In the areas of Haiti controlled by gangs, nothing moves without their getting a cut: not food, not fuel, not even humanitarian aid. Their extortion racket is so extensive that the country’s ...

A coalition of criminal gangs is close to capturing Haiti’s beleaguered capital of Port-au-Prince. Today, Haiti is grappling with extraordinary violence as gangs have tightened their stranglehold over ...

Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a "point of no return" leading to "total chaos," the UN special representative to the troubled Caribbean nation warned ...

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Haiti sounded an alarm to the U.N. Security Council on Monday that escalating gang violence is liable to lead the Caribbean nation to “a point of no ...

The history of Haiti, previously known as the French colony of Saint-Domingue, is one of many firsts, both heroic and tragic, that turned an inspiring story into one of chronic poverty, violence ...

He had not lived in Haiti since age 4. Now, finally freed, he knew no one. He was stranded in a country where political upheaval and gang violence have become so dire that its capital is now ...

Haiti is best understood in the contexts of the modern world as an American neocolonial protectorate. Besides US policy in Cuba, which includes a genocidal blockade depriving the Cuban people of ...

A gang leader in Haiti who controls a key port in the country’s capital was accused of slaughtering the elderly and Vodou religious leaders in droves during a bloody campaign to avenge his son ...

Gangs in Haiti are exploiting political turmoil to tighten their grip on the country, paralyzing domestic and international efforts to restore law and order. Haiti’s main gang coalition, known as Viv ...

The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince said it was “aware of gang-led efforts to block travel” to the city. A Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti was hit by gunfire on Monday, injuring a flight ...

Armored vehicles used by Kenyan police rumble through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The vehicles are part of the United States’ more than $300 million in contributions to the U.N.-backed ...

Hundreds, if not thousands, of children in Haiti, driven by hunger and poverty, have in recent months joined criminal groups, where they are forced into illegal activities and face abuse.