In Haiti, nostalgia for past dictators pervades peacetime
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PETIONVILLE, Haiti - Out of sight, out of mind, and now out of money, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier quietly has been sounding out the possibility of returning home after 21 years in exile in France.
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Before the kidnapping of three United Nations workers last month, Afghanistan's capital was beginning to build a reputation as a party town, but everything has changed in recent weeks.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former soldiers who led a deadly revolt against ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gathered in Haiti's capital yesterday, saying reinforcements were coming to help end violence that has killed at least 46 people.
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NEBAJ, Guatemala -- A decade after the conclusion of the long civil war that ravaged this Central American nation, Guatemalans are literally trying to dig up their past.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Gunfire erupted in a slum teeming with loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide yesterday, sending people scattering through the trash-strewn streets following days of political clashes that have left at least 14 dead.
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Haitiâs American-backed government vowed to crush âterroristâ supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as gunfire in the capital marked the 10th anniversary of the end of a coup against him.
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This has revived the hopes of his foes who want him to stand trial on charges of human rights abuses for atrocities under his 1973-1990 regime.
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When blasts shake Mogadishu, watchman Ali Muse recalls the six months of peace last year when militant Islamists imposed calm on a city known for chaos.
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Samuel Dalembert hears of the unrest in his homeland from storms and political violence, and feels so helpless. He has donated generous sums to assist relief efforts in Haiti, but he has no peace of mind.
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Several hundred UN troops deployed in Haiti and local police on Thursday surrounded the residence of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, which was occupied Wednesday by about 50 Haitian ex-soldiers.
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As a former longtime resident of the Bellville area, I want to enlighten you on what Sen. John Kerry&#39;s leadership can cause. I have been living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for eight years with my family.
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Jimmy Carter has reached that  mellow stage in life when the demons of the past can be  confronted without making a hell out of the present.
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Police jailed a priest on suspicion of links to violence while ex-soldiers who carried out a bloody revolt against president Jean-Bertrand Aristide said reinforcements were gathering in Haiti&#39;s capital to help put down clashes
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Violence has returned in Haiti&#39;s capital, where armed gangs have taken to the streets in the slums of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian National Police, backed by UN troops, are struggling to regain control of the city.
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Prime Minister Paul Martin made his first visit to Haiti on Sunday, briefly touring a country mired in political upheaval and trying to recover from a rebellion that ousted its elected president.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Police in Haiti detained a priest on suspicion of links to violence, while ex-soldiers who carried out a bloody revolt against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said reinforcements were headed for the capital to help put down
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- New fighting has broken out in the capital of Haiti as supporters of the ousted president take to the streets.