| Clinton, in Visit to Haiti, Brings Aid and Promises Support Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Haiti with about $300 million in American aid, six months after the country was devastated by storms and food riots. feeds.nytimes.com |
By Degrees: Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities Low-emission buses could greatly reduce heat-trapping gases produced in the developing world’s booming cities. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Tribe Dwindles to 5 People A native rights organization said the Akuntsu tribe had been a victim of ranchers and gunmen who wiped out most of the group when they took its land in the 1960s and ’70s. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Tiger Mauls Its Owner Norman Buwalda, who won a legal battle for the right to keep exotic pets, was found dead in the tiger’s pen on his property in rural Ontario. feeds.nytimes.com |
With World Watching, Rio Focuses on Security Officials are conducting a “pacification program” in violent slums, ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. But rights groups fear police abuses. feeds.nytimes.com |