Sri Lanka attacks: Mass funeral on day of mourning

The death toll from Sunday's bomb blasts rises to 310 and a state of emergency is in effect.

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Kim-Putin: North Korean and Russian leaders to meet for first time

There'll be a lot of history and potential behind the North Korean leader's first Russian visit.

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SS Iron Crown: WW2 shipwreck found off Australia

The SS Iron Crown was sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1942, killing 38 sailors.

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Myanmar top court rejects Reuters journalists' appeal

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have their seven year sentences upheld by the country's Supreme Court.

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US Supreme Court to review LGBT cases

The court will determine if job discrimination laws apply to sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Outcry sparked by 'deeply racist' rat poem in Austria

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says the poem, which compares migrants to rats, is "abominable".

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Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg dies aged 98

The Grand Duke, who abdicated in 2000, oversaw the duchy's transformation into a financial centre.

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Philippines earthquake: Eight deaths reported on Luzon

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake on Luzon island brought down buildings, killing at least 11.

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Lyra McKee killing: 'New IRA admits responsibility'

The group offered "full and sincere apologies" to the journalist's family and friends, the Irish News reports.

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Donald Trump 'set for June state visit to UK'

Buckingham Palace is expected to announce on Tuesday that the US president will visit in early June.

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Herman Cain withdraws bid for Federal Reserve seat

President Trump tweeted that he would respect Mr Cain's wishes and not pursue the nomination.

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Shah Rukh Khan urges fans to vote in a new music video

The Bollywood star says he is responding to PM Modi's request that he "creatively" encourage voting.

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Sri Lanka attacks: Family attends funeral

Speaking at his wife's funeral, Lewis Allen recalls the moment he learnt she had died in the Sri Lanka attacks.

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Sri Lanka: Bomb explodes as police try to defuse it

The blast took place near St Anthony's Shrine, one of several sites attacked in bombings on Sunday.

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Disposable nappy recycling: How soiled nappies can be reused

Each year billions end up in landfill, but the world's largest nappy production company is now backing a scheme to recover the plastic and other materials inside them.

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Violent protests erupt at Georgia's Pankisi Gorge

Residents in Pankisi in north-eastern Georgia pelt police with rocks over plans for a new power plant.

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Baby squirrels saved after tree holding nest is cut down

Vets in Poland say two of them had been attacked by a dog before they were found.

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African women on the shame of hair loss

It is a topic shrouded in shame, but traction alopecia may affect one-third of women of African descent.

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Pedro Sánchez: Spain's accidental PM on a roll

Unlikely events propelled a struggling politician to Spain's top job - and the top of the polls.

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Innovative child malaria vaccine to be tested in Malawi

The treatment, developed over 30 years, is the first to give partial protection to children, WHO says.

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