The departing chief of the UN stabilization mission in Haiti has expressed deep frustration at the lack of progress there. Edmond Mulet criticized both the international community and the Haitian authorities, as Greg Morsbach reports.

The UN and other agencies faced the task of rebuilding Haiti, a country badly affected by earthquakes, floods and disease. The man who is

in charge of

those efforts has

taken stock

on his last day in office. Edmond Mulet said the international community had been going round and round in circles for the past 30 years. He said donor nations hadn't done enough to strengthen Haiti's institutions.

国际法庭判卢旺达前军官有罪

Two of the most senior men responsible for the

genocide

in Rwanda in 1994 have been convicted for their crimes by the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda. The country's former army Chief Augustin Bizimungu was sent to prison for 30 years for his role in the killing of about 800,000 people during the genocide. The head of the

paramilitary

police was also convicted for genocide crimes.

美国密西西比河因洪水关闭部分航道

The authorities in the United States have closed part of the swollen Mississippi River to shipping in an effort to reduce pressure on flood defenses. The US Coast Guard closed a stretch of the river near the town of Natchez. It's unclear when it might reopen. The move could cost exporters and shipping companies millions of dollars as the Mississippi is a vital route for grain shipments.