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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said during a visit here on Monday that American judicial authorities were looking into prosecuting the former Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, on corruption charges. […]

A day after armed rebel leaders swept into Haiti's capital in triumph, the Bush administration declared Tuesday that the paramilitaries would not play a role in the country's political reconstruction […]

Jean-Bertrand Aristide's hold on the presidency of Haiti shattered Saturday night when he made a last-minute plea to the American ambassador that set off late-night phone calls to Washington, officials […]

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell distanced himself Thursday from Haiti's president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, saying the embattled leader needs to make a 'careful examination' of whether he should step down. […]

France called Wednesday for the immediate formation of a United Nations-backed security force to go to Haiti and stabilize the country, which is in the third week of a rebel […]

As Haiti's rebellion spread, the Bush administration took a more active role Thursday in trying to broker a political settlement, and urged Americans to leave the country. The administration's shift […]

The Bush administration on Tuesday ruled out sending American troops or police to quell the political violence in Haiti, while Canada and France said they would deploy their police only […]

As the Haitian crisis deepens, with violence flaring and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide locked in an impasse with his opponents, the Bush administration has placed itself in the unusual position of […]

WASHINGTON _ Seven months after he stepped down as Haiti's first elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide has unleashed a torrent of criticism against the government of Rene Preval _ strongly signaling [...]

UNITED NATIONS _ With his chances for a scheduled homecoming vanishing by the hour, exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide urged the world community Thursday to seal off his nation with [...]

WASHINGTON _ Does Haiti need a little tough love? With the United Nations removing its 1,200 peacekeeping troops by week's end, the hemisphere's most hard-luck nation is bracing for a […]

WASHINGTON _ In an action dramatizing the fragility of Haiti's young democracy, the Clinton administration moved swiftly and secretly Friday to purge armed criminals from the presidential palace and shield […]

He is a man of paradoxes _ beloved by Haiti's masses, but feared or loathed by the country's monied elite. He is diminutive and soft-spoken, yet his words generate grand […]

WASHINGTON _ It would have been a dramatic homecoming: Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, his staff, the press and scores of refugee countrymen sailing into Port-au-Prince harbor to usher in the […]

WASHINGTON _ So much can happen in three years. Governments can rise and fall. Promises can be made and broken. Anger can fester or fade. A man can change. In […]

WASHINGTON _ While publicly saying it will not tolerate continuing repression by Haiti's armed forces, the Clinton administration on Wednesday privately pushed another strategy: patience. With each passing day, American […]

WASHINGTON _ Three days after he won United Nations approval to forcibly oust Haiti's military rulers, President Clinton said Wednesday it would be 'premature' for Congress to debate possible military […]

UNITED NATIONS _ The United Nations is preparing to give the United States a green light to lead a multilateral invasion to restore Haiti's elected government, a senior U.N. official […]

The U.S. government has shut down the processing of Haitian boat people aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, anchored off Jamaica, as a prelude to opening safe haven camps for […]

WASHINGTON _ In a dramatic policy shift, the Clinton administration announced Tuesday that it will no longer grant Haitian boat people political refuge in the United States but instead offer […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ Turning up the heat on Haiti's military government, Washington has sent added intelligence agents to Haiti and will deploy troops and helicopters to the neighboring Dominican Republic […]

WASHINGTON _ The United States is displaying fresh resolve to enforce its economic blockade of Haiti with military and diplomatic action. A Panamanian-registered cargo ship bound for Haiti, the Leonese, […]

WASHINGTON _ In what could be Clinton administration's last chance to avoid military intervention, a worldwide embargo against Haiti went into effect Saturday night, barring virtually all trade with the […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ Although the worldwide embargo against Haiti was tightened Sunday, there is still no plan to plug its biggest leak: Haiti's 300-mile border with the Dominican Republic. Millions […]

Defying Clinton administration pressure and threats, renegade members of Haiti's parliament appointed a provisional president Wednesday to replace the exiled Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Army troops fired off a 21-gun salute for […]

WASHINGTON _ Bowing to strong domestic pressure to ease his stance toward Haitian refugees, President Clinton will announce a major policy shift Sunday to grant all boat people fleeing the […]

WASHINGTON _ Exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide prepared to travel to Europe this weekend, leaving talks with Haitian politicians at an impasse Thursday and an international community fumbling for ways […]

MIAMI _ Congressional black leaders on Saturday seized on the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to blast U.S. treatment of Haitian refugees and threatened to turn up […]

MIAMI _ As Haiti's military leaders spurned a conference on democracy that opened Friday in Miami, aides to ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide urged his followers and international allies to show […]

WASHINGTON _ President Clinton has vowed to 'reassess' the U.S. approach to Haiti and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, amid signs of growing estrangement between Washington and the Haitian leader. Clinton, […]

WASHINGTON _ Clinton administration officials are increasingly concerned that their get-tough strategy toward the Haitian military may be backfiring _ punishing the wrong people while failing to induce a negotiated […]

WASHINGTON _ At a time when human rights monitors charged the Haitian military was terrorizing its people last year, a senior CIA analyst visited the country and reported 'there is […]

WASHINGTON _ Haitian Prime Minister Robert Malval canceled plans Wednesday for a reconciliation conference in his deeply polarized nation, saying he did not receive the support he needed to pull […]

WASHINGTON _ Depending on whom you believe, the president of Haiti waits out his exile in monk-like seclusion, reading the Bible late into the night and denying himself the simple […]

WASHINGTON _ As a political compromise to return exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power expires Saturday without progress, Clinton administration officials pondering their next step have come upon an […]

(Updates with Clinton comments, other new material) (HAS TRIMS) By Christopher Marquis and Paul Anderson Knight-Ridder Newspapers UNITED NATIONS _ Exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, his chances for a scheduled […]

WASHINGTON _ Exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide dropped his carefully guarded reserve Friday to angrily deny charges he has ever suffered or been treated for mental illness. In a statement […]

WASHINGTON _ The Treasury Department has blocked the U.S. assets of 41 people and 34 organizations identified as 'obstructing the restoration of democracy in Haiti' or contributing to its general […]

WASHINGTON _ Does the United States have a national interest in events in Haiti? As Congress tussles with President Clinton over who has the ultimate authority to deploy troops to […]

MIAMI _ The Clinton administration clashed Wednesday with aides to Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide who accused the White House of pressuring them to make concessions to Haiti's military rulers by […]

WASHINGTON _ Ratcheting up the economic pressure against Haiti's military rulers, the Clinton administration said Tuesday it will broaden current sanctions against Haiti to include a total ban on U.S. […]

WASHINGTON _ The United States will begin sending about 600 military trainers and engineers to Haiti Thursday as part of a United Nations-backed plan to stabilize the country and restore […]

WASHINGTON _ In defiance of Haiti's new civilian leadership, Port-au-Prince police chief Col. Michel Francois is directing hit squads against followers of the country's ousted president and refuses to be […]

WASHINGTON _ Moving to reverse nearly two years of deepening isolation and misery in Haiti, the international community on Thursday began to lift economic sanctions against the island nation and […]