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Huawei leak scandal rocks Britain's bickering government 26 Apr 2019 - 11:00 pm
An employee stands next to the logo of Huawei in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, March 29, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
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
SAS pilot strike strands 72,000 passengers 26 Apr 2019 - 12:58 pm
People wait as SAS pilots go on strike at Oslo Airport in Gardermoen, Norway April 26, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Ole Berg-Rusten via REUTERS
London, Dublin bid to restore N. Ireland government: reports 26 Apr 2019 - 12:53 pm
File photo of British Prime Minister Theresa May and Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar attend the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
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
Thousands protest against Algeria's ruling elite 26 Apr 2019 - 12:39 pm
A man carries a sign reading
Outcry mounts over deaths in custody in Myanmar's Rakhine 26 Apr 2019 - 12:28 pm
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3 dead, 14 missing after blast in east Ukraine mine 26 Apr 2019 - 11:52 am
Employees walk at the coal mine of Skhidkarbon company following an alleged methane explosion near the separatist-controlled city of Luhansk, Ukraine April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
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
North Korea's Kim leaves Vladivostok after Putin summit 26 Apr 2019 - 09:22 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a wreath-laying ceremony at a WWII memorial in the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on April 26, 2019. AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev
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