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One year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, aid worker Ian Rodgers recounts his experiences and those of many Haitians as the country has struggled to get back on its feet.

A popular presidential candidate whose supporters took to the streets of Haiti to protest what they deemed a fraudulent election proposed Tuesday that a fresh round of voting take place.

After preliminary election results raised questions about cheating, protesters torched the headquarters of the government-backed presidential candidate.

Haitians entered election day hoping for the best. Within hours, ballot boxes were ripped to pieces, protesters were on the streets and nearly every presidential hopeful was united against the government.

Polls opened early Sunday in Haiti as voters struggling to overcome January's massive earthquake and a spreading cholera epidemic cast their ballots for president and other lawmakers on the fragile island nation.

Gunmen disrupted the final campaign rally in Haiti of a charismatic presidential contender, stoking tensions on the eve of Sunday's elections in a nation racked by cholera and political uncertainty.

Aid workers in Haiti say the government has done little to improve water and sanitation since a Jan. 12 quake, making a cholera epidemic wor ...

The United Nations is appealing for nearly $164 million for cholera relief in Haiti over the next six months. Aid agencies say the epidemic is worsening and they anticipate up to 200,000 people will show symptoms of cholera in the coming six months.

Hundreds have succumbed to the disease in a nation all too familiar with death and ill-equipped to deal with disaster. A mother cradled her limp 2-year-old boy, gently bouncing him on her knee as though she would lose him if she stopped.

A tropical storm has regained hurricane strength as it powers towards Haiti, threatening earthquake survivors.