Massive food distribution begins in Haiti

A massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme, international aid agencies and the Haitian government was under way Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others, are renowned

China threatens sanctions over U.S deal

China has threatened to slap sanctions on American companies that sell arms to its rival Taiwan as part of a range of punitive actions Beijing is taking to protest the deal. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic

British hostages: We’re being badly treated

A British couple kidnapped by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean have issued another plea for help, saying they are being badly treated and need urgent help. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others,

Report: Pakistani Taliban leader killed

The Pakistani military on Sunday was looking into a local report that the region's Taliban leader had died, officials said. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others, are renowned for their distinctive rums. And

10 face child trafficking charges in Haiti

Ten Americans were charged with child trafficking after they tried to bus 33 children through the Haitian-Dominican Republic border Saturday without proper paperwork, authorities said. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others, are renowned

Businessman arranges Haiti burial rites

Daniel Rouzier clutched a mahogany rosary and a pair of latex gloves in his left hand, his face covered in a sterile mask. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others, are renowned for their

Quake kills one, injures 11 in China

An earthquake killed one person and injured 11 in southwest China early Sunday, state media reported. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others, are renowned for their distinctive rums. And it's destroying, it's putting

Yemen counters rebels’ truce offer

A rebel group said Saturday that it will accept a truce offered by the Yemeni government on condition that the government ends its "unjust war" against it. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others,

Iran puts 16 protesters on trial

Sixteen opposition protesters went on trial Saturday in Iran on charges that they tried to overthrow the government, state-run media said. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others, are renowned for their distinctive rums.

China halts U.S. visits after Taiwan deal

China said Saturday it had suspended military exchanges with the United States over Washington's $6.4-billion arms deal with Taiwan, the territory that Beijing claims as its own. Barely 50 miles long, Martinique has 14 distilleries, with six or more bottlings apiece.Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Guyana, among others,