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March 17, 2017

AP PHOTOS: Death Saint draws followers in Mexico

To followers, she's known as the Death Saint, the White Girl, the Skinny One, or just Sister — and a life-transforming answer to their prayers.

March 17, 2017

Dutch premier wants to turn tide of populism in election

The Dutch prime minister says that he wants the Netherlands to turn the tide of populism in this week's parliamentary election.

March 17, 2017

Duterte asks military to tell China vast sea area 'is ours'

The Philippine president has told the military to assert the country's ownership of a vast ocean region off its northeastern coast where Chinese survey ships were seen operating last year.

March 17, 2017

Syria's Assad says priority is capturing IS capital Raqqa

Syria's President Bashar Assad tells a Chinese TV station that his military's priority is to reach the Islamic State group's de-facto capital of Raqqa — toward which U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces are also advancing.

March 17, 2017

Pope prays for all mistreated youths after Guatemala blaze

Pope Francis has prayed for the 39 girls killed and others injured in the blaze that began in a Guatemalan youth shelter when mattresses were set alight in a protest by those living there.

March 17, 2017

Mexico mourns soccer-less weekend as referees hold strike

Mexican sports fans are mourning a weekend without soccer because referees refused to officiate at games in protest of the Mexican league's decision not to impose tougher punishments on two players who shoved officials.

March 17, 2017

Bus runs into crowd in Haiti, killing at least 34 people

Haitian rescue officials say a bus has plowed into a crowd in the city of Gonaives, killing at least 34 people.

March 17, 2017

Death toll in Guatemala children's shelter fire rises to 40

The death toll in a fire at a Guatemalan children's shelter has risen to 40 with the death of another girl due to burns.

March 17, 2017

Al-Qaida-linked group claims deadly attack in Syrian capital

An al-Qaida-linked group has claimed responsibility for twin blasts near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in the Syrian capital Damascus that killed at least 40 people.

March 17, 2017

Mexico OKs Trump trademarks for hotels and tourism industry

On Feb. 19, 2016, at a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, then-candidate Donald Trump gave a stump speech in which he railed against American jobs moving to Mexico: "We lose our jobs, we close our factories, Mexico gets all of the work," he said.