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 Colombia |
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Colombia landslides: Over 200 die in Putumayo floods 
Hours of heavy rains overnight caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding homes with mud in Putumayo province
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Paraguay |
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Paraguay president sacks top officials after protests |
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| Apr.2 |
Washington |
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Trump ready to 'solve' North Korea problem without China |
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| Apr.3 |
 St. Petersburg |
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St. Petersburg subway blast: Attacker planted two bombs Map of Sennaya Ploshchad St. Petersburg Russia The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia
| At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations. World leaders rallied behind Russia in condemning the blast
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Arizona |
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North Carolina beats Gonzaga for 6th national championship |
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Colombia |
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Colombia declares emergency as landslide victims buried |
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| Apr.5 |
 Northern Syria |
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20 children and 52 adults killed in chemical attack Map of Khan Sheikhoun Idlib Syria| Aome of the victims had symptoms consistent with exposure to nerve agents. Clinics treating the injured were then targeted by air strikes | |
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Myanmar |
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Aung San Suu Kyi: No ethnic cleansing of Muslim minority |
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| Apr.6 |
Syria |
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US launches missile strikes in response to chemical 'attack' Map of Shayrat Air Base Shayrat Homs Syria| The US has carried out a missile attack against an air base in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town | |
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Florida |
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Trump welcomes 'friend' China's Xi for talks
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| Apr.7 |
 Sweden |
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Police arrest two after lorry ploughs into shop Police in Sweden have arrested two men after a lorry crashed into a Stockholm department store on Friday, killing at least four people
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Washington |
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US 'disappointed' at Russia's Syria stance |
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| Apr.9 |
 Egypt |
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State of emergency after deadly Coptic church attacks Map of St George%27s Coptic church Tanta Egypt| ISIS said it was behind the blasts in Tanta and Alexandria on Palm Sunday and hat 2 suicide bombers carried out the blasts. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of em... | |
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US Georgia |
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Masters 2017: Sergio Garcia beats Justin Rose in playoff |
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| Apr.10 |
France |
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Huge fire guts Grande-Synthe Dunkirk camp |
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| Apr.11 |
 Ruhr |
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Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions Map of Hoechsten Dortmund Germany| Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco. Player Marc Bartra underwent an operat... | |
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 Chicago |
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United Airlines CEO sorry for 'horrific' passenger removal Oscar Munoz has apologised for the 'truly horrific' incident in which a passenger was forcibly dragged, screaming, from a flight
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Moscow |
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Syria war: Tillerson to press Russia over Assad support |
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| Apr.12 |
 UN Security Council |
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UN draft resolution on Syria attack: Vote fails with Russia veto A vote by the U.N. Security council on a draft resolution to condemn the chemical weapon attack in Syria failed, but China abstained
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Washington |
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Trump says NATO 'no longer obsolete' |
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| Apr.13 |
 Afghanistan |
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US military drops 'mother of all bombs on IS' in Afghanistan Map of Achin Nangarhar Afghanistan| The US military says it has dropped a 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb on a tunnel complex used by Islamic State militants in Afghanistan | |
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| Apr.14 |
North Korea |
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North Korea 'ready for nuclear attack' amid show of force |
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| Apr.15 |
 North Korea |
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N Korea missile launch fails day after military parade Map of Sinpo North Korea| North Korea has failed to launch a missile on its east coast, a day after Pyongyang warned the US amid rising tension in the region | |
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Aleppo |
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Death toll rises to 100 after explosion near evacuation buses
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| Apr.16 |
 Turkey |
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Opposition cries foul over vote expanding Erdogan powers | Turkey's main opposition party has said it will challenge the country's referendum result after the president won a vote to expand his powers | |
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| Apr.17 |
Washington |
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Turkey referendum: Trump congratulates Erdogan |
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| Apr.18 |
California |
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US gunman kills three 'in race attack'
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| Apr.19 |
USA |
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Fox News: Bill O'Reilly out after harassment claims
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Washington |
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US accuses Iran of 'alarming provocations' |
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| Apr.20 |
 Paris |
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Gunman shot dead policeman in Paris Map of Franklin D. Roosevelt metro station Champs-Elysees Paris France| The gunman who shot dead a policeman in Paris on Thursday has been identified from papers left in his car as 39-year-old lived in the city's suburbs | |
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Australia |
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MH370: New analysis reiterates plane's likely location |
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| Apr.21 |
Sydney |
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US to honour 'dumb' Australia migrant deal |
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| Apr.22 |
France |
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French election: Voters flood to ballot box as polls open
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Northern Afghanistan |
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Taliban killing or wounding more than 100 soldiers
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| Apr.23 |
Paris |
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Macron and Le Pen 'through to run-off' The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency, multiple projections indicate
| A poll puts Mr Macron on 23.7% in first-round voting with Ms Le Pen on 21.7%. The two fought off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon
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Madrid |
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Barcelona opens up La Liga race with thrilling win in El Clasico |
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North Korea |
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North Korean university names detained US citizen |
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| Apr.24 |
Paris |
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Le Pen steps aside as National Front leader
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| Apr.25 |
Northern Iraq |
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Turkish jets bomb US-backed forces in Iraq, Syria |
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Northeast China |
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China launches first domestically made aircraft carrier |
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| Apr.26 |
 Venezuela |
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Venezuela to withdraw from OAS as deadly protests continue Venezuela says it will withdraw from Organization of American States, accusing the grouping of meddling in its internal affairs
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Washington |
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North Korea faces tighter sanctions under Trump strategy |
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Nepal |
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Missing Taiwanese trekker found in after 47 days |
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| Apr.27 |
Washington |
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Trump praises China's Xi over handling of North Korea |
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| Apr.29 |
North Korea |
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North Korea crisis: North in another 'failed' missile launch North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded shortly after take-of...
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West Germany |
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Bayern Munich wins fifth-straight Bundesliga title
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European Union |
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Brexit: EU demands 'serious UK response' on citizens' rights |
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Pennsylvania |
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Trump attacks US media at 100-day rally |
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London |
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Joshua: Briton stops Klitschko to win epic world heavweight fight |
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