Earthquake In Haiti

Obama's job approval rating has increased in the last one week due to his handling of the US response to the earthquake in haiti, as a result of which he ends his first year in office with an average 50% approval rating, according to opinion polls.

A major earthquake rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor Caribbean nation appealing for international help.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday announced a five million-US dollar assistance to quake-ravaged Haiti towards relief measures.

Ten Americans have been charged with abduction of children in the aftermath of earthquake in haiti, according to news agencies working in the devastated country.

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie visited Haiti at the weekend to meet with Haitian and United Nation officials about the situation in the earthquake-stricken Caribbean nation.

Filmmaker and actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine to continue work on a documentary about the ongoing Russian assault. The Office of the President wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday that Penn attended press briefings, met with Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk and spoke to journalists and military personnel about the Russian invasion.

A major quake of 7.3-magnitude rocked the Caribbean nation of Haiti and damaged presidential palace besides other government buildings in the country's capital Port-au-Prince, an incident termed as "catastrophe of major proportions".

The Vashi cops gave tips such as “During an earthquake, if you are caught on one of the upper floors of a building, it is best to go towards the balcony or stand under a beam” to nearly 1,000 students of St Mary's School, Vashi at an event organized on Tuesday

The Vashi cops gave tips such as “During an earthquake, if you are caught on one of the upper floors of a building, it is best to go towards the balcony or stand under a beam” to nearly 1,000 students of St Mary's School, Vashi at an event organized on Tuesday.

A week after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti killing tens of thousands, charities, companies, individuals and celebrities across the US have rallies to raise more than $210 million for relief work in this Caribbean nation - much more than that of Tsunami.

The United Nations' Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appreciated the role played by India in relief efforts in quake-ravaged Haiti and addressing the issue of climate change.

Three Indian peacekeepers who died during operations in South Sudan and Congo last year, were today honoured posthumously at the United Nations, in a ceremony marked as the International Day of Peacekeepers.