Topic: Haiti

Leap Year: this day in the history of Feb. 29

We don’t mean to state the obvious, but Feb. 29 happens once every four years (usually) – and leap year is here again. That means a whole day's worth of news will tomorrow be added to this date's comparatively small archive. 

National Enquirer ignites furor with Whitney Houston casket photo

If and when to depict the dead are questions that vex ethicists and newsrooms everywhere. Whitney Houston casket photos on the cover of the tabloid National Enquirer are taking that debate public.

In Pictures It's Mardi Gras time all over the world!

Latin America Monitor Sean Penn jumps into Falkland Islands fray

Sean Penn lashes out at the deployment of a British prince to the Falklands. The UK is not amused.

Change Agent Five private companies helping to reduce hunger

Pepsico, Kraft, Cargill, Land O' Lakes, and TNT Express are among many companies that have created nonprofit divisions to help alleviate hunger in developing countries.

Global News Blog Cleanup coalition in Haiti's largest slum

Haiti's Cité Soleil is the most notorious slum in the Western Hemisphere, but local residents are picking up shovels and brooms to transform their neighborhood.

Change Agent Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman urge fans to help Africa

In a show of corporate social responsibility, DC Comics unleashes its superheroes on the problems in the Horn of Africa

Africa asks itself: Where is the aid money?

African nations pledged five months ago to do more to help each other when famine and disaster strike. But so far, they haven't come up with the promised cash.

Latin America Monitor Follow the money: Brazilian president travels to Cuba and Haiti

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who arrived in Cuba Monday, plans to meet with President Raul Castro today in a trip touted as a trade booster for both countries.

Difference Maker Tony Boursiquot rushed home to Haiti to become a 'defender of the weakest.'

After the 2010 earthquake, Tony Boursiquot hurried home to help save Haiti's next generation.

Change Agent How Haiti is fighting poverty by killing cash

With many of Haiti's physical banks destroyed, Haitians are beginning to rely on their cell phones as 'mobile wallets.'

Change Agent Young Internet entrepreneurs embrace philanthropy

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Biz Stone, Craigslist's Craig Newmark, and many others have turned their entrepreneurial skills to solving the world's social problems.

In Haiti, cautious hope around effort to find families new homes

The 16/6 program in Haiti helps families who have lived in tents since the 2010 earthquake move to proper shelter amid long waits for their former homes to be rebuilt. 

Global News Blog Cartoons to rebuild lives in Haiti

A cartoon-based newspaper in Haiti focuses on human rights, education and health issues - and has the highest circulation in the country.

Haiti struggles to 'build back better' two years after earthquake (+video)

Many of those displaced by Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake have been relocated, and buildings and roads repaired. But reconstruction in Haiti has been complicated by deep economic and social problems. 

Change Agent Social businesses may provide a creative new way to help Haiti

Education is a key to lifting up post-earthquake Haiti. Social businesses may serve as an effective way to raise badly needed funds for schools.
12/29/2011 10:53 am

Global News Blog One village at a time in Haiti

The Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee raises funds to build self-sustaining villages complete with schools and water-treatment facilities in Haiti.
12/13/2011 11:56 am

Bill Clinton marks 20th anniversary of presidential bid this weekend

You can almost hear Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow' in the background as the former First Couple prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of Bill Clinton’s announcement of his presidential candidacy in Little Rock, Ark., this weekend.
09/30/2011 10:41 am

The Monitor's View Helping Russia avoid Putin kleptocracy

Putin's move to reclaim the presidency could allow him to rule nearly as long as Stalin did. Will Russians tolerate such a long period of pervasive corruption?
09/27/2011 06:16 pm

Sean Penn plays a role in US hikers release from Iran

Sean Penn, according to a source, played a key role behind the scenes to help obtain the release of two US hikers from an Iranian prison. Sean Penn has been involved in other social issues in the past.
09/27/2011 10:34 am

India earthquake: What makes the region so volatile?

A magnitude 6.9 Himalayan quake on the border between India and Nepal, highlights the extreme hazard the region faces as enormous patches of Earth's crust crash into each other.
09/19/2011 08:09 pm

Latin America Monitor Haitian anger flares over alleged UN attack

A preliminary investigation into an alleged UN attack shows no evidence of rape by Uruguay peacekeepers, but the accusation has gripped Haiti and is another blow to the UN mission.
09/06/2011 10:15 am

Congress, spooked by summer town halls, tries jobs fairs instead

The health-care reform protests of 2009 have made members of Congress worried about holding traditional summer town halls. As an alternative, some are holding jobs fairs.
08/23/2011 06:37 pm

Hurricane Irene video by NASA astronaut

Hurricane Irene was captured on video and in photos from the International Space Station by US astronaut Ron Garan.
08/23/2011 01:15 pm

Hurricane Irene lashes Dominican Republic, heads for Bahamas, US

Hurricane Irene hit the Dominican Republic as a Category 2 storm Tuesday, but early reports indicate that most areas have been spared massive damage.
08/23/2011 12:37 pm