Capsizing survivors flown back to Haiti

1: US officials: Fugitive isn’t hiding in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — A convicted murderer who is one of Canada’s most-wanted fugitives isn’t hiding in Iowa after all.

Federal prosecutors in Iowa on Monday dismissed an arrest warrant sought by Canadian authorities searching for Susan Fife, who has been on the run since 2007.

The warrant, signed by a federal magistrate Oct. 15, said the 55-yearold Fife was believed to be living in the area and “has been seen frequenting” the Catholic Worker House in Des Moines.

Kevin VanderSchel, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, said late Monday that investigators have since determined the woman living in Des Moines is not the fugitive.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — More than 100 somber and bandaged Haitian migrants who survived the capsizing of their overloaded sailboat off the coast of the Bahamas were repatriated Tuesday.

The 111 men, women and teenagers who were aboard the boat when it flipped over last week were flown home by the Bahamian government, along with other Haitian migrants detained in that Caribbean country in recent weeks. The Bahamas was sending 342 Haitians home on three flights over the course of the day.

Authorities say about 30 people died in the Nov. 25 accident but not all of their bodies have been recovered.

3: Couple’s adoption death case on hold

DOHA, Qatar — A court in Qatar trying an American couple charged with starving their adopted daughter to death on Tuesday adjourned the case until February.

Matthew and Grace Huang were jailed by Qatari authorities on murder charges in January following the death of their 8-year-old adopted daughter, Gloria.

A judge adjourned the case until Feb. 5, and asked the defense to submit a written brief. The reason for the delay was not immediately clear.

4: Thai protests ease ahead of holiday

BANGKOK — The political crisis that has shaken Thailand’s capital for more than a week eased suddenly Tuesday after the prime minister or- dered police to stop battling antigovernment protesters. The move was timed to coincide with celebrations of the king’s birthday later this week, a holiday that holds deep significance in the Southeast Asian nation.

In a sharp reversal in strategy that followed two days of increasingly fierce street fighting, riot police lowered their shields and walked away from heavily fortified positions around Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s office at Government House.