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More than 200 die in blasts on Easter Sunday
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SRI LANKA, Colombo - More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.
Trump was joking about loving WikiLeaks, Sarah Sanders says
NBC NEWS
President Donald Trump was just joking when commented during his campaign that he "loved" WikiLeaks, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Sunday.
8 dead after tornadoes rip across US South
BBC NEWS
At least eight people have died and dozens were injured after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states.
Trump to award Tiger Woods
CNN
President Donald Trump said Monday that he'll award golfer Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, after Woods won his fifth Masters title over the weekend.
Japanese jet goes missing over Pacific
CNN
HONG KONG, China - A Japanese F-35 stealth fighter, one of the world's most-advanced warplanes, has gone missing over the Pacific Ocean, Japanese defense officials said.
US investigates seizure risk with e-cigarettes
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, USA - U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who use the nicotine-vaping devices.
Quebec introduces bill banning religious symbols
Al Jazeera News
QUEBEC, CANADA, NA - The Canadian province of Quebec has introduced legislation that will ban public sector employees from wearing religious symbols during work hours, a controversial move that critics say targets Muslim women who wear hijabs or other head coverings.
Saudi Arabia temporarily frees three women's rights activists
Al Jazeera News
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Middle East - Saudi Arabia has temporarily released three of the women's rights activists held in custody for almost a year, state media has said, following a court hearing in which the detainees alleged torture and sexual harassment during interrogation.
Car bomb blast 'kills 15' in Somalia's Mogadishu
Al Jazeera News
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people have killed in a car bomb explosion near a hotel and restaurants in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to rescue services.
Bangladesh fire: Deadly blaze hits Banani building in Dhaka
BBC News
Dhaka, Bangladesh - At least 19 people have been killed in a huge blaze in a high-rise building in an upmarket commercial area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
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