A white sun beat high over Port-au-Prince as Orpha Dessources stepped from her tarpaulin newsroom into the city's biggest slum, with a question no one wanted to answer.

Honduras has told the Perth man wanted for questioning over the death of Dutch backpacker Mariska Mast two years ago that his rights will be respected if he returns to the Central American country.

What a difference a suitcase full of seeds can make. It was just after Hurricane Gustave ravaged Haiti in August 2008 that Clayton resident Helen Little - who has been doing humanitarian work in the impoverished Caribbean nation since the mid-1980s - sent the suitcase to Brucely Delma, a pastor she had come to know in the community of Fond Doux, ...

The Bahamas' government says it will not consider new oil exploration or drilling applications for the vast archipelago's waters until a "very stringent" environmental framework can be put in place.

A second migrant survived the massacre of 72 Central and South Americans near the border with the U.S., Mexican authorities confirmed Wednesday, and they said he has given information that helped their investigation.

A Haitian worker checks out the ambulance purchased with funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey and delivered last month.

The Union of South American Nations , a regional grouping, on Tuesday pledged 100 million dollars in money to assist reconstruction efforts in Haiti after Januarya TMs devastating earthquake.

Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.

Paula Cruz wept quietly at the foreign ministry office in El Salvador's capital after reporting that her son was missing - apparently kidnapped - in Mexico.

NEWS RELEASE U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ************************* POWERFUL HURRICANE EARL CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WATCHES AND WARNINGS A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH OF SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER, INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TURKS AND ...

Hyppolite Lappe, an agronomics student, stood in a long line at a health clinic run by American volunteers at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish.

Fall is a great time to travel practically anywhere. About the only places where it would be considered high season would be fall foliage destinations, such as the Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Shenandoah Valley and the always popular New England states.

After dealing a glancing blow to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Earl was heading back out into the open Atlantic Tuesday, but forecasters warned the large and dangerous storm could have the Carolinas in its sights later this week.

The American Red Cross is keeping a close eye on Hurricane Earl and putting volunteers on alert.

Daley will also appear on Irie FM's Sexwise on August 25th before she returns to North America where she will continue her book tour to other cities in the USA.

Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday, rapidly intensifying into a major Category 4 storm on a path projected to menace the United States.

Guatemala, Aug 30 Rains and flooding that appear unlikely to end any time soon have caused extensive damage in Guatemala, leading to a critical situation.

A growing Hurricane Earl already has forced a dozen cruise ships carrying more than 20,000 vacationers to switch course as it barrels toward some of the Caribbean's most popular islands -- and more itinerary changes could be coming.

In this file photograph taken April 8, 2010, a Frontier Airlines jetliner arrives at Denver International Airport.

At least five people died, including one baby, on Sunday early morning when a big rock fell on their houses during a landslide in Tegucigalpa, Honduras' capital, Firemen spokesman Oscar Triminio said.