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Haitians vote hoping to restore constitutional order INTERNATIONAL

Haitians vote hoping to restore constitutional order

Haitians went to the polls Sunday to elect a president and members of the legislature in hopes of restoring constitutional order in the impoverished Caribbean country after more than a year of political crisis.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane survivors' lives in limbo as Haiti tries again to hold vote INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane survivors' lives in limbo as Haiti tries again to hold vote

Haiti launched its ill-fated presidential campaign for the fifth time in a year on Thursday, but people in the hurricane-destroyed southwestern town of Jeremie have more pressing concerns, such as staying alive and finding a home.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
One dead, three injured in Haiti aid distribution chaos INTERNATIONAL

One dead, three injured in Haiti aid distribution chaos

A teenage girl was killed and three people wounded by gunfire Tuesday in Haiti when chaos broke out during humanitarian aid distribution to hurricane victims, the UN mission here said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mass prison break in Haiti, 174 inmates flee INTERNATIONAL

Mass prison break in Haiti, 174 inmates flee

Most inmates of a northern Haitian prison escaped on Saturday after killing a guard and stealing firearms, said authorities who launched a manhunt with support from UN peacekeepers for the 174 fugitives.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before hitting US INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before hitting US

Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before it skirted Florida's Atlantic coast on Friday and plowed northward over waters just off Georgia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Florida woman dies as hurricane blocks rescue INTERNATIONAL

Florida woman dies as hurricane blocks rescue

The United States marked its first known fatality from Hurricane Matthew as the Category 3 storm lashing the Florida coast claimed the life of a resident there, fire officials said on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Matthew batters Florida as Haiti death toll rises INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Matthew batters Florida as Haiti death toll rises

The first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years lashed Florida on Friday with heavy rains and winds after killing at least 339 people in Haiti on its destructive march north through the Caribbean.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Matthew batters Haiti and Cuba INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Matthew batters Haiti and Cuba

Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, powered towards the Bahamas and the US coast early on Wednesday after battering Haiti and Cuba with torrential rain.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Haitians flee homes as Hurricane Matthew hits INTERNATIONAL

Haitians flee homes as Hurricane Matthew hits

Haitians living in vulnerable coastal shacks sought shelter as Hurricane Matthew closed in on the southwestern peninsula, sending storm surges, wind and rain into seaside towns.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hurricane Matthew claims first victims INTERNATIONAL

Hurricane Matthew claims first victims

Hurricane Matthew claimed its first victims, officials said Monday, leaving one dead and one person missing in Haiti as it churns through the Caribbean as the most menacing storm in nearly a decade.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba brace for Hurricane Matthew INTERNATIONAL

Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba brace for Hurricane Matthew

Hurricane Matthew meandered through the Caribbean on Sunday, moving more slowly but still packing a powerful punch, its sights set on Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Powerful Hurricane Matthew barrels towards Jamaica, Haiti INTERNATIONAL

Powerful Hurricane Matthew barrels towards Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Matthew, the most devastating Caribbean storm in a decade, barrelled towards Jamaica and Haiti Saturday, on a path that forecasters said could eventually take it to the eastern United States.

4:45 AM November 25 2016