| Brazil Flood Death Toll Rises to 224: Officials RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from mudslides and flooding in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has risen to 224, its fire department said on Sunday, about a week after heavy rains began pounding the coastal region. feeds.nytimes.com |
Ex-Attorney General in Canada Cleared in Traffic Death A special prosecutor dropped all charges against Michael Bryant stemming from a traffic altercation last summer in Toronto in which a bicycle messenger died. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haitian Electoral Commission Postpones Decision on Candidates Qualification of candidates in question including Wyclef Jean’s name whose foundation is criticized for alleged financial irregularities www1.voanews.com |
The Other Side of the Water Edwidge Danticat considers the existential quandaries of the Haitian diaspora in this collection of essays. feeds.nytimes.com |
Major Cholera Outbreak Seen in Haiti At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |