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Surge in arms smuggling fuels violence in Haiti, UN warns
More sophisticated and high-caliber weapons are being illegally shipped into Haiti where violence has reached levels unseen for decades, warned a UN ... World News -
Top 5 most devastating earthquakes: From Sichuan to Haiti, latest in Turkey and Syria
Throughout history, many formidable earthquakes have resulted in untold casualties and devastated communities. Here are the top five deadliest earthquakes in history. Features -
Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs
The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a “dire security situation” and to support ... World News -
US stops hundreds fleeing Cuba, Haiti by sea, returns most
The Coast Guard returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea off Florida to the island on Thursday, while a group of about two dozen ... World News -
Haiti’s cholera vaccination campaign complicated by gang control
Haiti on Sunday is launching a campaign to vaccinate more than 10 percent of its population against cholera, but gang control of large swaths of ... World News -
Humanitarian needs to rise in 2023 fueled by over 100 armed conflicts worldwide: ICRC
With over 100 armed conflicts across the world today, the humanitarian needs of several countries will continue to deepen into 2023, the International ... World News -
Haitian police academy chief shot dead: Authorities
The head of Haiti’s National Police Academy was shot dead Friday in a gang-plagued part of the capital Port-au-Prince, officials told AFP, the latest ... World News -
US extends protected migrant status to 2024 for six nationalities
The United States has extended a protected status program that prevents migrants from being deported to mid-2024 for citizens of six countries, ... World News -
Gunmen in Haiti slay leader of major political party
The leader of one of the main political parties of Haiti was assassinated in a suburb of the capital, a spokesman for the party said Saturday, in the ... World News -
Cholera spreads rapidly in Haiti, overwhelming local hospitals
Thousands of people across Haiti are becoming sick with cholera amidst a rapidly spreading outbreak that is straining the resources of non-profit ... World News -
Taiwan helping Haiti get bullet-proof vests for its police as security worsens
Taiwan is helping Haiti buy bullet-proof vests and other personal protective equipment from Taiwanese manufacturers, the island’s foreign ministry ... World News -
Thousands of Haitians march to protest calls for intervention
Thousands of Haitians demonstrated Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest against the government and its call for foreign assistance to deal with endemic ... World News -
UN’s Guterres pushes for international deployment to crisis-hit Haiti
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate deployment of a special armed force to Haiti to staunch spiraling insecurity, as ... World News -
US reviewing Haiti’s request for international ‘specialized armed force’
The United States on Saturday said it was reviewing a request for international support from Haiti, which says it is seeking a “specialized armed ... World News -
At least 234 dead or hurt in Haiti gang violence from July 8-12: UN
Gang violence killed or injured at least 234 people from July 8-12 in Haiti’s Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated neighborhood of the ... World News -
French citizen kidnapped in Haiti: Police
A French citizen has been kidnapped in Port-au-Prince, a spokesman for Haiti’s national police told AFP on Saturday, the latest abduction in the ... World News -
UN urges action on ‘unimaginable’ Haiti gang violence
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Haiti to take urgent action against “unimaginable” gang violence, highlighting a deteriorating security ... World News -
Eight Turkish citizens kidnapped by gang in Haiti: Consul
Eight Turkish citizens were kidnapped while travelling by bus in Haiti, the Turkish consul said on Monday, as the Caribbean country struggles with a ... World News -
Last of 17 North American hostages in Haiti freed
The remaining 12 of 17 North Americans kidnapped in Haiti in October have been freed, police said Thursday, after weeks of negotiations with the “400 ... World News -
At least 50 people dead in Haiti gas tanker explosion
At least 50 people died when a gas tanker exploded in the Haitian city of Cap-Haitien on Tuesday morning, according to the local deputy mayor.“I saw ... World News -
US missionaries say two of 17 abductees freed in Haiti
Two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti and are safe, “in good spirits and being cared for,” their Ohio-based church ... World News -
Turkey arrests suspect in connection with Haitian president’s assassination
Turkish authorities have arrested a man considered a suspect of “great interest” in the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, Haiti’s ... World News -
US has seen proof of life for some kidnapped missionaries in Haiti: Official
The US government has seen proof that at least some members of the group of American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month are alive ... World News -
‘I will make you cry blood’: Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped Americans
The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that kidnapped 17 members of an American missionary group threatened to kill them if he doesn’t get his demands ... World News -
Haiti gang seeks $17 mln for release of kidnapped US, Canadian missionaries: WSJ
A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million to release them, the Wall Street Journal ... World News -
US does not know current location of 16 kidnapped Americans in Haiti: Report
The US does not know the current location of 16 kidnapped Americans in Haiti, CNN reported on Sunday.A missionary group 16 US citizens and one ... World News -
Haiti gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping 17 missionaries
A gang blamed for kidnapping five priests and two nuns earlier this year in Haiti is now accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries from a US-based ... World News -
Seventeen US missionaries, families kidnapped in Haiti
A group of 17 US missionaries including children were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent to various religious missions ... World News -
Haiti PM: Elections, referendum to be held next year
Haiti’s prime minister said Tuesday that he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country’s constitution by February, and he hopes to organize ... World News -
Biden administration unveils new US plan for young immigrants
The Biden administration on Monday renewed efforts to shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as young children from ... World News