Haiti aid airdrops under way

Haiti aid airdrops under way

Haiti aid airdrops under way

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:28 PM PST

The US military begins airdrops of food and water into Haiti, as aid efforts gather pace a week after the devastating earthquake.


US takes in Haiti orphans

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:30 PM PST

The US re aiming to speed up the process to allow dozens of Haitian orphans to join adoptive families as quickly as possible.


Massachusetts hosts key US vote

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:51 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has been on the campaign trail in Massachusetts ahead of a vote for the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat.


Probe into Japan ruling party leader scandal widens

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:50 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Tuesday widened their probe into a funding scandal embroiling the No. 2 executive in Japan's ruling Democratic Party that could threaten the party's chances of winning a mid-year election, media said.


Massachusetts votes in crucial election for Obama

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:50 PM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a cliffhanger election for a new U.S. senator that could derail Democrats' dominance in Washington and scuttle their top priority of sweeping healthcare reform.


Man City have more to lose in derby semi: Ferguson (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:10 PM PST

Manchester United's Scottish manager Sir Alex Ferguson leaves the pitch after an earlier game. Ferguson has tried to up the pressure on Manchester City by claiming their League Cup semi-final against Manchester United matters more to them than to his team.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has tried to up the pressure on Manchester City by claiming their League Cup semi-final against Manchester United matters more to them than to his team.

Gunmen in northwestern Iran assassinate prosecutor (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:21 PM PST

Iranian opposition demonstrators run away from riot police during a protest in central Tehran on November 4, 2009. Seven months after a presidential poll that plunged Iran into a cycle of street protests and arrests, state television is opening the door a crack and giving the opposition precious air time before a nationwide audience.(AFP/File)AP - Iranian state media say gunmen have fatally shoot a local prosecutor outside his home in northwestern Iran.

S.Korean team crosses border for N.Korea talks (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:27 PM PST

A North Korean border guard takes pictures at the truce village of Panmunjom. A South Korean team has crossed the border for talks with North Korea, despite last week's threats from Pyongyang of a possible attack on its neighbour.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - A South Korean team crossed the border Tuesday for talks with North Korea, despite last week's threats from Pyongyang of a possible attack on its neighbour.

Prince William in Australia for second-ever visit (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:10 PM PST

Britain's Prince William, pictured, has arrived in Australia for the first time in decades for a tour that will take in a poor inner-city Aboriginal community and towns devastated by wildfires.(AFP/Krystle Wright)AFP - Prince William on Tuesday began his first visit as an adult to Australia, kicking off a tour that will take in a poor inner-city Aboriginal community and towns devastated by deadly wildfires.

More aid pledged for Haiti

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:28 PM PST

The US military begins airdrops of food and water into Haiti, as aid efforts gather pace a week after the devastating earthquake.


US accepts Haiti's orphans

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:30 PM PST

The US re aiming to speed up the process to allow dozens of Haitian orphans to join adoptive families as quickly as possible.


Toronto 18 'bomb plot chief' jailed

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

Alleged leader of failed plan to explode devices in Canada given life in prison.


Haiti aid picks up, doctors fear disease risk

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The pace of food and medical aid deliveries picked up in earthquake-shattered Haiti, providing some hope to desperate survivors, but doctors worried disease would be the next big challenge for the tens of thousands left injured and homeless a week ago.


China former senior judge jailed for graft

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court gave a life sentence to the most senior judge ever convicted in the country on corruption charges, state media agency reported on Tuesday.


Wales rugby coach tells England to give Johnson time (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:38 PM PST

Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland (pictured last year) has said England must learn from their experience with World Cup winning supremo Clive Woodward and give Martin Johnson time to develop as their manager.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Wales coach Warren Gatland has said England must learn from their experience with World Cup winning supremo Clive Woodward and give Martin Johnson time to develop as their manager.

Indian minister slams UN body on glacier research (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:00 PM PST

A general view of Indian Himalayas shot onboard a flight in May, 2009. India's environment minister slammed the UN's top climate body in comments published Tuesday, claiming its doomsday warning about Himalayan glaciers was not based on AFP - India's environment minister slammed the UN's top climate body in comments published Tuesday, claiming its doomsday warning about Himalayan glaciers was not based on "scientific evidence."

U.S. drops food, water into Haiti

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:50 PM PST

Bypassing the gridlock of Haiti's main airport and congestion of roadways in the earthquake-ravaged country, the U.S. military delivered badly needed food and water on Monday by parachute.

Photo gallery: Capital city in ruins

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:38 PM PST

Haitians everywhere united by faith

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 03:00 PM PST

Given all their country and people have been through, between political upheavals, human rights abuses, hurricanes, abject poverty and last week's earthquake, "If Haitians were constantly questioning their faith, they would all be atheists."

Why does Haiti suffer so much?

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST

We are all sick at heart to witness the unfathomable suffering in Haiti. Why do bad things happen to innocent people? Why Haiti, again? Even Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said recently, "It is biblical, the tragedy that continues to stalk Haiti and the Haitian people."
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