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 Castro lambasts US Republican primary as idiotic
| HAVANA — Fidel Castro lambasted the Republican presidential race as the greatest competition of "idiocy and ignorance" the world has ever seen in a column published Wednesday, and also took sh... (photo: Public Domain / Giorgiopilato) Palm Beach Post
Competition Havana Photos Race Wikipedia/Fidel Castro |
 Cuba tourism boom driven by Arab spring
| Communist state having one of its best seasons as the Arab spring and changes in US policy drive tourism rush Cuba is experiencing a huge tourist boom driven by the Arab Spring, US foreign policy an... (photo: Creative Commons / Benito78) The Guardian
Arab Cuba Hotel Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Cuba |
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 Sexual exploitation of children alleged against UN Police in Haiti
| The United Nations is looking into two cases of reported sexual exploitation of children in Haiti by UN Police officers, the organization announced Monday. | Details we... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi) The Examiner
Crime Haiti Photos UN Wikipedia: United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti |
 New allegations of UN sexual abuse in Haiti
| The UN has begun an investigation into two new allegations of UN police abuse and "sexual exploitation" of children in Haiti, Martin Nesirky, a UN spokesperson, said. |... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) Al Jazeera
Exploitation Haiti Photos UN Wikipedia: United Nations peacekeeping |
 UN police in Haiti accused of sexual abuse
The United Nations says it is investigating two alleged cases of sexual exploitation of children by UN staff in Haiti. | UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said one of the cases... (photo: US Navy / MCS1 David A Frech) BBC News
Haiti Photos Police UN Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake |
 International jazz festival in post-quake Haiti promotes music, education among Haitian musicians
| PORT-AU-PRINCE -- The improvised scales of the soprano saxophone dance off the soundproof walls, creating a mosaic of sound fused by African and Haitian rhythms. | This... (photo: WN / aruna) The Miami Herald
Festival Haiti Jazz Photos Quake Wikipedia: International Jazz Festivals Organization |
 Cuba says tourist arrivals rose 7.3 percent last year
| HAVANA — Cuba says it received 7.3 percent more tourist visitors in 2011 than during the previous year. | Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero says about 2.7 million t... (photo: Creative Commons / BatteryIncluded) The Washington Post
Cuba Economy Photos Tourism Visitors Wikipedia: Cuba |
 Haiti, Somalia and global jobs
| Where the aid has gone in Haiti, why the international community dragged its feet on Somalia famine, and a request for questions on the global jobs crisis | If you are ... (photo: UN / Sophia Paris) The Guardian
Development Haiti Photos Somalia Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake |
