UN to start mass Haiti food effort
January 31, 2010
The UN is to begin a major programme of food distribution in Haiti’s capital, nearly three weeks after the deadly earthquake.
Death toll rises in Peru floods
January 31, 2010
The number of people killed in heavy flooding in southern Peru rises to 20, officials say, with five more missing.
Lula ‘perfect’ after health tests
January 31, 2010
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he is in “perfect” condition following hospital tests for a health scare.
Translator kills two US soldiers
January 31, 2010
Two US soldiers who died in Afghanistan on Friday were shot dead by an Afghan interpreter, it has emerged.
US defends weapons sale to Taiwan
January 31, 2010
The US defends a proposed $6.4bn weapons sale to Taiwan after China angrily announced a series of retaliatory moves.
US lottery winner was ‘murdered’
January 31, 2010
The body of a former truck driver’s assistant who won $17m in a lottery in 2006 is found buried under a concrete slab in a backyard in Florida.
Rap stars to host Haiti concert
January 31, 2010
Hip hop stars Sean “Diddy” Combs, Pharrell Williams and Queen Latifah are to host a two-hour concert and telethon for Haiti next month.
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