The USNS Comfort, a huge floating hospital is leaving from Baltimore, Maryland, to Haiti. It should get to Haiti. 500 doctors, nurses and sailors are on board. The boat, which has beds for 4,000 patients, will arrive next week, and 40,000 people are expected to be treated. ( less )

A.G. Kawamura, California's Secretary of Agriculture, discusses agriculture and forestry climate solutions at the 25x'25 National Summit. Source: Unfoundation ( less )

Singer Wyclef Jean reports the state of the situation in Haiti after the earthquake that destroyed Port-au-Prince. PLEASE DONATE NOW BY TEXT : YELE @ 501501 Wyclef Jean on Ground in Haiti - STATE OF EMERGENCY - HELP Wyclef Jean on Ground in Haiti - STATE OF EMERGENCY - HELP ( less )

Oxfam America's Bob Ferguson interviews Chad Stokes of State Radio and Sybil from Calling All Crows about the Darfur stoves project. ( less )

Alison Barratt, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program discusses the health of the oceans in relation to native fish populations, and the decline of their ecosystems. ( less )

Alison Barratt, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program discusses the health of the oceans in relation to native fish populations, and the decline of their ecosystems. ( less )

Déclaration de la gouverneure générale suite au tremblement de terre en HaïtiOTTAWA, ONTARIOChers amis. Il y a exactement un an, j'étais en Haïti pour consta... ( less )

Jay-Z with U2's Bono and The Edge (featuring Rihanna): "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" Produced by Swizz Beatz and tweaked by The Edge, this high-powered collaboration was created over the phone when the hip-hop beatsmith and Bono came up with the chorus together. Hours later, Hov — who helped conceive the effort with Swizz — jumped on the phone and got wind of the melody. "I knew that Jay would be able to tell a story," Swizz said of the track. "And that Bono would be able to sing and bring it home." Rihanna completes the lyrical trifecta. "The last component that I added was Rihanna, and she's kinda like the angel that's on the track, softening it up and giving it that caring feeling, because this hook is so powerful." The live performance of the song belied its quick origins: The team sounded like they'd performed it together dozens of times. Stars flock to telethon to raise money for Haiti quake victims. Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit For Earthquake Relief. Millions of people around the world have tuned in to the "Hope for Haiti Now" two-hour telethon as more than 130 celebrities have come together to raise funds for the devastated Caribbean nation today. A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and power lines and inflicting new misery on the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. THOUSANDS of people were feared dead today after a major earthquake hit Caribbean island Haiti. The massive quake - 7.3 on the Richter scale - has destroyed thousands of buildings in the impoverished country. Dead and injured people lay in the streets after the quake - the strongest to hit the island in 200 years - and thousands of survivors gathered in public places. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over USD$150 million, selling over 30 million copies of his albums in the United States alone and receiving several Grammy Awards for his musical work. Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian recording artist and model. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. Paul David Hewson, (born 10 May 1960), most commonly known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer and musician, best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, often using political, social, and religious themes. During their early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to U2's rebellious and spiritual tone. As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with members of U2. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, London, England, but raised in Dublin, Ireland), more widely known by his stage name, The Edge (or just Edge), is an English-Irish musician known best as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist for the Irish rock band U2. Hope For Haiti Now - Friday, 22 January 2010 ( less )

The World Bank announced today it is boosting aid to India, for much-needed infrastructure and also to help the nations poorest states. ( less )

Elected President of the United States in 1992 and again in 1996, Bill Clinton left office determined to continue his life of service -- to build the kind of world he wants to hand down to his daughter. His William J. Clinton Foundation is focused on four critical areas: health security, with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS; economic empowerment; leadership development and citizen service; and racial, ethnic and religious reconciliation. Foundation projects include working with pharmaceutical companies to lower the costs of medicines to needy areas, and, through his Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI), developing an innovative health care system that can be successful and sustainable throughout the developing world. His Clinton Global Initiative brings together world leaders to discuss the world's most pressing challenges.Thanks so : http://www.ted.com/ ( less )