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Jailed Reuters journalists wait final ruling in Myanmar 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm
Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were based in Myanmar, pose for a picture at the Reuters office in Yangon, December 11, 2017. Reuters/Antoni Slodkowski
India’s top judge rejects sexual harassment allegations 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm
Ranjan Gogoi (Reuters)
'Panic mode': Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lanka bombs 21 Apr 2019 - 10:17 pm
Security forces inspect the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. (Chamila Karunarathne/Anadolu Agency)
Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide 21 Apr 2019 - 09:13 pm
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during the second round of Ukraine's presidential election in Kiev on April 21, 2019. AFP / Genya Savilov
Snakes bar Liberian President Weah from office 21 Apr 2019 - 09:13 pm
This file photo taken on September 25, 2017 shows former football player and candidate in Liberia's presidential elections, George Weah posing during a photo session in Paris. AFP / Joel Saget
British woman killed, three other people kidnapped in northern Nigeria 21 Apr 2019 - 09:13 pm
The British High Commission named the woman as Faye Mooney and said it was aware of the incident that happened late on Friday but added it would not speculate on the motive or nature of attack. (Twitter /@Faye_Mooney)
Bangladesh puts anti-sexual harassment units in schools after girl's murder 21 Apr 2019 - 07:42 pm
Bangladeshi women hold placards and photographs of schoolgirl Nusrat Jahan Rafi at a protest in Dhaka, following her murder by being set on fire after she had reported a sexual assault, on April 12, 2019. AFP / Sazzad Hossain
MSF warns of food crisis in southern Ethiopia 21 Apr 2019 - 07:41 pm
AFP file photo by Joel Robine
Easter carnage threatens to unleash more violence in Sri Lanka 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
Sri Lankan soldiers look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. AFP
A look at Sri Lanka's troubled recent history marked by war 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
Blood on gloves of a police mortuary official is seen as he waits for casualties after an explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Numbers of Maine lawmakers who went on to lobby 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
(Reuters file photo/Eddie Keogh)
Fact Check: Trump team's distortions on Mueller report 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
US Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice, April 18, 2019 in Washington DC. AFP/Brendan Smialowski
How China is defending its detention of Muslims to the world 21 Apr 2019 - 06:12 pm
Folk artists play traditional music for tourists at Kashgar, Xinjiang, Uighur Autonomous Region, China May 2, 2016. Reuters
Afghan supreme court extends Ghani's term until delayed elections 21 Apr 2019 - 05:01 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul in this December 7, 2015 file photo. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail)
Anger at poor public services 25 years into South Africa democracy 21 Apr 2019 - 05:01 pm
Portable toilets are photographed in an alley way between houses on April 5, 2019 in Kliptown near Soweto. AFP / Wikus De Wet
Bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday 21 Apr 2019 - 04:33 pm
A relative of a victim of the explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church, reacts at the police mortuary in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
As Russia probe began, Trump called on spy chiefs for help 21 Apr 2019 - 02:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump, Florida on April 18, 2019.  AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Sudan protest leaders campaigning for civilian rule 21 Apr 2019 - 02:40 pm
A Sudanese bridegroom waves a Sudan national flag on a wedding car during a protest outside the army complex in the capital Khartoum on April 20, 2019. AFP / OZAN KOSE

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