Month: December 2010

December 29, 2010

Nearly 10,000 flights canceled since holiday blizzard began

Close to 10,000 total flights have been canceled since the beginning of a holiday blizzard that blanketed much of the U.S. northeast with snow and left thousands stranded. Airline representatives from AirTran, American, Continental, Delta Air…

December 29, 2010

African leaders meet with Gbagbo to deal with Ivory Coast crisis

Three African presidents met with their defiant counterpart in Ivory Coast Tuesday in an effort to defuse the country's political crisis.

December 29, 2010

Russia defends verdict against oil tycoon

Russia on Tuesday responded to international criticism over the conviction of a…

December 29, 2010

Chinese officials fired over deadly road accident

Six education and traffic officials were fired Tuesday, a day after 14 children died when a three-wheeled vehicle plunged into a creek in central China, according to state media. The vehicle was carrying 20 children, according to the Xinhua news…

December 29, 2010

Record flooding hits eastern Australia

Australians struggled to keep dry Tuesday after record flooding made many eastern towns look more like vast…

December 29, 2010

New York governor grants pardons to Caribbean nationals

New York Governor David Paterson has granted pardons to 24 immigrants, including Caribbean…

December 29, 2010

Three Dominican Republic migrants arrested in Puerto Rico

Three citizens of the Dominican Republic appeared before federal District Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez in Puerto Rico on Tuesday facing charges for violation of immigration law after entering illegally into the island. The three defendants are…

December 29, 2010

Haiti faces spike in HIV/AIDS

After Haiti's devastating earthquake nearly a year ago, volunteers and medical professionals scrambled to care for overwhelming medical needs. In the chaos, those helping the sick and injured may have unwittingly contributed to the spread of…

December 29, 2010

Cuba to boost coffee, cocoa and honey production

Cuban Agriculture Minister Gustavo Rodriguez said the government will grant loans to cooperatives in an effort to increase the production of coffee, cocoa and honey, which at the moment are bought in the international market. During the second…

December 29, 2010

Guyana rice industry records highest ever exports in 2010

The rice industry in Guyana recorded its highest export of 320,000 tonnes with a production of 360,000 for 2010, due to the input of farmers and technical and extension services, inclusive of water management by the Agriculture Ministry, despite…