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Home video catches alleged UFOs in Haiti

A video has surfaced on the website LiveLeak.com that shows what appears to be more than a dozen Unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in a Haitian neighborhood.


Chavez: Castro Battling For His Life

Cuba's government treats Mr. Castro's health as a state secret.


Michigan Energy Policy Provides Model for President; States Lead Way to End Country's 'Addiction to Oil'

Several states are pursuing more aggressive policies than the federal government to reduce oil consumption. Renewable Fuel Standards (RFSs) require a minimum share of homegrown vehicle fuels such as ethanol.


Hurricane leaves a wide trail of damage in several US states on the Gulf of Mexico.


Katrina made landfall at Grand Isle, on Louisiana coast, just before sunrise.


Hurricane lashing long stretch of southern US coast from Louisiana through Mississippi and Alabama and into western Florida.


Hurricane Katrina continues to strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico before a second strike on the U.S. mainland, after killing seven people in southern Florida.


Jetliner crash-lands in Peru

A Peruvian jetliner carrying between 94 and 100 people crashed near Pucallpa, Peru on Tuesday at 21:20 UTC.


Bush Calls for Expansion of Democracy and Free Trade in Americas

Mr. Bush tells OAS foreign ministers that democracy is on the march in Central Asia and the Middle East, and all efforts should be made to strengthen democratic governments in the Americas.


US First Lady Besieged by Protests in Jerusalem

Anti-American sentiment has been running high since Newsweek magazine reported that US soldiers had desecrated the Koran.


Cuban dissidents hold rare public meeting

Although Cuban President Fidel Castro had expelled and refused entry to several European observers before the meeting started, police did not crack down on the peaceful protests by nearly 200 people.


Adrian dissipates, producing heavy rains and mudslides

Hurricane Adrian appears to be dissipating over Honduras, but is still providing heavy rainfall to the region.


Tropical Storm Adrian forms in Eastern Pacific, threatens Central America

Formed 440 miles (710 km) southwest of Guatemala and El Salvador on Tuesday, is expected to track northeast towards Central America.


Jesse Jackson Meets Mexican Leader After Remarks About Blacks

Mexican President Vicente Fox has met with U.S. civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, in a bid to ease tensions following controversial remarks that Mr. Fox made about African-Americans.


Rice Urges End to Political Tyranny Worldwide

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday it is the historic duty of the world's democracies to eliminate political tyranny. She addressed officials from more than 100 countries at the Community of Democracies meeting in Santiago.