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'If you don't kill the criminals, they will all come back' - Haitian police
Police asking citizens to take justice into their own hands against gang leaders who escaped from a quake damaged prison.
Tourism vital to Haiti's wrecked economy
The Independent's Simon Calder says it's not too soon for cruise ships to return to the benighted nation.
Violence fears rise as Haiti gang leaders fill police void
Influential gang leaders who escaped from a heavily damaged prison during the Haiti's killer earthquake are starting to wreak havoc across Port-au Prince.
Search on for more survivors after four found alive
Amid the devastation, spirits in Haiti are lifted as remarkable stories of successful rescues continue to emerge.
Haiti: NZ mum coming to terms with loss
The New Zealand mother who lost a husband and two daughters in the Haitian earthquake is "getting through hour by hour", say family members.
Emotional reunion for Kiwi survivors of Haiti
The Kiwi survivors of the Haiti earthquake have been reunited with family in Miami.
NZ teacher safe after Haiti quake
An Auckland teacher feared missing in the Haiti earthquake is alive and safe, his family said today.
<i>Patrick Cockburn:</i> Haiti destabilised before quake
The US-run aid effort for Haiti is looking chillingly similar to the criminally slow reaction to Hurricane Katrina, writes Patrick Cockburn.
NZ mum mourns husband, two girls
As doctors tend to her injured toddler, a Kiwi mother is grappling with the loss of her husband and two eldest daughters in the Haitian quake.
Anxious family wait to hear from NZ teacher in Haiti
An Auckland teacher who was travelling to Haiti this week has not been heard from since the island nation's devastating earthquake.
Haiti quake family had 'always helped others'
Grieving relatives of the three NZ-Haitian family members killed in the Haiti earthquake say the family had always worked to help others.
Bodies of two NZ girls and father found in Haiti
The bodies of Emmanuel Rejouis and his New Zealand-born daughters Kofie-Jade and Zenzie have been found in the rubble of a quake-hit hotel in Haiti.
Brad Pitt, Jolie donate $1m to Haiti quake relief
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million ($NZ1.3 million) to help the earthquake victims on the Caribbean island of Haiti.
Haiti: 50,000 dead, US pledges $135m
Tens of thousands of people are feared dead and millions are in need of emergency assistance after Haiti's catastrophic earthquake.
NZ mother, daughter safe after quake escape
A NZ-born mother and her injured daughter, 2, were safe in the Dominican Republic last night after escaping earthquake-shattered Haiti.
NZ woman and daughter evacuated from Haiti
An NZ woman and her daughter have been evacuated from Haiti tonight. Two other children from the family remain unaccounted for.
Latest updates: Haitian quake
Latest news on the devastating quake in Haiti which has killed thousands and left about a third of the Caribbean island's residents needing aid.
Haiti quake: NZ girl found alive but father dead
A New Zealand girl has been found alive but her father has died in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in quake-hit Haiti.
Haiti quake: How to donate and country facts
How to donate to the Haiti relief appeals, facts about Haiti
Melbourne cooling after hottest night in 100 years
Australia is cooling down after another day of deadly heat with temperatures in three states soaring into the 40s, including record highs in Melbourne.
Cyclone forces midnight escape
In the third of our series, Alanah May Eriksen recalls her family's flight from a storm-battered camping ground.
Melbourne braces for a scorcher
Victoria has declared a Code Red fire warning in the Wimmera region today, ahead of an expected scorcher.