Tag: <span>International Red Cross</span>
March 7, 2012 > Staff
Colombia’s ELN Releases Kidnapped Oil Workers
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s ELN guerrillas on Tuesday released 11 oil workers that had been kidnapped at the end of last month, according to the International Red Cross. […] Read More >
October 1, 2010 > Staff
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency; Rafael Correa Calls Protests “Coup d’État”
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Ecuadoran government declared a state of emergency Thursday after protests by police officers and members of the military turned ugly and sent […] Read More >
January 26, 2010 > Simon McCormack
Haiti Earthquake: Dominicans Give, But Hard Feelings Remain
NEW YORK — Fifteen minutes after he heard about the earthquake in Haiti, Dominican barber Jose Taveras said he made a donation to the Red Cross. Taveras was born in […] Read More >
January 16, 2010 > Staff
How To Help Earthquake Victims In Haiti
As we wrote in our weekly news summary yesterday, Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake in the afternoon on Jan. 12, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale and followed by more than […] Read More >