Travel deals from Gulf spill spread across the Southeast on fears of oil’s trail

Travel deals from Gulf spill spread wider than oil

It’s too late for trips threatened by Iceland volcano, but insurance can cover such events

Injured? Sick? Volcano? The ABCs of trip insurance

NYC’s St. Vincent’s Hospital fights for life _ like other ‘charity’ hospitals across America

NYC’s St. Vincent’s Hospital fights for life

UK crackdown on dangerous dogs could make insurance, microchips mandatory for all

Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs

LONDON — A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets.

A chip for spot: British dog owners could be forced to microchip and insure their pets

Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs

Recovery prospects dim for Haiti’s rickety electrical utility

Recovery prospects dim for Haiti electric utility

Only 1 cent of every US quake aid dollar goes in cash to disorganized Haitian government

Haiti govt gets only 1 cent of every US aid dollar