Central America News

UN peacekeepers patrol downtown Port-au-Prince on Tuesday on the day the Haiti death toll equaled that of the Asian tsunami PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Haiti 's government has raised the death toll for the Jan.

The body of Diane Caves, a 31-year-old Atlanta woman on temporary assignment to Haiti, has been found, according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which dispatched her to Port-au-Prince just before a massive earthquake on Jan.

Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet.

The remains of a Washougal man killed in the Haitian earthquake have been found.

Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There's been no significant rain since the disaster.

Attorney Aviol Fleurant's remarks came as investigators questioned the Baptist group's leader, Laura Silsby, who insisted she is innocent of any wrongdoing.

The Dominican Republic wants travelers to know that its hotels, airports and resorts are open for business and operating as usual.

As Canadians continue to donate tens of millions of dollars to relief efforts in Haiti, aid organizations are scrambling to ensure as much money as possible finds its way into the devastated country.

Hundreds of Haitian earthquake survivors protested in a suburb of the wrecked capital on Sunday, accusing a district mayor of corruption and hoarding food aid provided by relief groups, witnesses said.

A cruise to the Bahamas benefitting Miami Beach Gay Pride this spring is once again calling attention to the appropriateness of visiting Caribbean nations that have a poor record on LGBT rights.

People light candles at the funeral of two American volunteers in Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, Feb.

The battered bodies may be mending, but the minds still struggle. As many as one in five Haiti earthquake victims have suffered trauma so great with the multiple shock of lost homes, jobs and loved ones that they won't be able to cope without professional help, doctors say.

The battle-stretched US military Saturday vowed to help Haiti as long as needed, as the Caribbean nation struggles to feed up to a million people left destitute by a huge quake.

The floors were concrete and the windows were broken. There was no electricity or running water.

The world's top financial leaders promised Saturday to continue stimulus spending, even as the global economic recovery picks up, and to hold financial institutions financially responsible for any future crisis stemming from the sector.

Costa Rica - green and happy? Whatever the outcome of the presidential elections on Sunday, one thing seems certain.

Homeless Haitians are unwilling to move to new camps outside the devastated capital.

Ten U.S. Baptist missionaries charged with child kidnapping should be allowed to leave the country pending the outcome of their case, their Haitian lawyer argued before a judge Friday.

Friday, February 05, 2010 at 2:54 p.m. Read more: Local , Fugitive , El Salvador , Arrested , Interstate 20 , Darlington County , Us Customs and Immigration , Manuel De Jesus Maravilla Munoz A spokesman for the Darlington County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested a wanted fugitive from El Salvador while working Interstate 20.

An early 20th century painting of Haiti's now-devastated capital will be sold at a New York City auction to benefit earthquake victims.