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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)
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
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
Sri Lanka troops join hunt for bombing suspects 25 Apr 2019 - 07:57 am
A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard during a burial ceremony for bomb blast victims at a cemetery in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 24, 2019. ( Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency )
Prince William attends emotional Anzac Day ceremony in New Zealand 25 Apr 2019 - 07:26 am
Britain's Prince William proceeds to lay a wreath during the Anzac Day service at Auckland War Memorial Museum on April 25, 2019. / AFP / Fiona Goodall
India gang-rape victim's record compensation could help others, say activists 24 Apr 2019 - 09:40 pm
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Bilkis Bano reacts as her husband Yakub Rasool and her two-year-old daughter Aksha, look on during a press conference in New Delhi, India May 8, 2017. Reuters/Cathal McNaughton
For Sri Lanka grave digger, a grim parade 24 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A cemetery worker digs a grave at Madampitiya cemetery in Colombo on April 23, 2019. AFP / Lakruwan Wanniarachchi
Sri Lanka should ‘rise above’ politics after blasts, US envoy says 24 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A Buddhist monk prays for the bomb blast victims at Kelaiya temple in Colombo on April 24, 2019, three days after a series of suicide attacks targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. AFP / Ishara S Kodikara
Sri Lanka asks for resignations of top security officials 24 Apr 2019 - 05:16 pm
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (2nd R) visits the St. Sebastian Church after the multiple terror attacks in Negombo, Sri Lanka on April 23 , 2019. The Presidential Office of Sri Lanka
UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents 24 Apr 2019 - 11:39 am
Afghan security forces take guard after an explosion followed by gunfire in the ministry of information and technology of Afghanistan's main building, 20 April 2019, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sayed Khodaberdi Sadat - Anadolu
North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia before summit with Putin 24 Apr 2019 - 10:39 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a meeting with Russia's Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Kozlov upon his arrival at a railway station in Khasan, Russia April 24, 2019.

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Africa

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Americas

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