Haiti's government has requested help from the United Nations to conduct an international investigation into the killing last month of president Jovenel Moise, the country's embassy in the Dominican Republic said on Thursday.

Haiti requested the aid in a letter dated Aug 3 addressed to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, the embassy in the neighbouring country said in a statement. Specifically, Haiti called for an "international commission of inquiry" to be formed, along with a special court to prosecute the suspects...