PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from famine, the U.N. food agency’s
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PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ex-cop who likes to give news conferences while wielding a high-powered rifle and a young criminal as fond of starring in rap
Read moreWhy is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister was last seen in Puerto Rico, negotiating his return to a homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed
Read moreCivilians navigate bodies in the streets amid violence gripping Haiti’s capital: AP photos
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It’s been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital,
Read moreHaiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of armed gangs attempted to take over Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday, launching an armed attack against the facility
Read moreHaiti’s neighbors prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated
Read moreGangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the
Read moreThere’s chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Increasingly powerful gangs have attacked prisons and the airport serving Haiti’s capital in recent days, forcing businesses and schools to close as hundreds of
Read moreHundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. At least three people were confirmed dead today. The
Read morePolice in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main
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