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6 bodies found near Haiti bus accident 08:51 AM EST

Searchers in Haiti found the bodies of six people believed to have been aboard a bus that overturned in a surging river following Tropical Storm Fay, raising the country's total death toll from the storm to 16, officials said Tuesday.

Kidnapped 12-year-old boy found dead in Haiti 08:46 AM EST

U.N. police say a kidnapped 12-year-old boy has been killed in Haiti after his parents could not pay a ransom. U.N. mission spokeswoman Sophie Boutaud de la Combe said the boy's body was found Saturday, four days after he was abducted in the southeastern town of Grande Ravine.

More than 30 missing in Haiti 03:01 AM EST

Authorities were still searching Tuesday for more than 30 people who were missing in Haiti after the pounding by Tropical Storm Fay, which killed at least 10 people there and was blamed for another five deaths in the neighboring Dominican Republic.

Haiti PM's future on hold 02:43 AM EST

The political fate of Haiti's newly ratified prime minister, Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, was put on hold Tuesday after the president of the lower house of parliament was forced to postpone Phase 2 of her ratification vote.

Bickering over political spoils keeps Haitians in limbo 11:48 AM EST

Bickering over political spoils keeps Haiti, Haitians in limbo When it comes to the political fate of Haiti's newly ratified prime minister, the only thing everyone agrees on is this: No one is sure how things will end up.

Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain 08:51 AM EST

Tropical Storm Fay pounded Cuba with torrential rain and wind Monday, prompting authorities to evacuate dozens of low-lying communities, cancel carnival celebrations in a central of province and warn of flooding.

Pierre-Louis' task in Haiti: to revive a wounded nation 03:01 AM EST

If there is a metaphor that describes the challenges facing Haiti's newly ratified Prime Minister Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, look no further than the Port-au-Prince neighborhood that once served as home to American dance icon Katherine Dunham.

Jamaica to build solar energy plant, ease costs 05:17 PM EST

Jamaica plans to build a solar energy plant in the island's southeast to help reduce its annual $3.7 billion energy bill. Energy Minister Clive Mullings says the plant is one of the government's top 12 projects.

Turks and Caicos premier to divorce U.S. actress 07:25 PM EST

The premier of the Turks and Caicos islands says he has separated from -- and will divorce -- his wife, U.S. actress LisaRaye McCoy-Misick.

Haiti's top prosecutor resigns following a week of drama 07:24 PM EST

A weekslong feud between two of Haiti's top lawmen ended this week with the abrupt resignation of Claudy Gassant, Port-au-Prince's district attorney. Gassant confirmed his resignation in an e-mail to The Miami Herald.