The Miami Herald's Jacqueline Charles talks about a new U.N. report that highlights how gang violence in Haiti is spreading beyond the capital, and what that means for a country without a functioning government or elections.

The gunfight started on Nov. 13 after suspected gang members opened fire on Marines guarding the embassy in Port-au-Prince.

Armed gangs in Haiti's capital have slowed their attacks, leading to some activities around the Toussaint Louverture International Airport and the neighborhoods of Nazon and Delmas resuming. Even still,

Intensified anti-gang operations in Haiti have led to several gang members being killed and the recovery of a sniper rife known as “a weapon of war,” police said.

Haiti is in the grip of one of the world’s most severe crises, and women and girls are bearing the brunt,” the experts said.

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader assured on Monday that the Dominican Republic has a “sufficient level of intelligence” and maintains firm control along the border in response to the protest call issued by Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier,

Gang violence continues to be responsible for hundreds of deaths and injuries in Haiti, where attacks by criminal groups have slowed in recent months in the capital but have intensified against farming communities and other rural areas outside of Port-au-Prince.

Haiti have a good chance to secure World Cup qualification on Tuesday (Nov 18), but the situation in the strife-torn Caribbean country is such that the coach has never actually been there.Armed gangs have taken control of almost all of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince in a conflict that has forced some 1.

Migne, who was an assistant coach for Cameroon at the last World Cup in Qatar, has frequently praised the attitude of his players despite the country's difficulties. His captain, veteran goalkeeper Johny Placide, said qualification could allow struggling Haitians a new perspective.

UNITED NATIONS -- Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle "catastrophic" gang violence that is targeting key individuals and hospitals, schools, banks and other critical institutions, the U.N. rights expert for the ...