March 17, 2017 Colombia vice president quits amid talk of presidential run Colombian Vice President German Vargas Lleras has offered his resignation amid speculation he'll seek the country's top office in next year's election.
March 17, 2017 Iraq says half of western Mosul retaken from Islamic State Iraq says it has driven the Islamic State group out of more than half of western Mosul nearly a month after launching an operation to seize the remainder of the city from the extremists.
March 17, 2017 Bank of England keeps rates low amid Brexit uncertainty The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate at a record-low 0.25 percent to avoid slowing economic growth as Britain prepares to leave the European Union.
March 17, 2017 Tillerson says Asia allies 'critical' for addressing NKorea Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says cooperation with allies Japan and South Korea is "critical" to addressing the threat from North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
March 17, 2017 Trump's planned reduction in refugees may hit Myanmar worst Tin, her husband and five children have cleared years of refugee hurdles to come to the U.S.: blood tests, interviews, DNA and fingerprints, background checks.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Tillerson calls on NKorea to quit nuke program The Latest on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's Asian tour (all times local): 3:30 a.m.
March 17, 2017 Brazilians demonstrate, strike to protest pension changes A transport strike snarled traffic in Brazil's biggest city and demonstrators broke into the Finance Ministry in the capital Wednesday as people protested across the country against proposed changes to work rules and pensions.
March 17, 2017 For Spanish drug mules caught in Peru, a long journey home Patricia Calvino has marked every day spent in a Peruvian prison on drug charges since 2013 with a cross through a calendar, a sobering reminder of how long she has spent away from her daughter in Spain.
March 17, 2017 Nissan design chief Albaisa inspired by Cuban, Japan roots Alfonso Albaisa draws upon the cultures of Japan, America and Cuba in concocting car designs with a flair that once was lacking at Japanese automakers, critics say, but is becoming evident as they globalize.
March 17, 2017 US to launch competition for projects to end modern slavery The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Washington will launch a competition in the coming weeks to find projects that will reduce modern slavery, which by one estimate affects nearly 46 million people around the world.