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| Apr.1 |
Brussels |
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Brussels attacks: Police strike halts airport reopening |
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India |
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Kolkata flyover collapse: Hope fading for survivors |
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Washington |
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Nuclear terrorist attack would 'change our world', says Obama
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| Apr.2 |
 Azerbaijan |
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Clashes broke out in disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh 
Map of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijan| Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to fighting. Azerbaijan said 12 of its soldiers had been killed | |
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Athens |
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Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak' |
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| Apr.3 |
Azerbaijan |
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Nagorno-Karabakh fighting: Azerbaijan 'calls truce' |
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Philadelphia |
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Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails |
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NW Pakistan |
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Rain, floods kill 36 in northwest Pakistan |
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 Panama |
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Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens| A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth | |
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Greece |
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Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
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| Apr.4 |
Panama |
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Panama Papers: Leaks spur global investigations
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Panama |
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Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca 'helped firms subject to sanctions' |
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Houston |
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Villanova defeats UNC for national title on Kris Jenkins 3 at buzzer |
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| Apr.5 |
Iceland |
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Panama Papers: Iceland PM Gunnlaugsson resigns
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Wisconsin |
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Cruz 'wins Wisconsin' in blow of Trump
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| Apr.6 |
Iceland |
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Panama papers: Iceland names PM replacement |
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| Apr.7 |
 Brussels |
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Brussels attacks: New video of airport bombing suspect Belgian prosecutors have released new footage of the key surviving Brussels airport attacks suspect, showing the route he took after leaving...
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Greece |
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Deportations to resume from Greece to Turkey |
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| Apr.8 |
Brussels |
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Paris attacks: Key suspect Abrini arrested in Brussels 
Map of Place Albert Brussels Belgium| The key remaining suspect in November's Paris terror attacks, Mohamed Abrini, has been arrested in Belgium, prosecutors confirmed | |
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North Korea |
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North Korea 'tests long-range missile engine'
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| Apr.9 |
 Southern India |
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India Kerala: Temple fireworks blast kills at least 100 Map of Paravur Kerala India| An explosion and blaze sparked by fireworks have killed at least 100 people at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala | |
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Mountain States |
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Sanders beats Clinton in Wyoming caucuses |
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| Apr.10 |
Kiev |
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Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign |
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South Korea |
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N Korea senior intelligence officer 'defects to South'
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Japan |
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John Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima memorial
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US Georgia |
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Danny Willett claims first major after Jordan Spieth's meltdown |
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Yemen |
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Both sides 'will respect' Yemen truce |
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| Apr.11 |
Canada |
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Canadian Attawapiskat First Nation suicide emergency |
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Brazil |
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Brazil impeachment: Vote deals new blow to Rousseff
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| Apr.12 |
Brazil |
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Dilma Rousseff accuses deputy of coup plot |
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Brazil |
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Dilma Rousseff loses PP from coalition
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| Apr.13 |
 Russia |
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Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer Map of Baltic Sea Russia| The Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes flew close to a US guided missile destroyer almost a dozen times, American officials have said | |
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 Nigeria |
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Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video A video released by the Nigerian Islamist group appears to prove that some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town are still...
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USA |
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US health experts confirm that Zika causes birth defects |
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Southern China |
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Crane collapse at China construction site kills 18 |
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| Apr.15 |
Brussels |
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Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row |
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Japan |
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Search continues for survivors after biggest Japan quake since 2011 |
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 Japan |
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Powerful new tremor in Kumamoto Map of Kumamoto Kyushu Japan| A more powerful 7.3 earthquake has rocked the southern city of Kumamoto in the middle of the night, a day after an earlier tremor killed nine people | |
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| Apr.16 |
 Greece |
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Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants Map of Lesbos Greece| Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos | |
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Japan |
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Fresh magnitude-5.4 quake strikes southern Japan |
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Japan |
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Japan earthquake: Thousands spend night in cold and wet
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 Ecuador |
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Ecuador earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills hundreds Map of Muisne Ecuador| The quake struck at 18:58 local time on Saturday near the town of Muisne. Severe damage is reported in many areas, with a bridge destroyed | |
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| Apr.17 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador earthquake: 10,000 troops deployed as rescue begins
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 Brazil |
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Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote Lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts
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Ecuador |
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Ecuador earthquake: Deaths rise to 272
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| Apr.18 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador earthquake: At least 413 people confirmed dead Map of Manta Ecuador| The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador's Pacific coast on Saturday, and the search for survivors continues | |
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| Apr.19 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador earthquake: Aid agencies step up efforts |
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 New York |
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Trump and Clinton victorious in NY | Donald Trump earns a decisive victory in home state, potentially capturing all 95 delegates. Hillary is ending a string of victories by Bernie Sanders | |
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| Apr.20 |
 Norway |
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Anders Behring Breivik wins human rights case The court upheld his claim that some of his treatment amounted to 'inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment'
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 Mexico |
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Petrochemical plant blast kills 3, injures more than 136 Map of Coatzacoalcos Veracruz Mexico| An explosion ripped through a petrochemical plant on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames and a toxin-filled cloud into the air | |
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| Apr.21 |
Minnesota |
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Prince, singer and superstar, dies aged 57 at Paisley Park Map of Paisley Park Minnesota Minnesota| The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has died at his home. Police were summoned to his estate and found his body in a lift | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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VW reaches US deal in emissions scandal Volkswagen will offer 'substantial compensation' and car buy-back deals in the US as part of a settlement of the the diesel emissions scanda...
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USA |
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Prince death spurs tributes in purple |
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| Apr.22 |
 UN |
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Record turnout at UN boosts climate deal| Amid hope and hype, delegates have started the process of signing the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York | |
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London |
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Barack Obama visit: Stick with EU, US president urges UK |
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| Apr.23 |
Bangladesh |
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Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death
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Turkey |
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Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey to promote deal |
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 Turkey |
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Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey camp German Chancellor and EU officials are visiting a migrant camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, as they seek to bolster a controversial EU-Turkey...
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North Korea |
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North Korea 'will halt' nuclear tests if US stops S Korea exercises |
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Turkey |
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Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal is 'working' |
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| Apr.24 |
Ivory Coast |
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Papa Wemba, Congo music star, dies after stage collapse
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| Apr.25 |
 Southern Philippines |
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John Ridsdel: Hostage from Canada killed in Philippines A Canadian man held captive by Islamist militants for months in the Philippines has been killed
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Turin |
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Juventus claims fifth straight Serie A title
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Ukraine |
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Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster |
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Canada |
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Justin Trudeau outrage at 'cold-blooded murder' of hostage |
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| Apr.26 |
Pennsylvania |
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Trump sweeps all five US states Donald Trump has won presidential primaries in all five US states that voted on Tuesday, while Hillary Clinton triumphed in four out of five
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Mosul |
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Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes' |
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| Apr.27 |
UN |
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Syria conflict: UN envoy calls on US and Russia to save talks |
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| Apr.28 |
 Aleppo |
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Syria conflict: Aleppo in 'catastrophic' state says UN The UN says the situation in Syria's city of Aleppo is catastrophic, after dozens of people were killed in attacks on targets including a ho...
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North Korea |
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North Korea test-launched two mid-range missiles
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North Korea |
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US man Kim Dong-chul jailed for spying in North Korea
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Kenya |
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African leaders meet for Giants Club elephant summit
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| Apr.29 |
Norway |
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Norway helicopter crash: 11 killed near Bergen 11 people have been found dead and 2 are missing after a helicopter carrying 13 people crashed west of the city of Bergen, rescuers say
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South Africa |
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SA Judge finds Jacob Zuma should face corruption charges |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Donald Trump speech delayed by protesters in California |
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Syria |
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Syria conflict: Temporary partial truce comes into effect
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| Apr.30 |
 Kenya |
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Elephant summit: Kenya sets fire to huge ivory stockpile Map of Nairobi National Park Nairobi Kenya| President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country's commitment to saving Africa's elephants | |
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 Baghdad |
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Iraqi Shia protesters storm Baghdad parliament | Hundreds of Shia Muslim activists have stormed Iraq's parliament in protest against ongoing deadlock in approving a new cabinet | |
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Tehran |
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Iran elections: Reformists set to take control of parliament |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming |
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South Africa |
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Rescued circus lions from Colombia and Peru flown to South Africa |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.2 |
Azerbaijan |
Clashes broke out in disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh Map of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijan| Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an end to fighting. Azerbaijan said 12 of its soldiers had been killed | |
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| Apr.3 |
Azerbaijan |
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting: Azerbaijan 'calls truce' |
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| Apr.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea 'tests long-range missile engine'
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| Apr.10 |
South Korea |
N Korea senior intelligence officer 'defects to South'
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| Apr.10 |
Yemen |
Both sides 'will respect' Yemen truce |
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| Apr.12 |
Brazil |
Dilma Rousseff accuses deputy of coup plot |
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| Apr.13 |
Russia |
Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer Map of Baltic Sea Russia| The Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes flew close to a US guided missile destroyer almost a dozen times, American officials have said | |
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| Apr.17 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake: 10,000 troops deployed as rescue begins
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| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
North Korea 'will halt' nuclear tests if US stops S Korea exercises |
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| Apr.26 |
Mosul |
Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes' |
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| Apr.27 |
UN |
Syria conflict: UN envoy calls on US and Russia to save talks |
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| Apr.28 |
Aleppo |
Syria conflict: Aleppo in 'catastrophic' state says UN The UN says the situation in Syria's city of Aleppo is catastrophic, after dozens of people were killed in attacks on targets including a ho...
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| Apr.28 |
North Korea |
North Korea test-launched two mid-range missiles
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| Apr.29 |
Syria |
Syria conflict: Temporary partial truce comes into effect
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.1 |
India |
Kolkata flyover collapse: Hope fading for survivors |
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| Apr.3 |
Philadelphia |
Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails |
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| Apr.3 |
NW Pakistan |
Rain, floods kill 36 in northwest Pakistan |
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| Apr.9 |
Southern India |
India Kerala: Temple fireworks blast kills at least 100 Map of Paravur Kerala India| An explosion and blaze sparked by fireworks have killed at least 100 people at a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala | |
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| Apr.11 |
Canada |
Canadian Attawapiskat First Nation suicide emergency |
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| Apr.13 |
USA |
US health experts confirm that Zika causes birth defects |
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| Apr.13 |
Southern China |
Crane collapse at China construction site kills 18 |
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| Apr.15 |
Japan |
Search continues for survivors after biggest Japan quake since 2011 |
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| Apr.15 |
Japan |
Powerful new tremor in Kumamoto Map of Kumamoto Kyushu Japan| A more powerful 7.3 earthquake has rocked the southern city of Kumamoto in the middle of the night, a day after an earlier tremor killed nine people | |
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| Apr.16 |
Japan |
Fresh magnitude-5.4 quake strikes southern Japan |
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| Apr.16 |
Japan |
Japan earthquake: Thousands spend night in cold and wet
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| Apr.16 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills hundreds Map of Muisne Ecuador| The quake struck at 18:58 local time on Saturday near the town of Muisne. Severe damage is reported in many areas, with a bridge destroyed | |
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| Apr.17 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake: 10,000 troops deployed as rescue begins
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| Apr.17 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake: Deaths rise to 272
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| Apr.18 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake: At least 413 people confirmed dead Map of Manta Ecuador| The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador's Pacific coast on Saturday, and the search for survivors continues | |
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| Apr.19 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake: Aid agencies step up efforts |
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| Apr.20 |
Mexico |
Petrochemical plant blast kills 3, injures more than 136 Map of Coatzacoalcos Veracruz Mexico| An explosion ripped through a petrochemical plant on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames and a toxin-filled cloud into the air | |
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| Apr.28 |
Kenya |
African leaders meet for Giants Club elephant summit
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| Apr.29 |
Norway |
Norway helicopter crash: 11 killed near Bergen 11 people have been found dead and 2 are missing after a helicopter carrying 13 people crashed west of the city of Bergen, rescuers say
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| Apr.30 |
Kenya |
Elephant summit: Kenya sets fire to huge ivory stockpile Map of Nairobi National Park Nairobi Kenya| President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country's commitment to saving Africa's elephants | |
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| Apr.30 |
South Africa |
Rescued circus lions from Colombia and Peru flown to South Africa |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.4 |
Houston |
Villanova defeats UNC for national title on Kris Jenkins 3 at buzzer |
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| Apr.10 |
US Georgia |
Danny Willett claims first major after Jordan Spieth's meltdown |
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| Apr.25 |
Turin |
Juventus claims fifth straight Serie A title
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.1 |
Brussels |
Brussels attacks: Police strike halts airport reopening |
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| Apr.2 |
Athens |
Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak' |
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| Apr.3 |
Panama |
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens| A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth | |
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| Apr.21 |
Minnesota |
Prince, singer and superstar, dies aged 57 at Paisley Park Map of Paisley Park Minnesota Minnesota| The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has died at his home. Police were summoned to his estate and found his body in a lift | |
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| Apr.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
VW reaches US deal in emissions scandal Volkswagen will offer 'substantial compensation' and car buy-back deals in the US as part of a settlement of the the diesel emissions scanda...
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| Apr.21 |
USA |
Prince death spurs tributes in purple |
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| Apr.24 |
Ivory Coast |
Papa Wemba, Congo music star, dies after stage collapse
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| Apr.26 |
Mosul |
Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes' |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.1 |
Brussels |
Brussels attacks: Police strike halts airport reopening |
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| Apr.7 |
Brussels |
Brussels attacks: New video of airport bombing suspect Belgian prosecutors have released new footage of the key surviving Brussels airport attacks suspect, showing the route he took after leaving...
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| Apr.8 |
Brussels |
Paris attacks: Key suspect Abrini arrested in Brussels Map of Place Albert Brussels Belgium| The key remaining suspect in November's Paris terror attacks, Mohamed Abrini, has been arrested in Belgium, prosecutors confirmed | |
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| Apr.13 |
Nigeria |
Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video A video released by the Nigerian Islamist group appears to prove that some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town are still...
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| Apr.15 |
Brussels |
Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row |
|
| Apr.20 |
Norway |
Anders Behring Breivik wins human rights case The court upheld his claim that some of his treatment amounted to 'inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment'
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| Apr.23 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death
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| Apr.25 |
Southern Philippines |
John Ridsdel: Hostage from Canada killed in Philippines A Canadian man held captive by Islamist militants for months in the Philippines has been killed
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| Apr.25 |
Canada |
Justin Trudeau outrage at 'cold-blooded murder' of hostage |
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| Apr.26 |
Mosul |
Islamic State: Up to $800m of funds 'destroyed by strikes' |
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| Apr.28 |
North Korea |
US man Kim Dong-chul jailed for spying in North Korea
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| Apr.29 |
South Africa |
SA Judge finds Jacob Zuma should face corruption charges |
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| 2016 |
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| Apr.1 |
Washington |
Nuclear terrorist attack would 'change our world', says Obama
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| Apr.2 |
Athens |
Greece challenges IMF over 'debt transcript leak' |
|
| Apr.3 |
Panama |
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens| A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth | |
|
| Apr.3 |
Greece |
Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
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| Apr.4 |
Panama |
Panama Papers: Leaks spur global investigations
|
| Apr.4 |
Panama |
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca 'helped firms subject to sanctions' |
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| Apr.5 |
Iceland |
Panama Papers: Iceland PM Gunnlaugsson resigns
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| Apr.5 |
Wisconsin |
Cruz 'wins Wisconsin' in blow of Trump
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| Apr.6 |
Iceland |
Panama papers: Iceland names PM replacement |
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| Apr.7 |
Greece |
Deportations to resume from Greece to Turkey |
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| Apr.9 |
Mountain States |
Sanders beats Clinton in Wyoming caucuses |
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| Apr.10 |
Kiev |
Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign |
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| Apr.10 |
Japan |
John Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima memorial
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| Apr.11 |
Canada |
Canadian Attawapiskat First Nation suicide emergency |
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| Apr.11 |
Brazil |
Brazil impeachment: Vote deals new blow to Rousseff
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| Apr.12 |
Brazil |
Dilma Rousseff accuses deputy of coup plot |
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| Apr.12 |
Brazil |
Dilma Rousseff loses PP from coalition
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| Apr.15 |
Brussels |
Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row |
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| Apr.16 |
Greece |
Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants Map of Lesbos Greece| Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos | |
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| Apr.17 |
Brazil |
Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote Lower house has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts
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| Apr.19 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador earthquake: Aid agencies step up efforts |
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| Apr.19 |
New York |
Trump and Clinton victorious in NY | Donald Trump earns a decisive victory in home state, potentially capturing all 95 delegates. Hillary is ending a string of victories by Bernie Sanders | |
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| Apr.20 |
Norway |
Anders Behring Breivik wins human rights case The court upheld his claim that some of his treatment amounted to 'inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment'
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| Apr.22 |
UN |
Record turnout at UN boosts climate deal| Amid hope and hype, delegates have started the process of signing the Paris climate agreement at UN headquarters in New York | |
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| Apr.22 |
London |
Barack Obama visit: Stick with EU, US president urges UK |
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| Apr.23 |
Turkey |
Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey to promote deal |
|
| Apr.23 |
Turkey |
Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey camp German Chancellor and EU officials are visiting a migrant camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, as they seek to bolster a controversial EU-Turkey...
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| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
North Korea 'will halt' nuclear tests if US stops S Korea exercises |
|
| Apr.23 |
Turkey |
Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal is 'working' |
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| Apr.25 |
Ukraine |
Ukraine marks 30th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster |
|
| Apr.25 |
Canada |
Justin Trudeau outrage at 'cold-blooded murder' of hostage |
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| Apr.26 |
Pennsylvania |
Trump sweeps all five US states Donald Trump has won presidential primaries in all five US states that voted on Tuesday, while Hillary Clinton triumphed in four out of five
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| Apr.27 |
UN |
Syria conflict: UN envoy calls on US and Russia to save talks |
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| Apr.28 |
North Korea |
US man Kim Dong-chul jailed for spying in North Korea
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| Apr.28 |
Kenya |
African leaders meet for Giants Club elephant summit
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| Apr.29 |
South Africa |
SA Judge finds Jacob Zuma should face corruption charges |
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| Apr.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Donald Trump speech delayed by protesters in California |
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| Apr.30 |
Kenya |
Elephant summit: Kenya sets fire to huge ivory stockpile Map of Nairobi National Park Nairobi Kenya| President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to a huge stockpile of ivory in an effort to show his country's commitment to saving Africa's elephants | |
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| Apr.30 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi Shia protesters storm Baghdad parliament | Hundreds of Shia Muslim activists have stormed Iraq's parliament in protest against ongoing deadlock in approving a new cabinet | |
|
| Apr.30 |
Tehran |
Iran elections: Reformists set to take control of parliament |
|
| Apr.30 |
Baghdad |
Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming |
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