Haiti's minister of culture and communication announced Wednesday that national Carnival celebrations will be canceled in the wake of violent protests that paralyzed the country for more than 10 days.

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People walk in the street where a power line electrocuted a performer riding on top a musical group’s float during a carnival parade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. […] People walk ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 20 people on a packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line. Another 46 people were injured. The ...

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The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions, sparking a gun battle that left two servicemen ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed and 78 injured early on Tuesday when a singer on a Carnival float hit an overhead power line in Port-au-Prince, setting off a stampede by ...