| Red Tape Idles Aid Trucks at Haiti's Border JIMANI, Dominican Republic (AP) -- After six days of waiting at Haiti's border, Mario Polanco was losing patience with the red tape holding up his truck full of earthquake relief supplies. feeds.nytimes.com |
Protesters Blast Haiti President's Quake Response PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Police fired tear gas outside the ruins of Haiti's national palace Monday to control 2,000 demonstrators calling for President Rene Preval's resignation in the largest political protest since the Jan. 12 earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rebuilding Solomon's Temple, in São Paulo This week a Brazilian megachurch received planning permission to build in Sao Paulo a 10,000-seat replica of Solomon's Temple. feeds.nytimes.com |
Brazil Prepares for Presidential Vote If pre-election polls are accurate, outgoing President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva's hand-picked nominee is favored to succeed him voanews.com |
Dutch Antilles Dissolves as Two New Countries Created MIAMI (Reuters) - The former Dutch Caribbean colonies of Curacao and St. Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Sunday in a change of constitutional status dissolving the Netherlands Antilles. feeds.nytimes.com |