International Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)

BEIJING , While the North Korean issue has dominated headlines around Secretary of State John F. Kerry's visit with Chinese leaders Saturday, the two nations quietly joined in a forward-leaning "joint statement" calling for more action by global leaders to get tough in response to "climate change."

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland , A giant statue of the late Pope John Paul II billed as the world's tallest has been unveiled in southern Poland. Archbishop Waclaw Depo unveiled the statue of the Polish pontiff Saturday in the southern city of Czestochowa, the home of this predominantly Catholic nation's most famous pilgrimage site, the Jasna Gora monastery.

CARACAS, Venezuela , Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election Sunday and win voters' endorsement to succeed the late Hugo Chavez, the divisive larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the messy, unfinished Chavista revolution.

BEIJING , After a day of diplomatic talks with Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Saturday, Chinese authorities claimed they are committed to working "peacefully" toward the goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.

AUGUSTA, Ga., Tiger Woods received a two-shot penalty Saturday morning after taking an improper drop during the second round of the Masters Tournament. Woods drops to 1-under through 36 holes and will remain in the tournament.

BEIJING , Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrived here Saturday hoping to convince Chinese leaders to take a more a more active role in encouraging North Korea to tone down its recent wave of antagonistic rhetoric and nuclear threats.

The murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell was given a media blackout by the major news networks and illegal border crossings jumped as Congress tried to put together an immigration bill. On the international stage, Cuba greeted rapper Jay-Z and the entertainer claimed in song that he was given clearance by the White House.

TORONTO (AP) , Authorities are reopening the case of a teen who hanged herself after she was allegedly raped and bullied for months, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday. The police force's...

AMSTERDAM (AP) , The International Criminal Court in The Hague has opened a formal investigation into allegations by four people who say they were subjected to sexual abuse by a court staff member working in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Taiwan's former vice president said Friday that her country's defenses against China have grown weaker under President Ma Ying-jeou, agreeing with a former U.S. diplomat's recent critical assessment of Taiwan's military and security.

President Obama made roughly $180,000 less income in 2012 than the previous year after receiving less revenue from lower book sales and he paid an even lower effective tax rate of 18.4 percent. Mr. Obama...

LONDON (AP) , A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache. The radio and television broadcaster has agonized over whether to play "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead," a tune from "The Wizard of Oz" that is being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late British prime minister.

Malawi's president accused Madonna of exaggerating her charitable contributions to the country, and overplaying her prima donna card by demanding excessive VIP treatment. A statement from Joyce Branda's office issued Thursday denounced the singer as thinking "she deserves to be revered with state grandeur" and suggested she have "the decency of telling the truth," The Guardian reported.

LOS ANGELES (AP) , Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, has died at age 87. Longtime family friend Joe Petro III says Winters died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell's abortion trial in Philadelphia is ongoing, but it's receiving little attention in the media. There is one place where millions of concerned citizens are talking about it: Twitter. Conservatives and other pro-life advocates who are upset with the lack of coverage of the case are taking to social media sites in droves, causing 'Gosnell' to trend on Twitter.