BOSTON (AP) — The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was honored Sunday at a Roman Catholic Mass on what would have been his ninth birthday.

By Nick Tattersall and Parisa Hafezi ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told flag-waving supporters on Sunday that his patience with mass anti-government protests had its limits, and moved to seize back the initiative by announcing counter-rallies next weekend. As Erdogan spoke in the capital Ankara, tens of thousands massed in an Istanbul square to demand his resignation. In Ankara's Kizilay district, riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to flush anti-government demonstrators from a square. ...

By Annie Banerji and D. Jose NEW DELHI/KANYAKUMARI (Reuters) - The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead over the helm and then, seconds later, another shot in the chest. The man cried out for his mother before falling dead on the deck, Freddy would later tell Indian police. ...

By Saeed Azhar and Khettiya Jittapong SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two Thai business tycoons, one a politically connected Chinese speaker, the other the son of a street vendor, have spent $27 billion on acquisitions in the past year, mainly abroad - more than all Thai firms spent overseas in the previous three years. The billionaires - 74-year-old Dhanin Chearavanont and Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, five years his junior - personify Thailand's bull market and Asia's frothy credit, feeding on fast, cheap loans bolstered by a surging local currency. ...

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — One of Libya's highest military officers resigned Sunday after clashes between protesters and a government-aligned militia he was in charge of left 31 people dead in the eastern city of Benghazi, the deadliest such violence in a country where armed factions hold sway.

BOSTON (AP) — A Mass drew hundreds on Sunday, on what would have been the ninth birthday of the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government protests that have spread across the country, saying those who do not respect the government will pay.

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. troops equipped with Patriot missiles and fighter jets began military exercises in Jordan that have drawn condemnation from Russia, which accuses the West of fanning the conflict in neighboring Syria. Washington confirmed last week it was sending the F-16 jets and missiles - which can be used against planes and other missiles - to its ally Jordan, and said it may consider keeping them there after the drills. ...

Rafael Nadal takes down David Ferrer with a final ferocious forehand. Serena Williams gets redemption from her previous year's loss to Maria Sharapova with a victory over the defending champ. But even before these final wins there were great shots by a range of players. Here's a gallery of images from the French Open.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Harried Venezuelans who devote hours scouring supermarkets for increasingly scarce food basics and toilet paper have just received some digital help thanks to a young software developer.

NEW YORK (AP) — The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday.

PARIS (AP) — If Rafael Nadal truly was going to be challenged, if his bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open championship would be slowed even a bit, this might have been the moment.

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Revelations of a huge, secret U.S. Internet spying program have raised awkward questions for allies, forced to explain whether they let Washington spy on their citizens or benefited from snooping that would be illegal at home. U.S. officials have confirmed the existence of the secret program, codenamed PRISM, which according to documents leaked to the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper has given them access to emails, web chats and other communications from companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Skype. U.S. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 29-year-old former undercover CIA employee was the main source for last week's Washington Post stories on National Security Agency surveillance programs, the newspaper reported on Sunday. The Washington Post said that Edward Snowden has identified himself as the source on the secret program. Snowden has also identified himself as the source for the Guardian newspaper's stories on the government surveillance. The Washington Post quoted Snowden saying that "it's important to send a message to government that people will not be intimidated. ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's Brandon McCarthy is taking medication and says he's confident he'll be fine after he collapsed at a restaurant with a seizure related to the head injury he sustained while pitching last September.

NEW YORK (AP) — Talented children and high-energy musical performances will be on tap Sunday night as the Tony Awards kick off, capping a season that hasn't produced a runaway favorite show and only one starry celebrity nomination in Tom Hanks.

By Jack Shafer (Reuters) - Leaks to the press, like hillside rain tugged seaward by gravity, gather momentum only if the flow is steadily replenished. After a major leak to the Guardian‘s Glenn Greenwald resulted in a scoop Wednesday about the National Security Agency's harvesting of phone records, reporters instantly mined their back pages for leads and rang up their sources to amplify and extend his story, and went looking for leakers of their own. In other words, the press pack prayed for rain. ...

DENVER (AP) — Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel.

DENVER (AP) — Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel.

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Houston oncologist with spiking her lover and coworker's coffee with a sweet-tasting chemical used in antifreeze and medical research, causing serious health problems including renal failure.