March 17, 2016 Israel backs down on West Bank settler ambassador to Brazil The Israeli Foreign Ministry says it is seeking a new candidate for ambassador to Brazil, ending a standoff with Brasilia over a nominee who was a prominent Israeli settler.
March 17, 2016 The Latest: NATO chief welcomes Russian pullout from Syria The latest developments on ongoing Syria peace talks and the pullout of Russian forces from the country (all times local): 10:50 a.m.
March 17, 2016 Massive protests in Brazil after audio recordings of president, public figures released Tapped phone calls between ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and prominent public figures suggest attempts were made to curry favor for the former leader in his judicial woes, according to the magistrate in charge of the sprawling corruption investigation at Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company.
March 17, 2016 AP Interview: Argentine president promises graft crackdown During the first 100 days of his administration, conservative President Mauricio Macri has overhauled many of the signature policies that his populist predecessors spent 12 years implementing for Argentina.
March 17, 2016 Canada to seek UN Security Council seat for 2021-22 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will seek a two-year seat on the United Nations Security Council starting in 2021.
March 17, 2016 Canada to resume funding agency for Palestinian refugees The United Nations says Canada will resume contributing funds to the U.N.
March 16, 2016 Reports: Brazil pres. and ex-pres. meet over Cabinet post Brazil's current and former presidents were meeting Wednesday amid reports that former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be given a Cabinet post that might protect him from imprisonment in an expanding corruption investigation that has now touched the top of Brazil's political leadership.
March 16, 2016 AP Interview: Argentine leader says outraged by corruption Argentina's president says he is outraged by corruption that seeped into all facets of society during his predecessor's administration and believes that the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama will lead to billions of dollars in investment.
March 16, 2016 North Korea sentences US tourist to 15 years in prison North Korea's highest court has sentenced an American tourist who allegedly attempted to steal a propaganda banner from a restricted area of his hotel to 15 years of hard labor in prison.
March 16, 2016 Ex-dictator Rios Montt's genocide trial opens in Guatemala A Guatemalan court has convened for a fourth attempt to try former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.