Sean Penn discusses his new film, “This Must Be the Place,” by Paolo Sorrentino, and his relief work in Haiti.

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A Word With: Sean Penn: Sean Penn, at Sundance, on Haiti and Paolo Sorrentino Film

JACMEL, HAITI — A couple of rumpled aid workers were sucking down a Sunday morning beer at the Hotel Florita here when the minister of tourism rolled to the curb, followed by the interior minister with body guards toting AR-15s, and then the star of the show, New York fashion designer Donna Karan of DKNY. Read full article > >

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Haiti dreams of tourism revival

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — For a once notorious dictator facing charges of crimes against humanity, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier is living a nice life here after his sudden return from exile a year ago. Read full article > >

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In Haiti, the former dictator Duvalier thrives

Gambling everything, thousands of Haitians have made their way to small towns in the Brazilian Amazon over the past year in a desperate search for work.

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Brazil’s Boom Absorbs Haiti’s Poor, For Now

Seeing an opportunity to fix the structural problems that have kept Haiti stuck in poverty, planners are trying to revive the country’s desiccated, disused farmland.

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In Countryside, Stricken Haiti Seeks Both Food and Rebirth

At least 38 migrants from Haiti are found dead after their boat sank just off the eastern tip of Cuba, government officials in Havana say.

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Haitian migrants killed off Cuba

Several thousand Haitians take part in a protest demanding compensation from the UN, who they accuse of triggering a cholera outbreak.

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Haiti protest for cholera pay-out

Haitian President Michel Martelly says a commission will study plans for the restoration of the army, which was disbanded 16 years ago.

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Haiti’s leader unveils army plan

Haitian President Michel Martelly says a commission will study plans for the restoration of the army, which was disbanded 16 years ago.

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Haiti’s leader unveils army plan

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration now has five commando-style squads it has been quietly deploying to Western Hemisphere nations that are battling drug cartels.

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U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Expands War on Drugs

For all its quirks, the trial of 13 police officers on charges of murder, attempted murder or other crimes stemming from a prison massacre last year is remarkable given Haiti’s history.

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Trial of Officers in Haitian Prison Massacre Is Test of System

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to withdraw about 3,000 troops and police from its mission in Haiti.

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UN to cut Haiti peacekeeper force

Brazil plans to start withdrawing its troops from the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, the defence minister says.

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Brazil eyes Haiti troop pull-out

The head of Oxfam’s operations in Haiti resigns amid an inquiry into allegations of misconduct by staff of the UK charity.

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Oxfam’s director in Haiti resigns

A 55-year-old man who was fatally shot by D.C. police Tuesday after an hours-long standoff at his Northwest Washington home had a history of erratic behavior, his neighbors said. Jean E. Louis, who lived in the 1600 block of Irving Street, allegedly stabbed an officer in the arm with a sharpened screwdriver about 1:30 p.m. and then barricaded himself in his Mount Pleasant apartment as police tried to persuade him to surrender. Louis, a Haitian immigrant whose occasional ranting unnerved some neighbors, was shot to death about 5:30 p.m. by officers who said Louis lunged at them with screwdrivers as they tried to enter the apartment to arrest him. Police said Wednesday that the shooting remained under investigation. Read full article > >

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Man killed in standoff had history of erratic behavior, neighbors say