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  • Sri Lanka bans drones, looks for bombs 4 days after attack

    Hobby drones have been used by militants in the past to carry explosives.

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  • Afghan official says Taliban ambush police convoy, kill 9

    Afghan official says Taliban ambush security convoy, killing 9 policemen in western Farah province

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    They devoured a watermelon, zucchini, a baby carrot and broccoli cake in a matter of minutes.

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  • The Latest: US Embassy issues Sri Lanka warning

    The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has tweeted a warning that people should avoid "places of worship" in the island nation over the weekend because of...

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  • Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention

    Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, has been released from detention after a Japanese court rejected a prosecutors' appeal

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  • Rights group: Bahraini authorities abuse, torture detainees

    Bahraini rights group says sexual abuse, torture widespread in jails in Gulf island nation

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  • The Latest: Granted asylum requests dropped in EU in 2018

    The European Union's statistics agency says more than 300,000 people were granted asylum within the bloc last year, a drop of almost 40 percent from...

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  • Gunmen kill polio vaccine worker, wound another in Pakistan

    Pakistani police say gunmen riding on motorcycles opened fire on female polio vaccination workers in the southwestern town of Chaman, killing one and...

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  • EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine

    The European Union has slammed Russia's move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, insisting...

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  • US Embassy in Sri Lanka tweets warning to avoid 'places of worship' this weekend over possible extremist attacks

    US Embassy in Sri Lanka tweets warning to avoid 'places of worship' this weekend over possible extremist attacks

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  • Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves Japanese detention center after posting bail, court rejects prosecutors' appeal

    Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves Japanese detention center after posting bail, court rejects prosecutors' appeal

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  • Sri Lanka president's office: Defense secretary resigns after Easter attacks, but will serve until replacement appointed

    Sri Lanka president's office: Defense secretary resigns after Easter attacks, but will serve until replacement appointed

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  • Sri Lanka prime minister acknowledges to AP attacks against Ahmadi Muslims from Pakistan; security forces assisting them

    Sri Lanka prime minister acknowledges to AP attacks against Ahmadi Muslims from Pakistan; security forces assisting them

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  • Aid group says Cameroon's restive regions need more help

    Aid group: Cameroon's restive regions need more help as separatists, government forces battle

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  • Papuans challenge Indonesian rule at country's highest court

    Lawyers are challenging Indonesia's incorporation of the volatile Papua region into its territory in 1969 with a judicial review at the country's...

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  • Sri Lanka's prime minister tells AP that father of two of the suicide bombers, a wealthy spice trader, has been arrested

    Sri Lanka's prime minister tells AP that father of two of the suicide bombers, a wealthy spice trader, has been arrested

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  • Sri Lanka's prime minister tells AP that suspects in Easter attack still at large, may have explosives

    Sri Lanka's prime minister tells AP that suspects in Easter attack still at large, may have explosives

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  • UK blocks Sainsbury's merger with Walmart unit Asda

    British regulators have blocked Sainsbury's $9.4 billion purchase of Walmart's Asda unit amid concerns it would increase prices and reduce product...

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  • Egypt extends state of emergency ahead of Coptic Easter

    Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has extended a state of emergency imposed after deadly church bombings by the Islamic State group in 2017

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  • Thousands at funeral for Bosnian govt critic slain in ambush

    Thousands of people in Bosnia have attended the funeral of a prominent businessman and government critic who was gunned down this week in a...

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  • Polish teachers to suspend strike so exams can go forward

    The head of the Polish Teachers' Union says it is suspending a strike that has closed most Polish schools in order to allow end-of-year exams to go...

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  • Cyprus: New bond issues help repay Russian loan faster

    Cyprus' finance minister says new bond issues will save the country money by helping to pay off the remainder of 2.5 billion euro loan from Russia...

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  • Sri Lanka police appeal for information about 3 women and 1 man suspected of involvement in Easter bombings

    Sri Lanka police appeal for information about 3 women and 1 man suspected of involvement in Easter bombings

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  • Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn to be released on bail after Japanese court rejects prosecutors' appeal

    Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn to be released on bail after Japanese court rejects prosecutors' appeal

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  • Ukraine's parliament adopts controversial language bill

    The Ukrainian parliament has approved a controversial language law in the largely bilingual country

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  • Major German banks scrap merger talks over fear of costs

    Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank say they are halting talks on a possible merger aimed at creating a stronger global banking player

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  • Italy marks liberation anniversary as some glorify Mussolini

    Italian leaders are holding observances on Liberation Day, which celebrates the end of the country's fascist dictatorship during World War II, with...

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  • Romanian villagers light graveyard fires in Easter ritual

    Orthodox Christians in a southern Romanian village lit fires and candles at the gravesites of friends and relatives, part of a centuries-old Easter...

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  • German Greens won't back any EU chief who woos far right

    A leading candidate for Germany's Green party says they won't support the election of anyone hoping to head the European Union's executive branch if...

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  • Cyprus police link suspect to disappearance of 3rd woman

    A Cyprus court has extended for another two days the detention of a man suspected in the killings of two women after police connected him to another...

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  • China says French ship entered its waters illegally

    China says it has complained to France after a French warship entered Chinese territorial waters while passing through the Taiwan Strait this month

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  • High-level Russian delegation in Iraq to discuss trade ties

    High-level Russian delegation in Iraq to discuss trade, economic cooperation between Baghdad and Moscow

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  • UN confirms 3rd Hezbollah tunnel at Lebanon-Israel frontier

    UN peacekeepers in Lebanon confirmed third cross-border tunnel, out of six Israeli military said it discovered last year

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  • Across the Pond: Sri Lanka faces new terror threat

    Plus, Kim Jong Un meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin, and new details on the next James Bond film.

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  • Japan's PM asks for support in abduction dispute with NKorea

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has welcomed a new free trade deal between Japan and the European Union

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  • Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin discuss nuclear stalemate in historic summit

    The pair of leaders opened a summit on Thursday.

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  • Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack

    Activists already say some Muslim youths have disappeared.

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  • Study finds Germans increasingly hostile to asylum-seekers

    A study has found that Germans are increasingly hostile toward asylum-seekers, whereas prejudices toward other minorities such as homeless or gay...

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  • Study finds Germans increasingly hostile to asylum-seekers

    A study has found that Germans are increasingly hostile toward asylum-seekers, whereas prejudices toward other minorities such as homeless or gay...

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  • Polish leader: LGBT rights an import that threatens nation

    The chairman of Poland's conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish...

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  • France's yellow vests: Who they are, what they want, and why

    Yellow vest protesters remain a force in French politics despite ups and downs in the five months after their movement started

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  • Sudanese protesters delay naming of civilian government

    The organizers of the protests that drove Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir from power say they will delay their announcement of a transitional...

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  • Rwanda court says defaming the president remains a crime

    Rwanda court: Defaming the president remains a crime but cartoons mocking officials are OK

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  • President Vladimir Putin says Russia and US both want North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons

    President Vladimir Putin says Russia and US both want North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons

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  • Putin says he is ready to tell Trump about his talks with Kim, says 'there are no secrets'

    Putin says he is ready to tell Trump about his talks with Kim, says 'there are no secrets'

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to tell Donald Trump about results of his talks with Kim Jong Un

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to tell Donald Trump about results of his talks with Kim Jong Un

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  • At Kim-Putin summit, hearty handshakes and manspreading

    The ambiance was friendly. Nice, comfy seats. An exchange of polite welcomes.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin says North Korea needs security guarantees before it gives up its nuclear program

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says North Korea needs security guarantees before it gives up its nuclear program

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  • Australia leader plays down terror threat at Gallipoli event

    Australia's prime minister plays down any potential link between the arrest of an a suspected Islamic State group member in Turkey and a World War I...

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