I grew up in Malawi with Sunday school teachers who treated anything linked to “voodoo” as danger in capital letters.

Vodou is Haiti’s ancestral spiritual tradition, developed by enslaved Africans and shaped by a mixture of African religions ...

Haiti is making its second appearance ever at the World Cup, and the team's first since 1974. The squad is built around players competing across France, the United States and various Caribbean leagues ...

The company’s run at New York City Center features premieres that struggle to distinguish themselves, especially relative to its founder’s still-riveting classics.

Members of Haiti’s anti-gang units get training in Port-au-Prince from the French National Police’s Recherche, Assistance, Intervention and Dissuasion elite unit. Courtesy of the French embassy in ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched Operation Catahoula Crunch, an immigration enforcement sweep, in New Orleans on Dec. 3. Since the operation's launch, Immigration and Customs ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A makeshift “voodoo doll” depicting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was found in Uptown New Orleans near Magazine Street, according to Louisiana Attorney General ...

FILE - Andre "Dadou" Pasquet, left, sings and plays guitar with the Magnum compas band during a practice session in North Miami, Fla. Thursday, May 8, 2008. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Compas, a beloved ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list on Wednesday. The syncopated rhythm, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Andre "Dadou" Pasquet, left, sings and plays guitar with the Magnum compas band during a practice session in North Miami, ...