Sunday’s presidential run-off in Haiti had been billed as the most important in the country’s history. It came 14 months after the earthquake that devastated the capital Port-au-Prince, with international donors hesitating to fund crucial construction projects under the lame duck presidency of Ren Prval.
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Healing the Hurt
Pain is the human bodyguard, the cop on the beat racing to the scene, sirens wailing, shutting down traffic. You’ve been cut, burned, broken: pay attention, stop the bleeding, apply heat, apply cold, do something
Hip Berlin: Europe’s Capital of Cool
A chill wind is blowing through Mitte, the once drab district in central Berlin that is fast becoming hangout central for the world’s creative types. Davide Grazioli, used to warmer climes, pulls his black woolly hat over his head and strides up Kastanien Allee — now dubbed Casting Alley because of all the wannabe film directors and actors who frequent its cafs
Dozens killed in Baghdad double bombing
At least 65 people were killed and 420 wounded in a double bombing in central Baghdad on Sunday morning, officials said.
China cracks down on Chongqing’s gangsters
China’s long simmering battle against corruption has come to a boil, this time in Chongqing, the largest megalopolis in the world. A massive crackdown has implicated millionaires, gangsters, and even police officers
China’s GDP grows nearly 9 percent last quarter
China’s GDP increased 8.9 percent for the third quarter, moving closer toward the goal of 8 percent growth for the year. Criminal trials are underway following months of police investigation.
World failing to dent heroin trade, U.N. warns
Afghan heroin kills more people from NATO countries every year than Afghan insurgents have killed in the eight years since the fall of the Taliban regime, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Thousands protest abortion in Spain
Thousands flocked to Spain’s capital Saturday to protest the Socialist government’s move to make it easier to get an abortion. The anti-abortion protest, themed “each life is important,” began at 5 p.m
Billy Graham’s son visits North Korea
The Rev. Franklin Graham has arrived in North Korea bearing a gift for North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the country’s official news agency reported Wednesday.
Singer Leona Lewis attacked at bookstore, label says
British singer Leona Lewis was “understandably shaken” after a man attacked her during a book signing in central London Wednesday afternoon, a spokeswoman for her record label said. A 29-year-old man was arrested after he punched Lewis at the Waterstones bookstore in Piccadilly Circus at 4:36 p.m