Anti-UN Protests Spread As Haitians Die Without Aid

Protests against United Nations troops spread to the capital of Port-au-Prince Thursday as growing numbers of Haitians were dying of cholera in the absence of significant aid from the UN or other relief agencies.

Pakistan Flood Assessments Reveal ‘Bleak’ Picture, Huge Needs

The picture that Christian relief groups have been painting of southern Pakistan following the region’s massive flooding has been bleak with at least one describing the needs there as “huge.”

Ecuador Earthquake Tops 6.9

A powerful earthquake shook the South American nation of Ecuador on Thursday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

Wyclef Jean To Run For President Of Haiti

Haitian-born hip hop artiste  Wyclef Jean is about to officially confirm his decision to run in the November 28th presidential race to lead the country of his birth.

Israel Attacks Gaza Aid Fleet

Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country’s siege on Gaza.

Israel Vows To Block Aid Ships To Gaza

Israeli authorities have warned that they would block a contingent of aid ships carrying construction materials and humanitarian supplies for the people of Gaza.

Haiti Fund Launch

The World Bank says it has launched the Haiti Reconstruction Fund to help rebuild the quake-ravaged country.

Struggle Search On For China Qinghai Earthquake Survivors

Chinese rescue workers were scratching through rubble with their hands in the search for survivors Thursday after the country’s biggest earthquake in two years killed more than 589 people and left thousands injured in a remote part of the Tibetan plateau.

Earthquakes Continues At Alarming Rate Around The World!

A 7.0 magnitude quake last month killed more than 230,000 people in Haiti.

Earthquake Kills Dozens In Turkey

At least 51 people died when an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck a village and outlying areas near the town of Elazig in eastern Turkey early on Monday, officials in the region said.

Dominican Republic To Host International Conference Of Haiti Donors

Dominican Republic will host the international conference of high level technical donors who’ll evaluate the economic consequences of the quake Haiti.

Food Finally Reaches Chile’s Tsunami Zone

After five days, supplies are finally reaching Chileans stranded without food or water in tsunami-hit Constitucion.

Tsunami In Hawaii Peaks At 1 metre (3Ft)

The tsunami generated by the massive Chilean earthquake brought waves peaking at about 1 metre in the Hawaiian Islands, where alerts were cancelled later Saturday.

Hawaii Brace Itself For Massive Tsunami

UPDATE

BULLETIN

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 13

NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI

650 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010

Chile 8.8 Earthquake Sends Tsunami Barreling Towards Hawaii!

A massive earthquake has devastated Chile killing at least 78 people and sending a tsunami as fast a JET PLANE sweeping across the globe.

Baroness Sacked For Anti-Israel Comments

Baroness Jenny Tonge, a Liberal Democrat frontbencher in Britain, has been sacked as the party’s health spokeswoman after urging an inquiry into charges that Israeli forces in Haiti harvested the organs of victims, British media outlets reported Saturday.

Barbados First Shipment Off To Haiti

The Barbados government’s first shipment of supplies to Haiti left the island Wednesday, bound for Jamaica, the Caribbean’s staging point in the relief effort.

Haiti Detains Americans Taking Kids Across Border

Ten US Baptists were being held in the Haitian capital yesterday after trying to take 33 children out of Haiti at a time of growing fears over possible child trafficking.

Troops Fired On Straving Crowds In Haiti

Troops under United Nations command have opened fire on crowds of hungry Haitians seeking food, an ominous sign of impending confrontation between the people of the earthquake-wracked country and the armed forces dispatched there under the auspices of the imperialist powers. 

Plane With Lifesaving Medical Supplies Diverted Again From Landing In Haiti

Written on January 19th 2010

A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cargo plane carrying 12 tons of medical equipment, including drugs, surgical supplies and two dialysis machines, was turned away three times from Port-au-Prince airport since Sunday night despite repeated assurances of its ability to land there.