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First up today, from Florida to Louisiana, the watch was on for Isaac. Early Sunday, this was listed as a tropical storm with wind speeds up to 65m/h. But forecasters were saying Isaac could strengthen to a hurricane today, and thats when it was expe
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Haiti holds elections on Sunday for a new president and National Assembly. The nation has struggled with damage from the January earthquake -- and now a deadly outbreak of cholera. This election is seen as
Today's massive earthquake following the 7.0 quake in Haiti just last month and others recently around the globe, leave us wondering if there is a pattern and more trouble ahead. Well get some answers from NBC News Chief Science Correspondent, Robert
Security has been restored after a deadly attack on the Afghan capital Kabul. After 20 Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers stormed government buildings in one of the most heavily fortified parts of the city. At least 12 people are dead and 71 others w
The Prime Minister of Haiti says the number of people killed in yesterday's powerful earthquake could be well over 100,000. The 7.0-magnitude quake was the largest to hit the impoverished nation in 200 years. Homes, hospitals and schools were reduced
US troops are fanning out across Haiti as aid operations gather momentum. The first of 2,000 US marines have arrived, landing by helicopter in the grounds of the presidential palace. At the same time, aid drops by helicopter have resumed after being
Aid workers in Haiti say hundreds of thousands of children are at risk in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. The case of 33 children allegedly abducted by a group of Americans illustrates the plight of children separated from parents, and th
For those in favor of the draft resolution raise their hand.The result of the voting is as follows.The draft resolution received 15 votes in favor.The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously.The UN Security Council has unanimously approved an e
Haitian schoolchildren, 05 Apr 2010 Children in Haiti are finally heading back to school, following the earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation on January 12. The Ministry of Education announced just last week that all schools had to reopen on Mo
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. At the end of each year, the Associated Press releases a list of the top ten news stories of the year. American editors and news directors are asked to vote for what they consider the top stories. This year
Workers at a Haitian hospital say health care needs have moved beyond emergency medical aid for earthquake victims to long-term help for the injured, including amputees, and psychological counseling. At this Catholic pediatric hospital, injured patie
After more than a week of reporting on the earthquake from Port-au-Prince, a team of VOA journalists traveled south of the capital to see how people in other parts of Haiti are surviving. Jeff Swicord reports along the road to Jacmel, a beach town so
The emotional aftershocks of the earthquake in Haiti that killed or wounded 100s of thousands of people and left millions homeless are still being felt in New York's thriving Haitian American community, nearly 2,500 kilometers and a world away. The H
The historic earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, changed it's capital city Port-au-Prince forever. And while the American military has secured it's damaged port and streets, international aid organizations supply medical and food supplies and ca
The aid group Doctors Without Borders says many earthquake survivors in Haiti with untreated wounds are dying from infections. But thanks to a medical team from the University of Miami in Florida, a number of patients are receiving special treatment
The U.S. Navy Hospital ship Comfort reached Haiti before dawn Wednesday morning. Around that time, an aftershock that could even be felt on the Comfort, jolted the island, wrecking the pier that was going to be used as a staging area for patients. Th
Haiti's President Rene Preval has discussed his country's earthquake recovery and economic needs with President Barack Obama in a meeting at the White House. It was President Obama's first meeting with the Haitian leader. Nearly two months after a ma
Hospitals in Haiti are struggling to cope with the flood of people injured in Tuesday's earthquake, as bodies pile up in severely damaged areas. International aid is streaming into the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, in response to the crisis. 海地的
Untold numbers of Haitians are dead, trapped in rubble or missing after the country's worst earthquake in two centuries. The international community is rushing to provide emergency aid for the impoverished Caribbean nation, where as many as three mil
Five months after devastating earthquake killed hundreds of thousands, need for supplies great for million more who are homeless Kane Farabaugh | Chicago 09 June 2010 Lionel Jean-Baptiste of the Haitian Congress to Fortify Haiti, a Haitian aid agency