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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s prime minister is warning that the Dominican Republic is creating a humanitarian crisis with its crackdown on migrants. Prime Minister Evans Paul said Thursday that more than 14,000 people have crossed the border into Haiti in less than a week. He called it a “massive” amount …

BAGHDAD – Officials say attacks inside and around Baghdad have killed at least seven people. A police officer says drive-by shooters killed a pro-government Sunni tribal sheikh along with his three guards in the town of Tarmiyah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad. Another officer said three civilians were …

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican isn’t ruling out that Pope Francis might chew coca leaves — or at least sip tea made from them — to fend off altitude sickness when he arrives in Bolivia next week. Francis embarks on a South American tour Sunday that will take him to …