THE cats arrived first. Smudge, named by Cork Cat Action Trust for the black splotch on his nose, and his sister, ZiZi, whom we named after a cat in a Lebanese movie my husband had seen. They were three-month-old kittens, brazen and vulnerable, and we worried about them like they were children.

A POWERFUL new earthquake shook Haiti yesterday jolting celebrations for miracle survivors ranging from a three-week-old baby to an elderly woman who were hauled out after seven days under the rubble.

A second earthquake hit Haiti today shaking buildings and sending frightened people running into the streets.

The world still cannot get enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty, one week after an earthquake shattered Haiti’s capital.