Haiti

Haiti names members of transitional council set to take power

The council is expected to choose a leader and a prime minister and wield certain presidential powers by majority vote. Its mandate runs to February 2026.

17 April 2024, 04:40 IST

Haiti names members of transitional council set to take power

17 April 2024, 04:40 IST

Panic in Haiti's capital as wild shooting fills streets

The latest violence to rock the Caribbean island nation comes as the outgoing prime minister signaled that a broad transitional council is nearly finalised and seen as key to ending the current social and political crisis and paving the way for new elections.

02 April 2024, 02:55 IST

Panic in Haiti's capital as wild shooting fills streets

02 April 2024, 02:55 IST

We can’t bear to think about Sudan and Haiti, so we don’t

For most Western observers, the scale and nature of the suffering in Sudan, like the origins and logic of the multi-layered conflicts causing it, exceed comprehension.

01 April 2024, 03:03 IST

We can’t bear to think about Sudan and Haiti, so we don’t

01 April 2024, 03:03 IST

Why is immediate evacuation of Indians from Haiti under Operation Indravati important?

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry on March 12 resigned from his position, and conveyed his resignation from the US territory of Puerto Rico where he has been stranded since he visited Kenya. Armed groups allegedly laid seige to the country's main airport barring Henry's return.

22 March 2024, 17:38 IST

Why is immediate evacuation of Indians from Haiti under Operation Indravati important?

22 March 2024, 17:38 IST

Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion

A police operation killed the head of the Delmas 95 gang, Ernst Julme, known as Ti Greg, a day after another gang leader was killed in an apparent resurgence of vigilante justice, police and sources confirmed.

22 March 2024, 06:49 IST

Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion

22 March 2024, 06:49 IST

India begins operation to evacuate its nationals from Haiti

12 Indians have already evacuated from Haiti, MEA Jaishankar said, adding that India was fully committed to the security and well-being of its nationals abroad.

21 March 2024, 15:20 IST

India begins Operation Indravati to evacuate its nationals from Haiti

India begins operation to evacuate its nationals from Haiti

21 March 2024, 15:20 IST

Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb

The latest outburst of violence comes as the political future of the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation hangs in limbo.

21 March 2024, 03:13 IST

Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb

21 March 2024, 03:13 IST

Ten killed in Port-au-Prince suburb as tensions rise in Haiti

A Reuters witness saw at least ten dead bodies, at least some of which had bulletholes, on Monday morning in the streets of upscale Petion-Ville on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, which were later removed by ambulance.

19 March 2024, 01:56 IST

Ten killed in Port-au-Prince suburb as tensions rise in Haiti

19 March 2024, 01:56 IST

Tensions rise in Haiti as leadership remains in balance

A man walked through the city's Champ de Mars square carrying a white coffin over his head, while further out in the city's sprawling Delmas neighborhood, flaming tires and roadblocks lined the streets.

16 March 2024, 05:06 IST

Tensions rise in Haiti as leadership remains in balance

16 March 2024, 05:06 IST

Haiti healthcare near collapse, says UN, as state of emergency extended

Aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Thursday it estimated that at least 2,300 people had been killed in the violence in 2023.

08 March 2024, 01:54 IST

Haiti healthcare near collapse, says UN, as state of emergency extended

08 March 2024, 01:54 IST