Haitians fed up with gang violence take to the streets

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Thousands of people took to the streets of Haiti's gang-ridden capital Wednesday to denounce rampant crime and danger, as the gangs step up attacks. Starting early in the morning, Haitians set up barricades, blocking roads, snarling traffic and prompting shops and schools to close as Port-au-Prince was largely paralyzed. Demonstrators marched on offices of the transitional governing body -- Haiti has no elected president or congress -- but were dispersed by the polic...