A coalition of gangs is close to completely controlling the capital of Haiti. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with independent journalist Harold Isaac about the situation in Port-au-Prince.

On April 17, 1825, Charles X, brother to Louis XVIII and the new French king, performed a sudden about-face. Charles X issued a decree stating that France would recognize Haitian independence but only ...

The assault rifles and pistols arrived in Haiti stashed in two cardboard boxes, nestled among packages of food and clothes, on a cargo ship stacked with rust-red shipping containers.They had come from ...

The judge’s decision came as the Trump administration has moved to end legal protections for migrants from many countries, ...

Two United Nations (UN) organisations say at least 262 people have been killed and 66 others injured in Haiti since the start ...

"Do rich wealthy people just throw houses away like that? There is a story, but f*ck that, what's the loophole that's being exposed here?" one commented.

The humanitarian situation in Haiti is dramatically worsening, aid group Save the Children said, with underfunded security forces increasingly overwhelmed by powerful gangs and capital Port-au ...

These houses are in the heart of our communities, they have a rich history,” he continued. "In the towns then, we're always talking about the dereliction and the vacancies and it's never ...

Coming up for air’ – Murders, rapes, looting and kidnappings across Haiti have been blamed on the criminal gangs that have flourished in a climate of political instability. Violence has ...

In January, nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege was shocked to see so many mud houses in Bungoma when she attended the burial of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula’s mother.

A UN report links U.S. firearms to Haiti’s gang violence ... She has experience covering the White House, Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court and federal agencies in Washington. Her coverage is mainly ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in Haiti’s capital ... were injured and some 70 homes were burned before security ...