Foreign hospitals help quake-damaged health system
(AP)
Friday, 05 March 2010 19:50
AP - Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of people displaced by the earthquake and the tsunami that heavily damaged or destroyed 36 hospitals and made garbage dumps of coastal towns and cities.
Steelers QB accused of sexual assault in Georgia
(AP)
Friday, 05 March 2010 19:30
AP - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being investigated in an allegation of sexual assault at a Georgia nightclub, police said Friday.
Western sanctions draft targets Iran's banks abroad
(Reuters)
Friday, 05 March 2010 19:30
Reuters - A Western proposal for fresh U.N. sanctions on Iran includes a call for restricting new Iranian banks abroad and urges "vigilance" against the Islamic Republic's central bank, diplomats said on Friday.
Release delayed for U.S. missionary in Haiti
(Reuters)
Friday, 05 March 2010 18:50
Reuters - A Haitian judge on Friday signed an order to free one of two U.S. missionaries imprisoned on child kidnapping charges, but a paperwork problem delayed her release.
