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March 17, 2017

Haiti plans funeral for ex-president despite calls to wait

Several thousand Haitians filed past the remains of former President Rene Preval on Friday ahead of a state funeral that a senator sought to delay until further tests are conducted to definitively establish the cause of death of the two-term leader.

March 17, 2017

The Latest: Japan says more work needed on 'comfort women'

The Latest on South Korean President Park Geun-hye's removal from office Friday by the Constitutional Court (all times local): 1:55 p.m.

March 17, 2017

AP EXPLAINS: Kurdish-led force likely to capture IS' Raqqa

Backed by the United States, a multi-ethnic group known as the Syrian Democratic Forces is likely to lead the operation to capture the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group's de facto capital.

March 17, 2017

Colombian church officials: Pope Francis to visit in Sept.

Catholic church officials have announced that Pope Francis will visit Colombia in September.

March 17, 2017

Turkey: 71 Syrian Kurdish fighters killed in northern Syria

Turkey's military says Turkish troops and Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces have killed — or "neutralized" — 71 Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week.

March 17, 2017

5.5 quake hits southern Caribbean, no damage reported

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken the southern Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela but caused no reported damage.

March 17, 2017

South Korea's president formally ousted by court

In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide.

March 17, 2017

Australian report urges ban on foreign political donations

An Australian parliamentary committee has recommended a ban on political donations from foreign companies and individuals.

March 17, 2017

Mexico's fight for endangered vaquita porpoise turns violent

A gang of dozens of fishermen overturned inspectors' vehicles, burned 15 trucks and patrol boats, and beat three inspectors from the office for environmental protection in a town on Mexico's Gulf of California.

March 17, 2017

Puerto Rico legislators pledge relief to local bondholders

Top Puerto Rico legislators pledged on Thursday to help local investors in government bonds who face deep losses as the U.S. territory defaults on a series of debts due to an economic crisis.