Chanting Haitian Voodoo Celebrants Honor Quake Dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Dressed in white, shaking decorated gourd rattles and singing praises to "Olorum Papa" (God the Father), several hundred practitioners of Haiti's voodoo religion held a public ceremony on Sunday to honor those killed in the January 12 earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |
Corrective: Colombia-Congressman Detained Story
BOGOTA (AP) -- In a story April 29 about the arrest of a Colombian man on suspicion of illegal enrichment, The Associated Press incorrectly identified the suspect as former peace commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramirez, who is not involved. The man who was arrested is Congressman Luis Carlos Restrepo Orozco, according to the country's Supreme Court. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cuban Blog Says Fidel Castro Made Public Appearance
Photos taken with cell phone show former president, 83, smiling, talking during visit to National center of Scientific Investigations www1.voanews.com |
Bahamas Jaws Beach Boater Likely Found in Shark
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- A boater who disappeared off Jaws Beach -- on an island where one of the ''Jaws'' movies was filmed -- is likely the person whose remains were found in the belly of a shark, police say. feeds.nytimes.com |
Colombian Scientists Predict Climate Change to Affect Most Food Crops
Study shows geography of agriculture changing around voanews.com |