Haitian President René Préval said Sunday that the number of deaths caused by the earthquake of 12 January this year would reach 300,000. "More than 200,000 bodies have been recovered, with those in the rubble, the figure could reach 300,000", he...

The France will send its emergency aid to Haiti, which was hit by a major earthquake, said Wednesday the French government. The French authorities will send Wednesday two aircraft, one that leaves from Fort-de-France, capital of the department of...

While relief efforts have started Thursday in the stricken city of Port-au-Prince, the number of victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti remains difficult to estimate. In the streets of the capital severely damaged, some survivors have taken...

A strong aftershocks struck Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, at 6:03 local time (11:03 GMT) early Wednesday. The earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale had an epicenter located about 60 km west of capital and low depth of 9.9 kilometers,...

The Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Celso Amorim, on Thursday denied any serious discrepancy between his country and the United States over control of security in Haiti. "Asking questions about a showdown between Brazil and the United States is...

The United Nations announced Friday it had signed an agreement with Haiti the United States providing for a share of humanitarian work and responsibilities in the country. "The United States will be responsible for distribution of humanitarian...

Ten members of a group of U.S. charities have been arrested by the Haitian police for trying to steal the children of Haiti, said Haitian authorities. The suspects, including five women, holders of U.S. passports, were arrested last Friday while trying...

The Government of the People's Republic of China Monday delivered 25 tonnes of medical aid, including several types of drugs anti-epidemic in Haiti, a country rocked by a strong earthquake last January 12. Wang Shuping, Representative Office for the...

The Chinese medical team, after providing assistance to affected regions of Haiti, returned from the international airport in Port au Prince, by a special flight of Air China, at 14:30 February 8, local time. This team is composed of 40 Chinese medical...

Haitians in the largest camp home countries established after the earthquake are being vaccinated by employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from seven countries. More and more Haitians flock to the camp called Trail, located...