Middle East

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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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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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