March 17, 2017 Turkish, US, Russian military chiefs hold surprise meeting Turkey's military says the Turkish, U.S. and Russian chiefs of military staff are meeting in southern Turkey to discuss developments in Syria and Iraq.
March 17, 2017 US moves parts of controversial missile defense to SKorea U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up a controversial missile defense system have arrived in South Korea, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said Tuesday, a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan.
March 17, 2017 US military remains dominant in Asia, but China is rising China's announcement of a 7 percent rise in military spending for the year came shortly after President Donald Trump called for a 10 percent increase in America's defense budget, prompting renewed scrutiny of how the two countries' capabilities compare.
March 17, 2017 NKorea: US-SKorea exercises leading to 'nuclear disaster' North Korea is warning that U.S.-South Korean military exercises are driving the Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia toward "nuclear disaster." North Korea's U.N.
March 17, 2017 Colombia's Santos may have received Odebrecht contributions A corruption scandal that has spread across Latin America is inching closer to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos amid new evidence that suggests a Brazilian construction company paid $1 million for an opinion poll carried out during his re-election campaign.
March 17, 2017 Former Puerto Rico senator charged in corruption case A former Puerto Rico senator who recently testified during a federal corruption trial has been arrested.
March 17, 2017 Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised U.S. travel ban on Monday, calling it a "positive message" at a time when American and Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group.
March 17, 2017 Revised US travel ban leaves Syrians confused, yet hopeful It's been an emotional roller coaster for Mahmoud Mansour and his family, Syrian refugees tapped for possible resettlement to the United States, since President Donald Trump issued his first travel ban six weeks ago.
March 17, 2017 Slovenian leader: Invitation for Trump-Putin summit still on Slovenia's president says his invitation to host a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin still stands.
March 17, 2017 Argentina teachers strike, millions of students miss class Authorities in Argentina say that millions of students are missing class in the South American country due to a teachers' strike.