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  • China's Xi promotes building initiative amid debt worries

    China's Xi says infrastructure-building initiative will set high standards as countries fret over debt

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  • Archbishop of Colombo says there will be no Sunday Masses until further notice after bombings in Sri Lanka

    Archbishop of Colombo says there will be no Sunday Masses until further notice after bombings in Sri Lanka

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  • AP Was There: Black South Africans get the vote

    AP Was There: After 342 Years, black South Africans get the vote

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  • Top Spanish candidates urge voters to keep far-right at bay

    Top candidates are appealing to Spain's large pool of undecided voters, urged them to choose wisely and keep the far-right at bay

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  • New cyclone hits Mozambique; 1 dead as big floods warned

    At least 1 dead after new cyclone tears into Mozambique, with 'massive flooding' warned

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  • Yemen's al-Qaida branch vows revenge over Saudi executions

    Al-Qaida in Yemen vows revenge for Saudi beheadings this week, indicating some of those executed were Sunni militants

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  • After delays, Afghan president inaugurates new parliament

    Afghan president inaugurates country's new parliament, after almost 6 months since elections

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  • Bayer managers face shareholders amid Monsanto fallout

    Bayer's top managers are facing shareholders amid discontent over the fallout from the company's acquisition of Monsanto, the maker of Roundup weed...

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  • Malaysia climber in hospital after 2 days alone on Annapurna

    A Malaysian mountain climber is being treated in a hospital in Nepal's capital after being stranded for nearly two days alone near the summit of...

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  • Global auto slowdown drags down Mercedes-Benz maker

    German carmaker Daimler endured a weak start to the year, echoing troubles at other major manufacturers, as sales in the big Chinese market stuttered

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  • Macron's attempt to quell yellow vest protests satisfy few

    French President Emmanuel Macron is satisfying few of his critics as he tries to quell five months of yellow vest protests with a mix of tax cuts and...

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  • AP PHOTOS: Amid horror, Sri Lanka church still shows beauty

    AP PHOTOS: The blood can still be clearly seen at St. Sebastian's, one of the Sri Lankan churches targeted on Easter by suicide bombers, yet somehow...

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  • Journalist's murder spurs bid to unblock NIreland politics

    The region's power-sharing executive has been suspended for over 2 years.

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  • Mine blast in separatist-held Ukraine kills 4; 13 missing

    Separatist officials in the rebel-held eastern Ukraine say a methane blast at a coal mine has killed at least four people and left 13 people missing

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  • PM Modi files nomination papers in India's general election

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed nomination papers in a Hindu holy city, hoping to hold onto the seat for a second time in India's election

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  • Cambodian schools shorten hours to cope with heat wave

    Cambodian authorities have ordered a one-hour reduction in the length of school days because of concerns that students and teachers may fall ill from...

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  • The Latest: Germany advises vs nonessential trips to Colombo

    Germany's foreign ministry is advising against non-essential travel to Colombo after the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in and near the...

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  • Dalai Lama returns to north India base after hospitalization

    The Dalai Lama has returned to his headquarters in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala after a brief stay in a hospital in the capital for...

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  • Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers

    Sri Lanka's Muslims, warned to stay home over militant threats after Easter bombing, call for peace at Friday prayers

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  • Russia ready to discuss nuclear treaty with China, US

    An official's comments come after the U.S. pulled out of a nuclear treaty.

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  • Sri Lanka political rivalry seen as factor in Easter blasts

    Government dysfunction and an intelligence failure that preceded the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 253 people in Sri Lanka are traced to...

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  • Sudan's military seeks to keep upper hand despite protests

    In a blow to Sudanese protesters, military says it will keep the upper hand during country's transitional period

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  • Deutsche Bank lowers outlook as revenues disappoint

    Deutsche Bank says it saw its profit improve by 67 percent in the first quarter, though revenue dropped 9 percent as proceeds from trading declined...

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  • AstraZeneca's first quarter profits jump 74%

    Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca says first-quarter earnings jumped 74%, buoyed by emerging markets and the success of new cancer treatments.

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  • Cyprus police step up search for more of suspect's victims

    Cyprus police are intensifying a search for the bodies of more victims after suspect admits to 5 women, 2 girls

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  • RBS first-quarter earnings down 12.5% amid Brexit worries

    Royal Bank of Scotland says first-quarter earnings fell 12.5% as economic uncertainty linked to Britain's pending departure from the European Union...

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  • Daimler says it has no idea how Kim Jong Un got his limos

    Despite sanctions, Kim was able to obtain Western-made luxury cars.

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  • Explosions rock Tata Steel works in South Wales; 2 injured

    Explosions have rocked Britain's largest steel plant, injuring two people and shaking nearby homes

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  • Sri Lanka says Easter attack leader died in hotel bombing

    The suspected leader of the militant group Sri Lankan authorities said carried out the Easter Sunday attacks that killed at least 250 people died in...

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  • SAS pilots in Scandinavia strike; 673 flights canceled

    Pilots for Scandinavian Airlines have launched an open-ended strike following the collapse of pay negotiations, forcing the company to cancel...

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  • German EU candidate speaks out against Russia gas pipeline

    The center-right candidate to head the European Union's executive branch is speaking out against a new German-Russian gas pipeline, drawing mixed...

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  • Despite big plans, N. Korea's trains still go almost nowhere

    The use of North Korean railways for trade or tourism has never been smooth.

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  • New Zealander pleads guilty to sharing mosque shooting video

    He faces a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.

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  • Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution

    Q&A: A look at the Sudanese Professionals Association, which led protests that forced President al-Bashir from power

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  • Cuban migrants stage mass escape from center in south Mexico

    At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants escaped on foot from an immigration detention center on Mexico's southern border in the largest mass escape in...

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  • Sri Lankan authorities say the suspected leader of the Easter attacks died in the Shangri-La hotel bombing.

    Sri Lankan authorities say the suspected leader of the Easter attacks died in the Shangri-La hotel bombing.

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  • Iraq: Yazidis to accept children of IS rape into community

    Yazidis in Iraq say they will accept survivors of IS's campaign of enslavement, welcome children conceived through rape into Yazidi community

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  • Emperor Akihito saw diplomacy as path to make amends for war

    Japan's Emperor Akihito has had a lifetime mission: Make amends for a war fought in his father's name

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  • Mayor, 2 others slain on highway in Mexico's Veracruz state

    Mexico authorities say a mayor, her husband and driver were shot dead as they were traveling in a municipal vehicle in the Gulf coast state of...

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  • Mayor, 2 others slain on highway in Mexico's Veracruz state

    Mexico authorities say a mayor, her husband and driver were shot dead as they were traveling in a municipal vehicle in the Gulf coast state of...

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  • AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

    AP Photos: Grief after Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, earthquake in the Philippines; Hong Kong democracy activists sentenced

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  • Christians' ethnic inclusion in Sri Lanka keeps fragile calm

    Christianity's inclusion on both of Sri Lanka's main ethnic groups may help explain the measured calm that has so far been the response to the Easter...

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  • Prince William says New Zealand gunman failed to spread hate

    Britain's Prince William visited a mosque where a white supremacist shot dozens of people last month and said the terrorist had failed in his mission...

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  • Argentina's Evita remembered through toys for poor children

    To mark the 100th anniversary of Eva Perón's birth on May 7, the museum dedicated to her memory has inaugurated an exhibition of toys that her...

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  • AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean

    AP PHOTOS: Brazilian indigenous groups hold annual protest encampment, a Mexican police raid disperses a big migrant caravan, Peruvians bid farewell...

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  • Nepal quake-hit villages struggle with reconstruction

    Four years since the catastrophic earthquake destroyed much of central and eastern Nepal, a remote Himalayan area is still reeling from the damage

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  • US man claims self-defense in Anguilla hotel worker killing

    A spokeswoman for a U.S. financial adviser charged with killing a hotel worker while on vacation in Anguilla said he was attacked by the victim and...

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  • EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine

    The European Union is slamming Russia's move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, saying it...

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  • Japan's new emperor Naruhito: A cosmopolitan team player

    Japan's new emperor is a team player, musician and historian who will bring a global perspective to an ancient institution

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  • Family says Guatemala candidate arrested in US is innocent

    The son of a Guatemalan presidential candidate facing drugs and weapons charges in the U.S. says his father is innocent and is asking lawmakers in the...

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