Philippines Typhoon (For The Media)
WFP flew in 44 metric tons of High Energy Biscuits (HEBs) to the Philippines today from the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Dubai, for subsequent airlift to Tacloban. This is enough to feed 132,000 people for a day or 19,000 people for a week.
Syrian army retakes northern military base in 3rd day of clashes
SYRIA-CRISIS/CONFLICT:Syrian army retakes northern military base in 3rd day of clashes
Africa's great "white spaces": tech's new frontier
Africa is the world's last major untapped market for Internet access. Only 16 percent of its billion people use the Internet - half the penetration rate of Asia, according to the International Telecommunication Union. Most Africans who can access the Internet do so via mobile phones because few have the landlines that have been the means of connecting in Western countries.
Venezuela releases Miami Herald reporter detained for 2 days
VENEZUELA-USA/REPORTER (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Venezuela releases Miami Herald reporter detained for 2 days
Utah doctor convicted of drugging, drowning wife in bathtub
USA-CRIME/DOCTOR:Utah doctor convicted of drugging, drowning wife in bathtub
Members of the media surround the vehicle carrying Roberto Barreda at the Air Force Base after he landed in Guatemala City
REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION Members of the media surround the vehicle carrying Roberto Barreda at the Air Force Base after he landed in Guatemala City November 9, 2013. Siblings Roberto Jose and Maria Mercedes Barreda Siekavizza were found in Mexico on November 8, two years after their father Roberto Barreda disappeared with them. Barreda, wanted by Guatemalan authorities for the alleged murder of his wife Cristina Siekavizza, went missing along with his two children a month after her disappearance. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: CRIME LAW MEDIA)
Members of the media surround the vehicle carrying Roberto Barreda at the presidential hangar after he landed in Guatemala City
Members of the media surround the vehicle carrying Roberto Barreda at the presidential hangar after he landed in Guatemala City November 9, 2013. Siblings Roberto Jose and Maria Mercedes Barreda Siekavizza were found in Mexico on November 8, two years after their father Roberto Barreda disappeared with them. Barreda, wanted by Guatemalan authorities for the alleged murder of his wife Cristina Siekavizza, went missing along with his two children a month after her disappearance. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: CRIME LAW MEDIA)
Miami Herald reporter detained in Venezuela
VENEZUELA-USA/REPORTER:Miami Herald reporter detained in Venezuela