A wealthy businessman has become president of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government.
Thousands of protesters in Haiti have clashed with police as they denounce a surge in gang violence and demand that the government keep them safe.
Haitian police officers are demanding better protection and treatment a day after gunmen killed a Kenyan police officer who was part of a U.N.-backed mission tasked with fighting gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
The Federal Aviation Administration is prohibiting U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot two planes.
Haiti’s international airport was shut down after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince.
A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti has signed a decree firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille.
