Journalist Nuria Piera asks Injustices Not Be Committed in Search of Her Sources

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (defend.ht/Nuria Piera) - For the investigation made on bank accounts and payments made ​​by the senator from the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Felix Bautista, Nuria Investigates received reports of people concerned because intelligence services of the State raided homes and businesses in search of material that served to support the work of the journalist.

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Whitney Houston Dies at 48

LOS ANGELES, USA (defend.ht/AP) - Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen has died. She was 48.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Cuba on Latin America Tour‎

HAVANA, Cuba (defend.ht) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Cuba, the latest stop on his Latin American tour. Ahmadinejad landed in Havana Wednesday, where he was greeted by Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo.

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Chavez Suggests U.S. Giving Latin American Leaders Cancer

CARACAS, Venezuela (defend.ht) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is suffering from cancer has suggested that the United States is inducing cancer in South American leaders after learning of the diagnosis of Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez.

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There Was Once a Crazy President in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador (defend.ht) - In 1996 Ecuador had experienced a mentally unbalanced President, Abdala Bucaram Ortiz. His charisma, one of the factors that brought him to the presidency, was built on the basis of personal achievements areas completely unrelated to politics. His gifts as a singer and guitarist have contributed to its popularity.

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Apple Co-Founder and Visionary, Steve Jobs, Dies at 56

SAN FRANCISCO, USA (defend.ht) - Steve Jobs, the transcendent Silicon Valley entrepreneur who reinvented the world's computing, music and mobile phone industries and changed the daily habits of millions around the globe, died on Wednesday at the age of 56.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Unveiled

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial — a four-acre slice of the National Mall featuring a granite statue of Dr. King — has officially opened to the public.

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New Destiny Pastor, Zachary Tims Dies at 42

NEW YORK, USA - The Florida pastor found dead in a Times Square hotel room may have died of a drug overdose, according to a police source.

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London Facing 4th Day of City Wide Manifestations

LONDON, United Kingdon - Martial law seems imminent as 16,000 police officers, nearly twice the police officers in Haiti, will take to the streets in the captial city of London to hopefully prevent a fourth night of manifestations, rioting and looting.

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S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating

NEW YORK, USA - Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term credit rating on the United States from AAA to AA+. It also says the outlook on the long-term rating is negative.

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Somalia Facing World's Worst Famine in 20 Years

NAIROBI, Kenya — Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine in a generation, the U.N. said Wednesday, and the U.S. said it will allow emergency funds to be spent in areas controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants as long as the fighters do not interfere with aid distributions.

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Dominican President Rejects U.S. Assistance to Fight Crime, Opting for Loans Instead

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Dominican President Leonel Fernandez declined on Thursday the type of economic benefits the United States was offering his country to combat organized crime and drug trafficking.

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Hillary Clinton Warns Africa of 'New Colonialism'

US Sec State Hillary Clinton AGOA Zambia

LUSAKA, Zambia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday warned African leaders to be cautious of foreign investors and governments.

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Cholera Spreads to Nearly All D.R. Provinces

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Health officials in the Dominican Republic are reporting hundreds of new cases of cholera as the outbreak spreads through most of the country.

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Dominican Government Declares Cholera State of Alert

SANTO DOMINGO, D.R. - A wave of new cholera cases has prompted the Dominican Republic's Health Ministry to declare a state of alert in 17 neighbourhoods in the capital.

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Guns for Ganja Dealers Elude Jamaican Authorities, Again

PORTLAND, JAMAICA - Police in Portland Parish are hunting a man they believe to be a player in the guns for ganja trade with Haiti.

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Bush Declines Obama Invitation to Ground Zero

TEXAS, USA - Former U.S. President George W. Bush’s spokesman said the former president has declined U.S. President Barack Obama’s invitation to appear together at Ground Zero on Thursday, citing a desire to stay out of the spotlight.

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First Ship to Respond to Haiti Earthquake, Buries bin Laden Body

The first U.S. Navy Carrier, the U.S.S. Carl Vinson, that responded to the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 2010, also was given the mission of burying, rather submerging, Osama Bin-Laden's body into the sea near Pakistan.

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New Orleans Jazz Festival to Celebrate its Haitian Flavors

If it were any other year, Tuesday would find Marie-Jose Poux throwing a big party with food from her native Haiti for the friends she's made through the years while selling art at Jazz Fest.

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Dominican marched against illegal Haitians

On Thursday March 31, 2011, hundreds of Dominicans demonstrated against the presence of illegal Haitians in the city of Santiago, DR.

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Book reviews

Haiti Noir

Book Review

The anthology edited by Edwidge Danticat puts a uniquely Haitian spin on the crime genre

"Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration." - Publishers Weekly