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| Apr.1 |
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 |