Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti's capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti's capital, Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday. Conille spoke at a hospital in...

Security officers cover Haiti's prime minister with gunfire as he leaves hospital, government says

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Security officers had to fire shots Monday to cover Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille's exit from a hospital in Port-au-Prince on Monday, the prime minister's office said. Conille was visiting Haiti’s largest hospital with the head of the national...

Haiti's prime minister orders gangs to drop weapons and promises to take back control of the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille ordered gangs to surrender their weapons during a televised speech late Wednesday in which he acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond has become and pledged to crack down on the rampant violence. ...

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country. The officers arrived nearly a month after the...

AP PHOTOS: In documenting violence in Haiti, you find bodies, but also ways people keep on living

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Violence permeates every fiber of Haitian society. It used to linger on the outskirts of the capital, targeting the poorest, but now everyone — from street vendors to doctors to schoolchildren — are in its grip. Yet, people find ways to keep living....

Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the country's largest hospital on Tuesday, after authorities said they took control of the medical institution over the weekend from armed gangs. Haitian Police...

Haiti's gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than 300,000 children since March, the U.N. children's agency said Tuesday as the Caribbean country struggles to curb killings and kidnappings. Children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people who have...

Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a new report from the U.N. migration agency, a sobering figure that underscores the magnitude of the Caribbean nation's crisis. Haiti...

Haitian leaders appoint a new police chief to fight gangs as the number of officers killed grows

Haiti’s transitional council appoints new Cabinet tasked with leading a country under siege by gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s transitional council appointed a new Cabinet on Tuesday, marking the final step in rebuilding the government that will lead a country under siege by gangs. Government spokeswoman Kettia Marcellus confirmed the existence of the new Cabinet and...