This is the main news coverage given by Associated Press on 23 April...

Back home, President Barack Obama has eight months, a dogfight over the Supreme Court and scores of campaign speeches for a successor ahead of him. But overseas, the president already has begun a...

— Some of Prince's "most beloved" family, friends and musicians celebrated his life in a small, private service on Saturday after his remains had been cremated. His publicist Yvette...

North Korea is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea, the North Korean foreign minister told The Associated Press in an interview...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top European Union officials have inaugurated a child support center in Turkey for Syrian refugees funded by the 28-member bloc. Merkel, EU Council...

Sixteen teenagers have gotten an unexpected opportunity to confess sins to Pope Francis. The pontiff made a surprise appearance late Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square, where thousands...

Finance Ministers from the Party of European Socialists, which included Malta’s Edward Scicluna, committed to continue fighting for the closing down of tax havens at their meeting today in...

Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today pledged to resign if proved guilty of graft or misappropriation in a high-level probe in the wake of the 'Panama Paper' leaks in which three of...

These are the main news items as covered by the Associated Press on 22 April...

It's only April and already 2016 is a terrible year for music. That's not to slight Kendrick Lamar, Sturgill Simpson, Beyonce or some unknown creator working in a basement to turn the sounds in...