peacekeeping force was probably responsible for... (photo: AP / Dieu Nalio Chery) Al Jazeera
Caribbean   Cholera   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Haiti
President Bill Clinton 2007 Clinton urges officials to stem cholera in Haiti
MIREBALAIS, Haiti - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that a U.N. peacekeeper was responsible for bringing cholera to Haiti but may not have known that he... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot) Seattle Times
Health   News   People   Photos
Study: Violent crime has spiked in Haiti's cities Study: Violent crime has spiked in Haiti's cities
Haiti has seen a dramatic increase in violent crime in the shanties of its major cities over the past six months, helping undermine faith in the country's police force,... (photo: WN / Marzena) WPXI
Cities   Crime   Haiti   Photos   Wikipedia: Violent crime   violent
Haiti: First mobile phone cash transfers facilitate UN-backed home rebuilding Haiti: First mobile phone cash transfers facilitate UN-backed home rebuilding
Up to now, more than 14,000 buildings have been repaired and nearly 5,000 were rebuilt in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. Photo: UNDP1 March 2012 – Survivors of the... (photo: US Army / Alan B. Owens) United Nations
Earthquake   Haiti   Photos   Port   Rebuilding   Wikipedia: Haiti
A supporter of former Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide holds up an image of Haiti's current President Michel Martelly manipulated to show him holding a U.S. passport during a demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Aristide ally says more marches planned this month, threatening political conflict for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are planning rallies this month to demonstrate the power of his Lavalas party and protest... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) Star Tribune
Haiti   Photos   President   Protest   Wikipedia: Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Investors are encouraged as Dex cuts costs Investors are encouraged as Dex cuts costs
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here By Dan Kane - Staff writer By Dan Kane The News and Observer Tags: | | | |... (photo: US Army / Alan B. Owens) The News & Observer
Business   Economy   HAiti   Investors   Photos   Wikipedia: Haiti
Poverty Resolutions, Microloan Nonprofit, Shows How Far $1 Can Go To Provide Jobs For Poor Poverty Resolutions, Microloan Nonprofit, Shows How Far $1 Can Go To Provide Jobs For Poor
When Matt Jones tells an auditorium full of students that he's rich, they usually laugh. The 32-year-old doesn't quite give off the millionaire impression. Jones looks... (photo: US Army / Alan B. Owens) Huffington Post
HAiti   Jobs   Nonprofit   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Haiti
Should Peru pay for its own development? Should Peru pay for its own development?
Peru faces challenges of inequality, poverty and hunger, but was Bill Gates wrong to say the country should be more self-reliant? Lea este artículo en español Inequality,... (photo: US Army / Alan B. Owens) The Guardian
Development   Peru   Photos   Poverty   UN
Haiti seeks to rebuild, or just build, power grid Haiti seeks to rebuild, or just build, power grid
BOUCAN CARRE, HaitiSometimes it seems as though the people here have only the sun and moon: the blinding sun that bakes their mud homes and moonlight that with... (photo: US Army / Alan B. Owens) Dayton Daily News
Haiti   LAbour   Photos   Power   Rebuilding   Wikipedia: Haiti
	In Haiti, "Homes and Land Are the Source of Life": International Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti In Haiti, "Homes and Land Are the Source of Life": International Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti
Below are excerpts from the International Forum on the Crisis of Housing, held in Port-au-Prince May 19-21, 2011. During the forum, hundreds of Haitians, plus allies from... (photo: US Army / Alan B. Owens) truthout
Haiti   Housing   Life   Photos   Port   Wikipedia: Haiti
WORLD WEATHER
Port Au Prince, Haiti
2009.02.25
heavy showers.
Min:
24°C/75°F

Max:
29°C/84°F