World Aug 28 Young Haitians join military as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce.
Nation Aug 20 After Ernesto, the power is still off for tens of thousands in Puerto Rico It's been a week since Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm.
World Aug 17 Hurricane Ernesto hits Bermuda as a category 1 storm The category 1 storm was directly over the territory early Saturday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and significant coastal flooding.
World Aug 14 Ernesto becomes hurricane after hitting northeast Caribbean and knocking out power in the region Ernesto is forecast to move through open waters for the rest of the week and make its closest approach to Bermuda on Saturday.
Nation Aug 13 Live map: Track the path of Hurricane Ernesto Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health.
Nation Aug 13 Tropical Storm Ernesto batters northeast Caribbean, looms over Puerto Rico The storm was located about 300 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday morning.
Nation Aug 12 As Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches, Puerto Rico cancels classes and activates National Guard Forecasters warned the storm is expected to unleash floods and landslides.
World Jul 16 2nd UN-backed contingent of Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to help quell gang violence The officers arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs control at least 80 percent of the city.
World Jul 01 Record-breaking Category 4 Hurricane Beryl razes southeast Caribbean Hurricane Beryl ripped off doors, windows and roofs in homes across the southeastern Caribbean on Monday after making landfall on the island of Carriacou as the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record…
World Jul 01 Hurricane Beryl arrives in southeastern Caribbean as powerful Category 4 storm Hurricane warnings are in effect for Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as thousands of people hunkered down in homes and shelters.