Haiti's Police Struggle to Control Ravaged Capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A police inspector taunted the gangster they call ''Obama'' through the bars of a downtown lockup. Stuffed into a tiny cell with nine other men, the 23-year-old inmate looked panicked, exhausted and freshly beaten. feeds.nytimes.com |
Peru Judge Releases Lori Berenson From Prison
Lori Berenson, the 40-year-old New Yorker who spent the last 15 years in prison in Peru, was paroled. feeds.nytimes.com |
In Canada, Shaw Plays Well With Others
The lineup at this season’s Shaw Festival in Ontario includes Oscar Wilde and Clare Boothe Luce. feeds.nytimes.com |
With Drilling Near End, Chile Rescue Enters Risky Phase
A powerful drill could reach 33 trapped miners Saturday, but rescuers face difficult engineering and medical decisions in the remaining days of the unprecedented effort. feeds.nytimes.com |
Quake - Hit Haiti Battles Cholera Epidemic
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government and its aid partners fought on Friday to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed at least 140 people in the nation's worst medical emergency since the January 12 earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |