At least 50 people are dead, mostly children, and an unknown amount injured and trapped after a three-story school collapsed near the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. So far, rescuers have rescued at least 75 people, who have been taken to a local hospital, some in serious condition. School was in session, which left dozens more trapped, and officials say the death toll is likely to climb. Five houses surrounding the school were also severely damaged or destroyed as a result of the collapse.

Businesses in the Haitian capital reopened Monday after days of riots sparked by rising food and fuel prices. Haiti's president has announced a series of emergency aid measures in the wake of the crisis, which led to the ouster of his prime minister.

Leaders in Haiti are looking for a new prime minister as the Caribbean nation tries to recover from a week of deadly food riots.

Congenital syphilis is a major preventable public health problem in many developing countries, frequently causing stillbirths or neonatal death and disabling children who survive. Often undiagnosed or untreated, syphilis is passed from mother to child - even when mothers take part in prenatal programs to prevent the spread of HIV.

U.S. Coast Guard officials say a boat carrying more than 100 Haitian migrants has capsized near the Turks and Caicos islands, killing at least 20 people. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that Coast Guard officials are assisting in search and rescue operations.

A sailboat packed with up to 150 Haitian migrants capsized while it was being towed by a police vessel from the Turks and Caicos on Thursday, and the US Coast Guard said 20 people had died while another 58 are missing.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged continued U.S. political and economic support for Haiti at a meeting Wednesday with the impoverished Caribbean country's prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis. Mr. Alexis reported progress in curbing violence in Haiti. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

About 100 Haitian migrants have come ashore near Hallendale Beach north of Miami in the southern U.S. state of Florida. At least one migrant died while trying to cross the treacherous Florida Straits. Some migrants swam to shore, while others jumped out onto the beach after their broken-down, 10-meter sailboat landed.