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It's just survival - Haiti
Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:36 AM EST (CNN)
A couple of days ago, a man was stoned to death about a block from where we are staying in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I have been down here nearly two weeks covering the earthquake devastation, having arrived quickly the morning after it occurred.
How to Buy a Child in 10 Hours - Pre-Quake Haiti
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 11:11 PM EST (ABC News)
This deeply unsettling experiment starts on a typical Monday morning on Manhattan's leafy Upper West Side, where commuters stroll by Starbucks and Central Park.
Colorful India - 40 Amazing Photos!
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 9:56 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
"January 26th, 2010 marked the 60th anniversary of India's adoption of the Constitution of India, and the 80th anniversary of its original 1930 Declaration of Independence from British rule.
Clinton brokers deal over Haiti orphan abductions
Seeded on Sun Feb 7, 2010 12:39 PM EST (The Times)
A DIPLOMATIC deal over the 10 American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child abduction charges may lead to the release this week of all except the group's leader, Laura Silsby, according to legal sources in Port-au-Prince.
Could Africa help power the world? (article + graphic)
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 10:59 PM EST ()
"Africa is a pretty much untapped source of renewable energy, but the world seems to be finally coming round to the continents potential - particularly solar power.
AUDIO SLIDESHOW: The difficult decisions made by surgeons in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 9:00 PM EST (msf.org.uk)
Paul McMaster has just returned from Haiti, where he was a surgeon as part of MSF's emergency team. Here, he describes the experience and the difficult decisions that have to be made by medical staff in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Bleak Portrait of Haiti Orphanages Raises Fears
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 8:34 PM EST (The New York Times)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The floors were concrete and the windows were broken.
Haiti baby in urgent need of surgery
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:08 PM EST (channel4.com)
Landima is just three months old and will die unless she can get an operation abroad to remove the dead bone from her skull where she suffered a serious burn injury. But the authorities will not let her go. Inigo Gilmore reports from Haiti.
Homeless Haitians 'unwilling to move to camps' |
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 6:33 PM EST (Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie)
Homeless Haitians are unwilling to move to new camps outside the country's devastated capital city, a new survey by Oxfam suggests. Less than a third of people living in one of the largest camps in Port-au-Prince want to move to the planned new camps.
Photo essay of child labor in India - Bricks for Bread and Milk
Seeded on Sat Feb 6, 2010 12:14 PM EST (foreignpolicy.com)
Bring Your Child to Work Day: In New Delhi there are upwards of 100 construction projects underway in preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place from Oct. 4 to 13.
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