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Earthquake survivor and violinist plans return to Haiti

Romel Joseph did not expect to survive the earthquake that ripped through his Port-au-Prince music school, killing his pregnant wife and trapping him under the rubble two months ago.
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI

Church to spend $1.57 million on relief programs for Haiti

Following the Jan. 12 earthquake, the Archdiocese of Miami announced plans to spend $1.57 million for Haitians in Haiti and in South Florida.
2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive

Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since Haiti's devastating earthquake - and with torrential rains expected any day, authorities are not even close to providing the shelters they promised.
Haiti judge: New charge for US missionary leader

The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge.
Archdiocese of Miami outlines $1.57M Haiti relief plan

The Archdiocese of Miami says it will spend $1.57 million for ongoing relief in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, including medical support, church rebuilding and assistance to new Haitian immigrants in South Florida.
Released aid workers in Haiti are Czech, Belgian

An official says two European aid workers kidnapped in Haiti and later released were from the Czech Republic and Belgium.
Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers

Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday.
WOMEN IN HAITI

Heed their voices, let them lead

With the commemoration of International Women's Day on Monday, the world's attention focused on women's trials, tribulations and triumphs. It is well documented that when times are hard, women and children fare worse than men.
We'll continue to help, Obama promises Haiti President René Préval

President Barack Obama welcomed Haitian President René Préval to the White House Wednesday, pledging that as it rebuilds, the earthquake-wracked country ``will continue to have a steady and reliable partner in the United States of America.''
U.S. hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti

The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home.
Haiti's president heads to Washington to talk aid

Haitian President Rene Preval is heading to the U.S. to discuss what is needed to rebuild his shattered country.
9th US missionary freed in Haiti, returns home

A U.S. missionary held for more than a month in Haiti on kidnapping charges flew back to the United States after being released from prison, while the leader of her Baptist group remained in custody.
U.S. troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti

U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending even as the city is still mired in misery and vulnerable to unrest.
Agencies give shelter to half of Haiti's homeless

Aid agencies say they have delivered emergency shelter to half of the 1.3 million people in need following the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.
US troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti

U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international is ending even as the city is still mired in misery and vulnerable to unrest.
HAITI

Haitian leader focusing on nation's biggest needs

Two months after an earthquake killed hundreds of thousands, Haitian President René Préval arrives in the U.S. to ask for aid and coordination.
US missionaries get another weekend in Haiti jail

Two U.S. missionaries are spending another weekend in a Haitian jail.
Billions for Haiti, a criticism for every dollar

The world's bill for the Haitian earthquake is large and growing - now $2.2 billion - and so is the criticism about how the money is being spent.
UN envoy: Haiti should hold presidential election

Haitians must proceed with their presidential election this year despite the burden of earthquake damage, the top United Nations official in the country said Thursday.
Signs of life and love emerge in devastated Haiti

Their home is a pile of rubble, their church in ruins and their honeymoon suite a tent shared with eight relatives.