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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In an impromptu Easter Sunday speech, Pope Francis on Sunday encouraged people to hold fast in their "fearful hearts" to faith despite all the wars, sickness and hatred in the world, acknowledging that many wonder where God is amid so much evil and suffering....

ISTANBUL (AP) -- The Latest on the referendum in Turkey, set to decide whether more power should be concentrated in the hands of the president (all times local):...

ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkish voters were casting their ballots Sunday in a historic referendum on whether to approve constitutional reforms that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday that North Korea's "provocation" underscored the risks faced by American and South Korean service members, hours after the North conducted a failed missile launch shortly before Pence's arrival....

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The Latest on the failed launch of a North Korean missile from the country's east coast (all times local):...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A North Korean medium-range missile exploded seconds after it was launched on Sunday, U.S. officials said, a high-profile failure that came hours before the U.S. vice president arrived in South Korea, and as an American aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Joe Johnson has seen a lot in his 16 years in the NBA. So the veteran didn't flinch with the clock ticking down and the game tied....

HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- The wait is over for April the giraffe and the legions of fans who watched a New York zoo's livestream for signs that the long-legged internet star was in labor....

CHICAGO (AP) -- Thousands of sign-waving, chanting protesters have marched through streets across America demanding that President Donald Trump release his tax returns so the public can examine his business ties and determine whether he has links to foreign powers....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A young Saudi woman's plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to Australia where she planned to seek asylum has triggered a firestorm on social media and drawn attention to the plight of female runaways....