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Bodies On Streets, Embassies Evacuate Staff As Haiti's Gang War Spreads
Residents in the upscale neighborhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince barricaded themselves in their homes on Wednesday, local media reported, citing heavy gunfire and bodies found on the street.
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Haiti In Turmoil As Gang Boss 'Barbecue' His Men Seize Control Of Capital
Deadly fighting between armed gangs and police escalated in Haiti this week, with gang alliance leader Jimmy Cherizier issuing a call to topple the unelected and largely absent government.
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Haitian Government Declares State Of Emergency, Implements Night Curfew
Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape
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"Time For Unity And Stability": Haiti Appoints New PM Ariel Henry
Haiti's government on Tuesday formally appointed Ariel Henry as prime minister, nearly two weeks after President Jovenel Moise was gunned down in a murder plot that likely extends far beyond the Caribbean country's borders.
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Haiti Asks US, UN To Send Troops To Stabilize Country: Minister
Haiti has asked Washington and the UN to send troops to help it secure its ports, airport and other strategic sites after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a government minister said Friday.
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Did Not Grant Asylum To Nithyananda, He Left Possibly For Haiti: Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government has denied that it has granted asylum to self-styled godman Nithyananda, wanted in India for rape and abduction, or helped him purchase any land in the South American country.
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Oxfam Apologizes To Haiti Government Over Sex Scandal
Oxfam formally apologized to Haiti Monday over the prostitution scandal rocking the aid charity, expressing its "shame" and vowing to do better as it handed over a damning internal report into the allegations.
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Powerful Hurricane Nicole Wreaks Havoc On Bermuda
Hurricane Nicole plowed directly into Bermuda on Thursday, causing widespread damage and knocking out power to most homes and businesses while apparently sparing the tiny Atlantic island chain any severe injuries or fatalities, government officials said.
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US Policy On Deporting Haitians On Hold In Wake Of Hurricane
The US Homeland Security secretary says Hurricane Matthew's devastation in Haiti has put on hold a new policy of deporting Haitians in the United States without permission, but the government intends to resume it in the future.
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Hurricane Matthew Toll In Haiti Rises To 1,000, Dead Buried In Mass Graves
Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death toll from the storm rose to 1,000 people.
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Cholera Kills 13 In Southwest Haiti In Wake Of Hurricane Matthew
Cholera outbreaks have killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, voicing concern that the disease was spreading.
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With No President In Sight, Haiti Gets Transitional Government
Haitian politicians Saturday inked a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government, just hours before President Michel Martelly was scheduled to step down with no replacement in line.
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Haiti High Court Rebuilt With Taiwan's Help
A top Haitian court reopened its doors for the first time in more than five years Tuesday, after getting help from Taiwan reconstructing the building, shattered in a devastating earthquake.
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Dominican Republic Says 17,000 Haitians Return Voluntarily
More than 17,000 undocumented Haitians have voluntarily left the Dominican Republic since the end of a controversial registration process that left thousands of people facing deportation, officials said Friday.
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UN Security Council Members Arrive in Haiti for 3-Day Visit
UN Security Council members arrived on Friday in Haiti for a three-day visit aimed in part at urging the government to hold long-delayed municipal and legislative elections.
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Bodies On Streets, Embassies Evacuate Staff As Haiti's Gang War Spreads
Residents in the upscale neighborhood of Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince barricaded themselves in their homes on Wednesday, local media reported, citing heavy gunfire and bodies found on the street.
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Haiti In Turmoil As Gang Boss 'Barbecue' His Men Seize Control Of Capital
Deadly fighting between armed gangs and police escalated in Haiti this week, with gang alliance leader Jimmy Cherizier issuing a call to topple the unelected and largely absent government.
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Haitian Government Declares State Of Emergency, Implements Night Curfew
Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape
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"Time For Unity And Stability": Haiti Appoints New PM Ariel Henry
Haiti's government on Tuesday formally appointed Ariel Henry as prime minister, nearly two weeks after President Jovenel Moise was gunned down in a murder plot that likely extends far beyond the Caribbean country's borders.
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Haiti Asks US, UN To Send Troops To Stabilize Country: Minister
Haiti has asked Washington and the UN to send troops to help it secure its ports, airport and other strategic sites after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a government minister said Friday.
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Did Not Grant Asylum To Nithyananda, He Left Possibly For Haiti: Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government has denied that it has granted asylum to self-styled godman Nithyananda, wanted in India for rape and abduction, or helped him purchase any land in the South American country.
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Oxfam Apologizes To Haiti Government Over Sex Scandal
Oxfam formally apologized to Haiti Monday over the prostitution scandal rocking the aid charity, expressing its "shame" and vowing to do better as it handed over a damning internal report into the allegations.
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Powerful Hurricane Nicole Wreaks Havoc On Bermuda
Hurricane Nicole plowed directly into Bermuda on Thursday, causing widespread damage and knocking out power to most homes and businesses while apparently sparing the tiny Atlantic island chain any severe injuries or fatalities, government officials said.
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US Policy On Deporting Haitians On Hold In Wake Of Hurricane
The US Homeland Security secretary says Hurricane Matthew's devastation in Haiti has put on hold a new policy of deporting Haitians in the United States without permission, but the government intends to resume it in the future.
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Hurricane Matthew Toll In Haiti Rises To 1,000, Dead Buried In Mass Graves
Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death toll from the storm rose to 1,000 people.
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Cholera Kills 13 In Southwest Haiti In Wake Of Hurricane Matthew
Cholera outbreaks have killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, voicing concern that the disease was spreading.
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With No President In Sight, Haiti Gets Transitional Government
Haitian politicians Saturday inked a last-minute agreement to install a transitional government, just hours before President Michel Martelly was scheduled to step down with no replacement in line.
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Haiti High Court Rebuilt With Taiwan's Help
A top Haitian court reopened its doors for the first time in more than five years Tuesday, after getting help from Taiwan reconstructing the building, shattered in a devastating earthquake.
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Dominican Republic Says 17,000 Haitians Return Voluntarily
More than 17,000 undocumented Haitians have voluntarily left the Dominican Republic since the end of a controversial registration process that left thousands of people facing deportation, officials said Friday.
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UN Security Council Members Arrive in Haiti for 3-Day Visit
UN Security Council members arrived on Friday in Haiti for a three-day visit aimed in part at urging the government to hold long-delayed municipal and legislative elections.
