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The Dominican Republic has extradited a fugitive multimillionaire to face the music in Britain - he was sentenced in absentia to seven years in jail for fraud.
Dominican officials are investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that left 17 people dead and another 20 or more missing off the Dominican Republic coast.
Rescuers scouring the white-capped waters off the Dominican Republic's coast have found 17 bodies and 13 survivors from a boat overloaded with migrants that capsized, say officials.
Conjoined toddler girls from the Dominican Republic have undergone separation surgery at a US hospital.
Dominican Republic Dominican police say a German man killed his wife, daughter and 3 pets before committing suicide.
The extent of Hurricane Irene's destruction has became clearer as the northeastern US states battled record flooding and the death toll climbed above 30.
Hurricane Irene could hit anywhere along the East Coast this weekend, leaving officials in the path of uncertainty to make a delicate decision.
A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene is on a track that could see it reach the US Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week.
A first case of cholera has been detected in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, say officials.
The Dominican Republic has closed most of its border with Haiti because of the outbreak of cholera in Haiti.
Hurricane Earl is building up strength, packing high winds and heavy seas, as it hits the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.
For Zoe Saldana, life has changed a lot since she played a tall, blue alien in the top-grossing film of all time, Avatar, but one thing remains constant: she is one tough cookie.
Hospitals on the Dominican Republic's border with Haiti are "overwhelmed" with quake victims, while crucial fuel supplies in Haiti are reaching critically low levels, the UN says.
Parliament's public enterprises committee has urged all state-owned enterprises such as the SABC and Eskom to help support relief efforts for Haiti.
Hospitals in the Dominican Republic are bracing to receive hundreds of Haitians injured in the devastating quake.
