11.   Dominican authorities extended a hurricane warning to more than a third of the country to the east.

12.   Dominican authorities have helped recover dozens of the vehicles, she said.

13.   Dominican authorities were studying the request, the officials said.

14.   Dominican authorities have again arrested a doctor convicted in the United States of defrauding the government Medicare system of millions of dollars while practicing in New York.

15.   Four would-be illegal immigrants drowned and others were feared dead after their home-made boat capsized Tuesday between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Dominican authorities said.

16.   Haitians accuse Dominican authorities of discrimination and mistreatment.

17.   Human rights activists said Thursday that Dominican authorities have continued mass deportations of Haitian migrants despite assurances they are trying to improve the situation.

18.   Meanwhile, Dominican authorities have barred a second Boeing aircraft used by Alas Nacionales from carrying passengers until it passes a stringent test.

19.   Officials from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Puerto Plata at the invitation of Dominican authorities to help the crash probe.

20.   Safir was also seeking an extradition agreement with Dominican authorities.