World in brief: Bill Clinton in Haiti on new mission

Leogane, Haiti – Bill Clinton returned to Haiti on a new mission Tuesday to invigorate recovery from January’s devastating earthquake and help millions end lives of poverty and danger.

On his first visit since becoming co-chairman of the committee overseeing more than $5.3 billion in international reconstruction aid, the former U.S. president visited the seaside town of Leogane, next to the Jan. 12 epicenter. Less than a fifth of its buildings survived.

Clinton arrived on the first official day of hurricane season, with experts warning this year’s could be intense because of warm Atlantic waters and a waning El Niño effect.

“Our attitude is we want to do all this yesterday. But I do think that you will begin to see much, much more rapid activity,” he told reporters, standing beside his co-chairman on the aid committee, Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive.

007’s Aston Martin will be auctioned

London – The Aston Martin driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond movies is going on sale at a London auction in October.

The silver 1964 Aston Martin DB5 is expected to fetch at least $5 million.

The car is one of only two of the original Aston Martins featured on screen with Sean Connery behind the wheel in “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball.” It comes with Bond gadgets including fake machine guns, revolving license plates and smoke screen.

The model is being sold by U.S. radio broadcaster Jerry Lee, who bought it for $12,000 in 1969. It has remained in his home since then and has rarely been seen publicly.

RM Auctions says Tuesday the car is going under the hammer in London on Oct. 27.