Jan 12 Loughner Family Releases Statement, Haiti Marks 1-Year Anniversary of Quake An autographed portrait of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is displayed at a makeshift memorial outside the hospital in Tucson, Ariz., where she is in critical condition. Photo by Shaun Tandon/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is traveling to Tucscon for a memorial… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Australia Floods Spur Calls to Evacuate Tim Ewart of Independent News reports from Australia, where thousands have been told to flee powerful flooding. Continue watching
Jan 11 In Haiti, Art Remains a Solid Cornerstone This week, Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain will be writing for Art Beat about his home country and its art, its history and future, and how its artists are surviving in the earthquake's aftermath. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch After Haiti Quake, Using Science to Build Sturdier Buildings As Haiti recovers from the devastating earthquake that flattened Port-au-Prince one year ago, researchers are examining how the country can lessen the damage from another disaster using building science. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. Continue watching
Jan 10 Haiti Reconstruction Aid Falls Short, New Figures Show By Talea Miller New figures on reconstruction aid to Haiti reveal that while billions have been pledged, international donors were slow to deliver funds in 2010. Some key figures: International donors pledged $2.01 billion for Haiti reconstruction and recovery efforts in 2010, but… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch Suspect Confesses to Murdering Pakistani Politician In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit. Continue watching
Jan 07 U.S. Ambassador to Haiti: The Emergency Is Not Over Yet By Jeffrey Brown The emergency response phase in Haiti is not yet over, but the process of reconstruction is moving forward, Ambassador Kenneth Merten told Jeffrey Brown this week in Port-au-Prince. "We are at the one year point now, and things have been… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch In Haiti, Hardships Plentiful as Earthquake Anniversary Nears Jeffrey Brown begins a week of reports from Haiti, one year after a major earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other parts of the country. Many residents remain in tent camps, where they are still struggling to rebuild their lives… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Pakistan Still Grappling with Flooding Fallout Months After Deluge Five months after floodwaters washed away homes and villages in Pakistan, some parts of the country are still underwater. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the slow process of recovery from Sindh Province. Continue watching
Jan 06 Video Dispatch: Battling Cholera in Rural Haiti By Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown is in Haiti this week reporting on reconstruction efforts after last year's earthquake. He's also following up on the country's ongoing cholera outbreak, which has killed more than 3,300 Haitians. He filed this dispatch on the… Continue reading