A small group of red-and-black clad supporters have carried pictures of ex-Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, calling for the ousted ruler to return and participate in post-quake presidential elections.

Thousands of Haitians crowded into churches in the capital yesterday for a national day of mourning a month after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake killed more than 200,000 people.

Thousands of Haitians crowded into churches in the capital today for a national day of mourning a month after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake killed more than 200,000 people.

Desperate parents in a struggling village perched above Haiti’s earthquake-flattened capital said they gave their children willingly to a group of US missionaries to take them to a better life.

The aid flooding into Haiti is not reaching earthquake victims quickly enough to stem growing unrest due to transport bottlenecks, officials said today.

RIOTS broke out in the centre of Haiti’s capital last night as government trucks carrying rice were attacked by crowds.

A second earthquake hit Haiti today shaking buildings and sending frightened people running into the streets.

AMID the chaos and the carnage, a signal of hope and life emerges from the rubble and devastation of Haiti’s earthquake.

Desperately needed supplies and rescue workers started pouring into Haiti from around the world today but aid groups faced huge challenges trying to reach quake survivors.

Rescuers began a race against time to save the Haiti earthquake survivors today as a trickle of aid began arriving in the country.

Dazed survivors wandered past dead bodies in rubble-strewn streets, crying for loved ones, and rescuers desperately searched collapsed buildings as fears rose that the death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake could reach into the tens of thousands.

The people of Haiti were tonight still reeling from the earthquake that killed thousands of them and left the fate of millions more hanging on aid supplies.

Thousands of people were feared dead today after a powerful earthquake struck Haiti’s capital, leaving tens of thousands homeless and buried beneath rubble.

A powerful earthquake has struck in Haiti, toppling everything from simple shacks to the ornate National Palace in the capital.

The largest earthquake ever recorded in the area has rocked Haiti, collapsing a hospital and damaging other buildings.

A strong earthquake has hit the impoverished country of Haiti, where a hospital collapsed.

A school has partially collapsed in the Haitian capital, injuring at least eight pupils and sparking panic less than five days after a much larger collapse killed more than 90 people.

At least five students were injured when a school in Haiti partially collapsed today.

The death toll in a school collapse on the impoverished island of Haiti now stands at least 75.

Rescue crews working under the glare of floodlights dug through the rubble of a collapsed school in Haiti early today in a frantic search for students who may still be trapped in a disaster that has already killed at least 47 people.

A Haitian civil protection official says at least 30 people have been killed in the collapse of a school outside the capital of the impoverished nation.

ROADS were blocked and sustained gunfire rang out in upscale neighbourhoods in the mountains above Port-au-Price yesterday, as protests and looting over soaring food prices paralysed the Haitian capital.

The death toll from Tropical storm Noel rose to 81 today as it headed for the Bahamas amid fears it may reach hurricane force.

Haitians voted in overwhelming numbers in an election aimed at restoring democracy in the impoverished nation, swamping officials who struggled to cope with the large turnout.

Haitian police arrested supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, launching the crackdown as the ousted leader flew back to the Caribbean on a private jet from exile in Africa.

HAITI descended into chaos yesterday hours after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the island nation as looters ransacked Port-au-Prince police stations, prisons were opened and residents of the capital ran for cover as gunfire crackled.

Faced with an armed rebellion and pressured by the US and France, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left his troubled Caribbean country yesterday, saying he wanted to avert bloodshed.

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Three Haitian policemen have been killed after six camouflaged men stormed a police academy and a jail, demanding loyalty to the country's disbanded army.