Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago.
... Ukrainians began voting on Sunday in an election expected to ****** a comedian with no prior political experience into the presidency of a country at war and hungry for change.
... Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend a naval parade, part of a goodwill visit as China extends the hand of friendship despite regional tensions and suspicions.
... Even with Indonesia's current presidential election result still to be officially confirmed, attention is turning to the next race for the top job in 2024 with some rising political stars and well-connected figures in the frame.
... Libya has reopened Tripoli's only functioning airport, according to a posting on the airport authorities' Facebook page on Sunday.
... Two rescuers drowned off the coast of Australia's Victoria state on Sunday when their boat flipped over during an attempt to help a man who was swept into the ocean from a rock ledge, police said.
... The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico.
... The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico.
... Myanmar's Supreme Court will rule on Tuesday on an appeal of two Reuters journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, in a case that has raised questions about the country's transition to democracy.
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Sunday but held off from visiting what Japan's neighbors view as a symbol of the country's former militarism.
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Bombs **** 138 in Easter Day attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotels
Fed up with status quo, Ukrainians tipped to elect comedian as president
Indian, Australian warships arrive in China for naval parade
Factbox: After Indonesia election, new crop of leaders in focus for 2024 vote
Airport in Libya’s Tripoli re-opens, authorities say
Two rescuers drown after boat flips over off Australian coast
FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
Myanmar’s top court to rule on jailed Reuters journalists’ appeal
Japan’s Abe sends offering to controversial shrine for war dead