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The world's most and least corrupt countries
Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:05 AM EST
A look at the world's 10 most corrupt and 10 least corrupt countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index report published Tuesday by watchdog Transparency International.
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Honduras to restore civil rights within 24 hours
Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
An emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will be repealed within 24 hours, the country's interim leader said Monday.
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Haiti lawmakers OK minimum wage hike after clashes
Tue Aug 4, 2009 3:33 PM EDT
Lawmakers voted to more than double Haiti's minimum wage Tuesday night after long hours of debate and clashes between police and protesters, who complained they can't feed and shelter their families on the current pay of about $1.75 a day.
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$1.2 billion in debts canceled to help Haiti
Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:45 PM EDT
Three international organizations canceled $1.2 billion of Haiti's debt Tuesday, freeing up millions of dollars each year for the deeply impoverished Caribbean nation that is beset by humanitarian crises.
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Memorial service set for operator in DC crash
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:53 PM EDT
A memorial service will be held for the operator of a Washington Metro train involved in Monday's crash.
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Clash with Indians sends Peru leader's rating down
Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:41 PM EDT
A poll in Peru says President Alan Garcia's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level in 18 months, hurt by a June 5 clash between security forces and Amazonian Indian protesters that killed at least 33 people.
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Haitians mostly ignore Senate run-off elections
Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:58 AM EDT
Haitians fed up with chronic poverty and unresponsive leaders stayed away from Senate run-off elections Sunday, ignoring government efforts to improve on the paltry voter turnout that undercut the first round of voting in April.
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Calvin '09: Great Reformer's 500th birthday
Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:19 AM EDT
John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a "Protestant Rome," but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.
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Haitian priest who helped immigrants dies in Miami
Wed May 27, 2009 9:35 PM EDT
The Rev. Gerard Jean-Juste, an influential Haitian Roman Catholic priest who was once jailed in Haiti for his political activities and fought for his countrymen's rights in the U.S., died Wednesday. He was 62.
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UN: Growth of slums boosting natural disaster risk
Sun May 17, 2009 5:27 AM EDT
The rampant growth of urban slums around the world and weather extremes linked to climate change have sharply increased the risks from "megadisasters" such as devastating floods and cyclones, a U.N. report said Sunday.
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