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Ecuador's Waorani tribe vows to protect life in Amazon 26 Apr 2019 - 09:16 am
Waorani indigenous people sail in a canoe in the Curaray river, near the village of Nemompare, in Pastaza province, Ecuador on April 14, 2019.  / AFP / RODRIGO BUENDIA
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
Sri Lanka's crisis of leadership opens space for nationalist Rajapaksas 25 Apr 2019 - 08:27 pm
Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures during the ceremony to assume duties at the Prime Minister's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka October 29, 2018. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears 25 Apr 2019 - 08:27 pm
Soldiers stand guard outside St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.  AFP / Jewel Samad
Sri Lanka lowers death toll to 253 people, citing chaotic bombing scenes 25 Apr 2019 - 08:10 pm
A man mourns at the funeral of Dhami Brindya, 13, victim of a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday, in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 25, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Britain warns against 'all but essential travel' to Sri Lanka 25 Apr 2019 - 07:39 pm
Lightning strike in the sky over St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, as soldiers stand guard following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.  AFP / Jewel Samad
Top Sri Lanka defence official resigns over blasts 25 Apr 2019 - 07:39 pm
Hemasiri Fernando (Photo courtesy: Colombo Telegraph)
Who's running for president? Meet the Democratic candidates 25 Apr 2019 - 03:15 pm
2020 Democratic presidential candidates are seen in a combination of file photos (L-R top row): U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand. (L-R middle row): Former Texas congressman B
Ex-Vice President Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign 25 Apr 2019 - 02:32 pm
 In this file photo taken on April 18, 2019 Former US vice president Joe Biden leaves a rally organized by UFCW Union members to support Stop and Shop employees on strike throughout the region at the Stop and Shop in Dorchester, Massachusetts. (AFP / JOSE
Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge 25 Apr 2019 - 12:41 pm
A foreign investigator (R) walks into St. Anthony's Shrine as soldiers stand guard in Colombo on April 25, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
London climate protests move to Stock Exchange 25 Apr 2019 - 11:02 am
Climate change activists who glued themselves to the pavement block the entrance to the London stock exchange during protests by the Extinction Rebellion group in London on April 25, 2019. / AFP / Ben STANSALL
Norwegian losses deepen as 737 MAX grounding adds to problems 25 Apr 2019 - 10:36 am
FILE PHOTO: The angle of attack sensor, at bottom center, is seen on a 737 Max aircraft at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Mozambique braces for cyclone Kenneth 25 Apr 2019 - 10:11 am
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Work on new Mexico airport to begin Monday: president 25 Apr 2019 - 09:05 am
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador arrives to give a speech during the inauguration of the Aerospace Fair 2019 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Tecamac near Mexico City, Mexico April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero
Sri Lanka bans drones, looks for bombs 4 days after attack 25 Apr 2019 - 08:43 am
People pass from a checkpoint to attend funeral ceremony at Madampitiya cemetery for the victims of multiple terror attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 24, 2019. Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu
Putin hosts Kim for talks on North Korean nuclear standoff 25 Apr 2019 - 08:10 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks at the Far Eastern Federal University campus on Russky island in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 25, 2019. / AFP / POOL / Alexander Zemlian