March 17, 2017 Exxon Mobil applies for production license of oil in Guyana American oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has asked Guyana's government for a production license to let it start pumping oil from the seabed by late 2019, months earlier than expected.
March 17, 2017 North Korea threat looms over US envoy Tillerson's Asia trip On his first trip to Asia as top U.S. diplomat, Rex Tillerson wants to forge cooperation with Japan, South Korea and China against the nuclear threat from North Korea and demonstrate "America First" does not mean a U.S. diplomatic retreat from the volatile region.
March 17, 2017 Reports: Audi headquarters searched in emissions probe German media report that authorities are searching offices of Audi in connection with an investigation into the luxury automaker's parent company Volkswagen's cheating on diesel emissions tests.
March 17, 2017 Former middleweight boxing champ Rodrigo Valdes dies A Colombian official says former world middleweight boxing champion Rodrigo Valdes has died.
March 17, 2017 China premier calls for return to talks on Korean nukes Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for all parties to return to talks amid rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs.
March 17, 2017 US: Colombia coca production surges to record levels Coca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of U.S. eradication efforts.
March 17, 2017 In Colombia, chaotic capital gets lesson in 'coexistence' Colombians are getting a lesson in manners in the form of a strict 120-page civil code, and nowhere is it causing more angst than in the country's frenetic capital where jugglers and soda vendors snake through traffic, party buses throb into the night and street chaos reigns.
March 17, 2017 Corrupt firm paid part of Colombia president's campaign The former campaign manager for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is acknowledging for the first time that a scandal-tarred Brazilian construction company illegally paid costs related to the Nobel Peace Prize winner's 2010 campaign.
March 17, 2017 Chile Pacific Trade meeting seeks new path after failed TPP Representatives from countries that signed the failed Trans-Pacific Partnership are meeting in Chile to emphasize common economic interests and discuss a possible new regional trade deal.