March 17, 2016 Shell, Saudi Aramco split assets, including big US refinery Royal Dutch Shell PLC and the state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. have announced that they'll split the assets of a U.S. venture that includes America's biggest oil refinery.
March 17, 2016 Veteran Venezuelan newspaper prints last edition amid crisis A major regional newspaper that has survived dictatorship and hyperinflation during its 82-year run is printing its last edition as imported newsprint grows scarce in Venezuela's crashing economy.
March 17, 2016 Only 1 woman on UN Security Council _ from the United States The number of women diplomats at the United Nations has always been low and for the last 70 years only a few have gotten seats on the Security Council.
March 17, 2016 Family: US man held in Emirates over faked loans in his name The mother of a U.S. schoolteacher says her son has been arrested while transiting through the United Arab Emirates after someone fraudulently used his name to take out nearly $90,000 in loans in the Gulf Arab country.
March 17, 2016 A Michigan sailor's ordeal at sea off Puerto Rico David Thompson felt the smack of a wave and found himself hanging by a tether off the back of his sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean, the northern coast of Puerto Rico off in the distance.
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.
