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Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims 28 Apr 2019 - 09:37 am
Sri Lankan Christian devotees pray at a barricade near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 28, 2019, a week after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
Bomb blast kills 3 Pakistani forces near Afghan border 28 Apr 2019 - 09:21 am
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Modi's 'free cooking gas' leaves bitter taste for some Indians 28 Apr 2019 - 07:58 am
In this photograph taken on April 9, 2019, Indian liquid petroleum gas (LPG) vendors carry gas cylinders at a distribution centre in Patna. AFP / NARINDER NANU
Japan kicks off unprecedented long holiday 27 Apr 2019 - 11:42 am
Passengers wait for a train at Tokyo railway station on April 27, 2019, beginning of the unprecedented 10-day Golden Week holiday. / AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Air India server crashes, services hit 27 Apr 2019 - 10:49 am
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Militants set off bombs during Sri Lanka raid, killing 15 27 Apr 2019 - 10:00 am
Soldiers stand guard in a neighbourhood after they raid what believed to be an Islamist safe house in the eastern town of Kalmunai on April 27, 2019. AFP / STRINGER
Taiwan presidential hopeful Gou draws fire for 'harem' comment 26 Apr 2019 - 11:00 pm
Foxconn founder Terry Gou holds a testimonial next to a portrait of Sun Yat-sen as he announces seeking the nomination of Kuomintang party to run for the presidency in Taiwan, April 17, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Sri Lanka says radical leader killed in Easter hotel attack 26 Apr 2019 - 08:39 pm
An image grab taken from a press release issued on April 23, 2019 by the Islamic State (IS) group's propaganda agency Amaq, allegedly shows eight men it said carried out a string of deadly suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, lined up at an
Afghan president urges new lawmakers to participate in peace process 26 Apr 2019 - 08:34 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during the inauguration of the newly-elected parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan April 26, 2019. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Sri Lanka police wrongly ID American Muslim over attacks 26 Apr 2019 - 08:34 pm
A statue at St. Anthony's Shrine is pictured in Colombo on April 26, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
Suicide bomb leader cast shadow of fear over Sri Lanka town 26 Apr 2019 - 08:34 pm
In this picture taken on April 25, 2019, a Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks along a beach with her child in Kattankudy. AFP / Lakruwan Wanniarachchi
‘We are Sri Lankans. We have a duty to be calm’: Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers 26 Apr 2019 - 07:04 pm
A policeman stands guard outside a mosque during Friday noon prayer in Colombo on April 26, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
Guarded by soldiers, defiant Sri Lankan Muslims pray for peace 26 Apr 2019 - 12:43 pm
Sri Lankan Special Task Force soldiers stand guard in front of a mosque as a Muslim man walks past him during the Friday prayers at a mosque, five days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on Catholic churches and luxury hotels across the island on East
Outcry mounts over deaths in custody in Myanmar's Rakhine 26 Apr 2019 - 12:28 pm
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China's Xi aims to soothe Belt and Road fears 26 Apr 2019 - 09:39 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 26, 2019. / AFP / POOL / Kenzaburo FUKUHARA
Sri Lanka's PM says potential bombers at large 25 Apr 2019 - 08:27 pm
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he answers questions from a journalist during a press conference in Colombo on April 23, 2019. AFP/Mohd Rasfan
Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack 25 Apr 2019 - 08:27 pm
In this photo taken on April 23, 2019, members of the Sri Lanka Muslim community gather outside a mosque after prayers in Colombo. AFP / Mohd Rasfan
Sri Lanka authorities were trying to head off bombers when they struck: official 25 Apr 2019 - 08:27 pm
In this photo taken on April 23, 2019, Sri Lankan security personnel stand guard around the house of one of the suspected suicide bombers in Colombo. AFP / Mohd Rasfan

Europe

Police officers secure the area where a shooting occurred, in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on 30 August 2026 (Photo by Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP) 'Several victims' in shooting near rave in northern Switzerland: police
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File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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