Eyeing tourism, Haiti battles its violent reputation
PortAuPrince, Haiti - Kidnappings, gang violence, drug trafficking, corrupt police, flaming road blockades. The reports out of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere are enough to keep the most adventurous traveler away.
Nations:Dominican Republic Jamaica Brazil Cuba Mexico U.S. Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-21
IOC strips Marion Jones of 5 medals
The IOC formally stripped Marion Jones of her five Olympic medals Wednesday, wiping her name from the record books following her admission that she was a drug cheat.
Nations:Jamaica Nigeria Sri Lanka France People:Marion Jones
2007-12-12
Deadly Atlantic storm heads toward US
Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward the U.S., but forecasters said Friday it may grow in size.
Nations:Dominican Republic Cuba Haiti Jamaica U.S.
2007-11-02
Felix becomes Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 4 storm Sunday as it toppled trees and flooded homes on a cluster of Dutch islands before churning its way into the open waters of the Caribbean.
Nations:Mexico Honduras Jamaica Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Hurricane Dean
2007-09-02
Europeans spice up stellar finale for U.S
The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
Nations:Finland Jamaica Croatia Poland Kenya Germany Activities:2007 World Athletics Championships
2007-09-02
Felix becomes Category 2 hurricane
Felix gathered strength and became a Category 2 hurricane early Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was forecast to pass just north of the Dutch Caribbean island.
Nations:Barbados Mexico Jamaica Honduras Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix
2007-09-02
Gay sizzles, Kluft sparkles on golden night
Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.
Nations:Belarus Ukraine Spain People:Asafa Powell Activities:2007 World Athletics Championships
2007-08-27
Mortgage mess hurts Main Street, beyond
The walls are bare, the closets are empty, and Connie and Timothy Pent and their two teenage children are living out of boxes as they wait for a dreaded knock at the door of their three-bedroom house in Ocala, Fla.
Nations:U.S. Jamaica Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch
2007-08-25
Dean leaves Mexico relatively unscathed
It drove terror deep into Mexico, smashing ashore as the third most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever to hit land.
Nations:Mexico People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2007 Hurricane Dean 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2007-08-23
Dean's remnants drench central Mexico
The remnants of Hurricane Dean dumped heavy rain across central Mexico on Thursday, drenching mudslide-prone mountains as it pushed its way inland after slamming into the nation's Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm.
Nations:Mexico Activities:2007 Hurricane Dean
2007-08-23
Dean races through Mexico's Gulf
Hurricane Dean raced through Mexico's southern Gulf on Wednesday, whipping up wild seas around oil platforms, but forecasters did not expect it to intensify sharply before hitting land again.
Nations:Mexico Venezuela People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2007 Hurricane Dean 2005 Hurricane Katrina
2007-08-22
Dean bears down on Mexico's oil industry
Hurricane Dean swept across the Yucatan peninsula Tuesday, toppling trees, power lines and houses as it bore down on the heart of Mexico's oil industry. Glitzy resorts on the Mayan Riviera were spared, but vulnerable Mayan villages were exposed to the full fury of one of history's most intense storms.
Nations:Canada Belize Mexico U.S. Jamaica Nicaragua People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2007 Hurricane Dean
2007-08-22
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