Police in Haiti battle gang coalition trying to seize capital
The Peninsula
Port au Prince, Haiti:Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti s capital, Port au Prince, that is...
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs.
Solino has been under attack since Thursday, with residents calling radio stations pleading for help as they fled their homes. Officers seized control of several areas as they keep pursuing gang members, Haiti’s National Police said in a statement late Sunday.
In a video posted on social media, gang members hoisted automatic weapons in the air and cheered as they claimed control over parts of Solino, warning that all those who are not part of a gang coalition known as "Viv Ansanm” will be "burned to ashes.”
The coalition also has attacked other neighborhoods, including Tabarre 27, with the attacks forcing more than 4,200 people to flee, according to a report the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration released Monday.
More than 60% of those left homeless moved into already crowded makeshift shelters hosting others who lost their homes in recent years to gang violence. Others sought refuge at a school, a church and a health center, according to the report.
Los Angeles, United States: As sporting celebrations go, it doesn t quite have the charm of Roger Milla s hip wiggling shimmy with a corner flag at th...
Frankfurt, Germany: A top German court ruled Monday that Facebook users whose data was illegally accessed and distributed online can claim compensatio...
Tokyo: Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese made cross between a bus and a tr...
Nouakchott: Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania s capital, but is yet to have...
Cairo: Beneath the blazing Egyptian sun, crowds at the Giza Pyramids gazed up at the ancient wonders, but some had their eyes peeled for a new attract...
Bangkok: Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monke...
Rio de Janeiro: G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday to discuss fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral initiatives that...
Manaus, Brazil: President Joe Biden is using a historic trip to the Amazon on Sunday to highlight that US bilateral climate financing increased to $11...
TOKYO: The Japanese government was mulling over enhanced crime prevention measures against dark part time jobs , a growing social issue, local media...
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will face lawmakers to explain the management of late October s catastrophic floods that left 226 people...
Dar es Salaam: Rescuers were using their bare hands, drills and sledge hammers to reach dozens of people trapped under a building that collapsed in th...