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A Dominican Republic tribunal has ordered the Washington Nationals to pay $40,000 in damages to a scout who was fired after signing a prospect who lied about his age.
Dozens of Dominicans wearing flip-flops and swim suits and carrying coolers and surfboards soaked in the sun outside Congress on Friday to protest a proposal they say will limit public access to beaches and rivers.
Crews battling rough, remote terrain hope to remove the bodies of 11 military personnel Saturday, a day after their U.N. surveillance plane slammed into a mountain in Haiti, killing everyone on board.
The leaders of Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed Thursday to cooperate in a campaign aimed at eradicating the last vestiges of malaria from the islands of the Caribbean by 2020.
Legislators in the Dominican Republic are debating whether to allow residents access rights to private property so they can reach beaches, rivers and lakes.
A Dominican official says an alleged Colombian cocaine trafficker arrested in the Dominican Republic has been extradited to the United States.
Police raiding a Dominican Republic farm allegedly owned by a drug fugitive found a menagerie of exotic animals including ostriches and a wild boar.
The remnants of Hurricane Bill moved out into the Atlantic, forecasters said Monday, a day after the storm's powerful winds churned up waves that were blamed in the deaths of at least two people on the East Coast.
The first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season was gaining strength far off in the ocean Monday, while weaker storms threatened the Dominican Republic and Haiti with heavy rains and drenched the Florida Panhandle.
Royals right fielder Jose Guillen was not on hand for Kansas City's game against Tampa Bay on Friday night because he was late getting back from the Dominican Republic.
Elio Rojas of the Dominican Republic has become the new WBC featherweight champion with a unanimous decision over Takahiro Aoh of Japan.
Federal authorities say a boat captain from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to smuggling illegal immigrants.
Juan Uribe has been placed on the bereavement list by the San Francisco Giants so the infielder can be in his native Dominican Republic to visit his ailing grandfather.
Chile confirmed its first two cases of swine flu Sunday in two women who arrived from the Dominican Republic.
Angry demonstrators hurled stones and tore down a sign at the Dominican Republic's embassy in Haiti on Friday to protest the decapitation of a Haitian in Santo Domingo.
The Dominican Republic is considering a ban on unusual monikers following an increase in the number of names based on car brands, intimate body parts and other things. The names range from the bizarre — "Dear Pineapple", "Iloveyou Lover" — to the commercial — "Mazda Altagracia" and "Toshiba Fidelina."
Egypt's top archaeologist made his version of a sales pitch Sunday, presenting 22 coins, 10 mummies, and a fragment of a mask with a cleft chin as evidence that the discovery of the lost tomb of Mark Antony and Cleopatra is at hand.
Environmental officers in the Dominican Republic said Friday they are investigating who may be responsible for the death of a manatee that was tied to a tree along the coast.
A Canadian father-and-son team that operates real estate businesses in the Dominican Republic defrauded hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada who invested some $170 million in luxury vacation properties, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
Stunned twice by a pesky Netherlands team, the Dominican Republic is done at the World Baseball Classic.
Once the Dominican Republic broke out of its slump, Miguel Olivo and his teammates showed why they were one of the favorites coming into the World Baseball Classic.
Miguel Olivo homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Dominican Republic rebounded from a startling loss at the World Baseball Classic by beating Panama 9-0 in an elimination game Sunday.
Missing an injured Alex Rodriguez and several other stars, the Dominican Republic flopped at the plate Saturday and was upset by the Netherlands 3-2 in their World Baseball Classic opener.
Without Alex Rodriguez, the Dominican Republic's lineup had little pop Thursday.
Dominican president demands more pressure on HondurasDominican President Leonel Fernandez urged the international community on Wednesday to push harder on the de facto Honduran government, news reports from the Dominican capital Santo Domingo said.
N.Y. man pleads not guilty in skyscraper slayingAn elevator operator pleaded not guilty Monday in the death of a cleaning worker whose body was found stuffed in a skyscraper's air conditioning shaft.
Sloth and Primate Fossils Found in Underwater Cave - Yahoo! Newsones from several Caribbean sloths and a primate skull, possibly from an extinct monkey, have been discovered in a prehistoric water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, scientists reported today.
Earlier this month the Yankees signed 16-year-old shortstop Damian Arredondo of the Dominican Republic for $850,000, but the deal has been voided because ... well, it turns out that he's not a 16-year-old or even named Damian Arredondo.
TheStar.com | Insight | U.S. role in coups: Sinister no more?How the Honduras coup may show that US intervention in Latin America maybe a thing of the past
When baseball in the Dominican Republic is mentioned, stories of kids using milk bottles for gloves, shady dealings with Buscones and unscrupulous scouts, and the spectre of easily-available PEDs are often soon to follow.
Protect Reproductive Rights in the Dominican RepublicFor the past few weeks, the national Congress of the Dominican Republic has been reviewing a controversial bill that would amend the Constitution and define the right to life "from conception to death." On April 21, 2009, Article 30, was approved by the executive branch unde …
Fidel Castro: The Secret SummitNeither represented nor excommunicated, only today could I learn what was discussed at the Summit of Port of Spain. They led us all to entertain hopes that the meeting would not be secret, but those running the show deprived us of such an interesting intellectual exercise.
Don't call him Dummy: Judge fights odd namesA judge in the Dominican Republic says names like "Dear Pineapple" should be a no-no in a country where many parents model their children's identities after car brands and cartoon characters.
11 nations launch naval exercises off Fla.Navies from the United States and 10 other countries on Monday launched two weeks of war exercises off Florida\\\'s Atlantic coast that will include training in combating piracy and drug smuggling.
Mysterious Cleopatra has 21st-century defenderToday, I met Cleopatra's lawyer. Well, not her lawyer but someone who is determined to defend the legendary queen against centuries of bad publicity.
Pentagon: Surplus military items sent to friendly nations could fall into wrong hands.In a report released last week, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense warned that controls over surplus military items provided to friendly nations are not effective enough to be certain these items are not falling into the wrong hands.
Alex Rodriguez's admission at his afternoon press conference that he was injected with the Dominican Republic street steroid, "Bolee", a drug obtained, transported into the United States, and administered by Rodriguez's as of now unnamed cousin may bring about legal ramifications …
Rush Limbaugh, sex tourist?What was Rush doing in the Dominican Republic? Why was he returning from a country known for its thriving sex trade, with a bottle of Viagra that didn't have his name on it?
Saying 'I do' in an exotic locale can save doughCameron Bradley had always dreamed of a big church wedding with� hundreds of guests. But when her fiance's salary was cut, they threw out tradition and opted for a "destination" wedding in Costa Rica. And they're not alone.
From jungle hut, Castro led final push to powerBefore he was Cuba's "Maximum Leader," Fidel Castro was a guerrilla warrior who slept in a hut made of sticks and palm leafs, with a hole-in-the-ground outhouse at the bottom of a hill.
Mets pitcher released from Dominican jailNew York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos was released from jail Wednesday following a car crash that killed two women.
Trouble with Spanish? Constituents Weigh In"How are you going to tell me that a guy who has a lot of people working for him who speak both Spanish and English couldn't understand what he had to do?"
Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for GulfPowerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually strike.
Major damage reported outside of New OrleansA still-largely deserted New Orleans was spared major damage from Hurricane Gustav, but other parts of Cajun country were not as lucky.
Gustav turns New Orleans into ghost townNew Orleans and other Louisiana coastal areas increasingly took on the eeriness of ghost towns Sunday as residents heeded a mandatory evacuation order ahead of a speedier Hurricane Gustav.
Gulf Coast readies for Gustav after Jamaica hitThe spinning core of Gustav was expected to move back over open water Friday, a day after bearing down on southern Jamaica.
Louisiana declares emergency as Gustav nearsGulf coast residents keep a close watch on Gustav as the third anniversary of Katrina approaches.
Nervous Gulf Coast watches brewing GustavGulf coast residents keep a close watch on Hurricane Gustav as the third anniversary of Katrina approaches.
Hurricane Gustav hits Haiti, drives up oil pricesExperts warn Gulf of Mexico's coast likely will be hit by 'destructive' storm within days.
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