Children in Haiti are being sold for as little as 76 pence each (pennies) by traffickers taking advantage of the chaos from last year's earthquake, new figures from Unicef show. Some youngsters are ending up in the care of well meaning but ignorant European families, while others are being forced... Read more...
Makeshift shanties pass as homes in Haiti at least for those fortunate enough to have them. Little has changed in the island nation, which was already overtystricken and troubled before it was torn apart by an earthquake a year ago. More than 800 thousand live in disease-ridden makeshift camps ... Read more...
The United Nations has warned that the cholera epidemic in Haiti could affect many more people than previously believed. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that health officials now estimated that 650,000 people could become infected over the next six months. He also said that the UN believ... Read more...
Following the New York Times' scoop on George W. Bush's upcoming memoir, NBC is out tonight with excerpts of an interview Matt Lauer conducted with the former president set to air next week. Among other things, Bush says the lowest moment of his presidency was when rapper Kanye West declared in... Read more...
A moderate earthquake with magnitude of 5.4 jolted Southern California desert east of Los Angeles today. No serious damage or injuries have been reported so far. According to US Geological Survey, the quake struck at 4:53 pm PDT and centered 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of the desert resort co... Read more...
Nearly 400 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area of China's Qinghai province early Wednesday, state-run media said. At least 10,000 others were injured, the Xinhua news agency reported, and many victims, including school childr... Read more...
A 7.7 earthquake shook Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra early Wednesday, prompting a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground. There were no immediate reports of widespread damage. The quake struck at 5.15 am (3.45 am IST) and was centred 200 km northwest of ... Read more...
A string of earthquakes rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 6.9 quake that could be felt across Baja California, Arizona and southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. That quake, centered about 175 kilometers (110 miles) eas... Read more...
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Cuba on Saturday. The quake struck at 1:08 p.m. (2:08 p.m. ET) 22 kilometers (14 miles) below the surface and was centered 44 km (27 miles) south-southwest of Guantanamo, the U.S. Geological Survey said. "So far, there haven't been any reports of major damages ... Read more...