Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The 24-hour occupation by former Haitian military officers of two buildings in northern Haiti ended without bloodshed, Radio Metropole reported Thursday from the capital Port-au-Prince.

The approximately 200 men occupied a former prison in Cap Haitien and a military barracks in the city of Ouanaminthe on the Hatian-Dominican Republic border on Wednesday. The officers were demanding the reinstatement of the army that was dissolved in 1995 by ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and were demanding 14 years of back pay.

It was not immediately known what ended the protest or whether any concessions were granted to the former soldiers.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - A group of about 50 former officers occupied a former prison in northern Haiti, the UN stabilization force Minustah said.

The prison in Cap Haitien was seized after protests in the city Ouanaminthe, located on the border with the Dominican Republic, Minustah commander Neris Mauro Corbo of Uruguay told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa Tuesday.

The reason for the mutiny was not known at this point, General Corbo said, adding that the uprising had been peaceful until now.

Minustah was working on establishing a dialogue between the opposing parties.

Haiti's army was disbanded in 1995 after a military coup.

Port-au-Prince - The lower house of Haiti's Parliament on Thursday backed the nomination by President Rene Preval that would put a woman into the office of prime minister. 

Port-au-Prince - Hundreds of protestors in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince demanded the return of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. 

Port-au-Prince, Haiti