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G8 Scorecard Shows Britain with Highest Compliance Rate

Nations still lag in fulfilling development promises

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Scene at a tent city in Port-au-Prince (file photo)

Sexual Assaults in Haitian Camps Prompt Security Enhancements

UN officials say they are increasing security measures to target sexual and gender-based violence

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US Criticizes Arrest of Venezuelan Opposition Figure

US State Department urges Venezuela to honor commitments under the Inter-American Democratic Charter, including freedom of expression

Haiti's President Rene Preval, left, former President George W. Bush, center, and former President and U.N. special envoy for Haiti Bill Clinton greet people at a makeshift camp for homeless earthquake survivors located next to the Presidential Palace in

Former Presidents Bush, Clinton Visit Haiti

The two former leaders made their first joint visit Monday to Haiti, where they met with President René Preval

Haitian authorities say they want donors to focus on creating jobs, because giving away food is disrupting the local economy.

Haiti’s Food Needs Still Urgent 10 Weeks After Earthquake

Haitian officials say jobs are more important than food aid, but many Haitians still need help

Soldiers stand guard at a crime scene where the crashed car of a US consulate employee sits in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 14 March 2010

Clinton to Discuss More Border Cooperation on Mexico Trip

Wave of violence has hit US-Mexican border region including recent killings of three people linked to US consulate in Juarez, Mexico

Crashed car of a US consulate employee killed in Ciudad Juarez, 14 Mar 2010

FBI Aids Mexico Probe Into Killing of US Consulate Worker

FBI is also interrogating gang members in El Paso who have ties to a drug trafficking cartel in Mexico

Haitian-born actor Jimmy Jean Louis of the popular NBC series 'Heroes' at the 'Sustainable Haiti' conference in Miami, 18 Mar 2010

Helping Haiti is Personal Mission for 'Heroes' Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis

Haitian-born actor works to keep issue of rebuilding Haiti alive months after devastating earthquake

Soldiers stand guard at a crime scene where the crashed car of a US consulate employee sits in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 14 March 2010

Mexican Government Struggles to Contain Drug War Violence

Many Mexicans in country's violence-torn cities question government's ability to solve muder

A man checks a package containing food amid debris from earthquake destroyed houses in Constitucion, Chile, 09 Mar 2010

Quake Damage to Chile Capital Worse Than Originally Thought

Damage to city from last month's powerful earthquake greater than originally believed, says Santiago mayor

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon at a press conference in Ciudad Juarez, 16 Mar 2010

Protesters Greet Mexico's Calderon in Ciudad Juarez

Demonstrators complain about acceleration of violence, despite Mr. Calderon's effort to fight drug war with military troops

A child listens to a radio at a camp set up for earthquake survivors left homeless in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, 23 Feb 2010

More Quake Victims in Haiti Getting Shelter

Red Cross says it expects most victims will have some form of shelter by May 1 to protect them during upcoming rainy season