The New York Times
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
The flights, by volunteer pilots flying mostly at their own expense, are part of an unconventional relief mission to get supplies to some of Haiti's most remote areas.
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
A top Colombian judge has recommended that the country's highest court reject a proposal to allow President Alvaro Uribe to seek re-election.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
A move toward "transitional shelters" - built eventually with lumber and some steel - would give people sturdier structures and more flexibility.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
Street vendors are openly selling rice by the cup from bags stamped with U.S. flags.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
The move is the latest in a continuing struggle among Mrs. Kirchner's government, the central bank and Argentina's courts over her decision in January to tap a part of the bank's $48 billion in reserves.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
At the end of his first week in exile, former President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras said Wednesday that his newly inaugurated successor had done nothing to remove those who carried out the coup.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez has turned to his friends in Cuba for help in tackling Venezuela's energy crisis, drawing criticism for seeking advice from the communist-led island.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
"One major reason why combating these groups is not a priority is that it's hard for the current government to acknowledge that a significant part of its security policy is failing," said Jose Miguel Vivanco.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 00:00
"There's no top-down leadership... And since the Haitian government took control of our supplies, we have to wait for things even though they're stacked up in the warehouse."
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 00:00
"Until we find who is responsible, you Mr. President are the assassin," read a banner scrawled with black ink as dozens of angry relatives, some dressed in black, gathered outside the bloodstained house where the massacre took place.