World Apr 12 Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti's next prime minister and Cabinet has been formally established as gangs tighten their grip on the troubled Caribbean country.
World Apr 03 Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than 3 weeks, UN says The exodus began shortly after powerful gangs launched a series of attacks on government institutions in late February.
World Mar 13 Haiti’s political parties reject plan to install new leaders High-profile Haitian politicians declined to participate in the proposed transitional council.
World Mar 12 Haiti’s prime minister steps down as violent gangs rampage, leaving successor uncertain It was not immediately clear who would be chosen to lead Haiti out of the crisis in which heavily armed gangs have burned police stations, attacked the main airport and raided two of the country’s biggest prisons.
World Mar 10 U.S. airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti and boosts security amid gang violence The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.
World Mar 10 As gangs attack police stations in Haiti, Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. The unrelenting gang attacks have paralyzed the country for more than a week and left it…
World Mar 05 Haiti’s embattled prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as armed gangs terrorize his nation Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been notably absent since the country's latest and most serious outbreak of violence started last week.
World Mar 04 Haiti orders curfew after armed gangs overran two prisons, releasing thousands of inmates A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other criminals who fled.
World Mar 03 Armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday.
World Mar 01 Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks across capital overwhelmed officers The attacks Thursday in Port-au-Prince were led by gunmen who opened fire on targets including Haiti's international airport and seized control of two police stations, prompting people to flee dozens of communities in fear as schools and businesses closed.