Wyclef Can't Appeal Haiti Poll Exclusion: Council ABC News | By Joseph Guyler Delva | August 24, 2010 | PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A ruling by Haiti's electoral council that disqualified hip-hop star Wyclef Jean from running for the presidency is final and cannot be appealed, a council lawyer said on Tuesday. | The Haitian-born and U.S.-based singer-songwri...
Wyclef Jean Says He'll Challenge Election Ruling The New York Times | MIAMI — Wyclef Jean, the hip-hop star who had hoped to become Haiti’s next president, said on Sunday that his lawyers would challenge the recent ruling from election officials that kept him from the list of eligible candidates. Andres Martinez Casares/EFE, via European Pressphoto Agenc...
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Jamaica Opposition Calls for Probe Into Coke Case The New York Times | Filed at 5:03 p.m. ET | KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Jamaica's opposition called Sunday for an independent investigation into who hired lobbyists to try to persuade the U.S. government to drop its extradition request for alleged drug lord Christopher ...
Caribbean govts push wiretap laws to fight gangs Newsvine | — A push for laws authorizing police wiretaps is facing resistance in small eastern Caribbean countries, where some islanders fear governments would use them to spy on political opponents. | Prosecutors say the power to intercept phone calls ...
Caribbean govts push wiretap laws to fight gangs Houston Chronicle | BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - A push for laws authorizing police wiretaps is facing resistance in small eastern Caribbean countries, where some islanders fear governments would use them to spy on political opponents. | Prosecutors say the power to interc...
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Wyclef Jean Says He'll Challenge Election Ruling The New York Times | MIAMI — Wyclef Jean, the hip-hop star who had hoped to become Haiti’s next president, said on Sunday that his lawyers would challenge the recent ruling from election ...
Wyclef Jean: I'm Not Giving Up My Bid For Prez Yet CBS News PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean said Sunday that he is not abandoning his presidential bid just yet and will try to get the courts to overturn a decision di...
Zardari tops list of ‘absent’ leaders when needed most Zeenews Washington: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who was away from his country when it was hit by the worst floods in 80 years, has topped a unique list of influential people who w...
Facebook Page Leads Search For Loved Ones In Haiti CBS News PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the earthquake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel. | A few hours later, the search went online with a Facebook p...
Facebook page leads search for loved ones in Haiti The Guardian | RUKMINI CALLIMACHI | Associated Press Writer= PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the quake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel. | A few hours la...
Cuban offshore oil plans gain momentum CNN | Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- While the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has sparked debate in America on the merits of deepwater drilling, 90 miles away Cuba's offshore plans are quietly taking shape. | The country aims to drill seven exploration wells in its sha...
City to get 372 new autorickshaw stands Indian Express | With an addition of 372 stands, Pune will soon have 922 autorickshaw stands, eight of which would be on Laxmi Road. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Manoj Patil passed an order to this effect on August 30. | "We found that 550 out of 656 old autorickshaw stands were properly located. At a joint meeting of officers from traffic police, RTO ...
