Freed from Haiti, missionary returns ‘with mixed emotions’
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After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil.
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Rescue workers struggled to clear rubble and bodies Wednesday from the streets of Haiti’s “flattened” capital, where a government official said the death toll from Tuesday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake may exceed 100,000.
Three Americans died in weekend violence in the area of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a U.S. official said.
Russia plans to help Venezuela build a nuclear power station, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
Tropical Storm Alex is expected to strengthen into a hurricane but is heading away from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Monday.
Brazil’s new president-elect vowed to continue her predecessor’s move to fight against inequality and promote human rights and fight poverty in her victory speech Sunday night.
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