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The UN envoy to the Middle East accuses Israel of blocking his way to an Easter ceremony in Jerusalem, as Israel questions his judgement.
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Residents of a poor community near Rio de Janeiro torch vehicles in protest at the deaths of two young men in incidents involving the police.
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Islamic extremism is the "most deadly" threat to charities in England and Wales, says William Shawcross, chairman of the Charity Commission.
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Four French journalists held captive in Syria for almost a year have been freed.
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Rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios have marked the evening before Orthodox Easter - by firing hundreds of rockets at each other's churches.
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Orthodox Christians in Ukraine are celebrating Easter although the situation in the country remains unstable.
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Four French journalists released after 10 months in captivity in Syria arrive back in France.
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Lewis Hamilton takes a dominant victory in the Chinese GP to win three consecutive races for the first time in his career.
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Orthodox Easter messages from patriarchs in Kiev and Moscow reflect Ukraine's deep divide, as a tense stand-off continues in the east.
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Four French journalists who spent 10 months in captivity in Syria were chained to each other and kept in basements without light, one recounts.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend an Easter Sunday church service in Sydney and take Prince George to the zoo as part of their overseas tour.
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Families of passengers on a sunken South Korean ferry protest angrily over the rescue operation, scuffling with police on Jindo island.
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The pope has prayed for an end to conflicts around the world including in Syria and Ukraine, in his Easter address.
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Pope Francis celebrates Easter in front of thousands in St Peter's Square, praying for peace in Syria and Ukraine and "an end to all war".
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Lewis Hamilton says he is putting in the best performances of his career in an 'incredible car' after a third win in a row.
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A drone attack in south Yemen has killed at least three suspected al-Qaeda fighters, defence officials and local tribal chiefs say.
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Scottish government agencies Scottish Enterprise and Visit Scotland quit business lobby organisation CBI after it formally backed the campaign against Scottish independence.
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Islamist militants kill 14 Algerian soldiers in an ambush on a military convoy in mountains east of the capital Algiers.
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A British national dies after a double-decker bus reportedly crashes into a ravine in Malaysia.
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Media workers across Pakistan have held angry protests after a leading journalist was shot and wounded on Saturday.
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Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has extended his lead over his rival Ashraf Ghani, latest results from the presidential polls suggest.
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Stanislas Wawrinka beats fellow Swiss Roger Federer to win the first Masters 1000 title of his career in Monte Carlo.
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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the US boxer whose wrongful conviction for murder caused an international outcry, dies aged 76.
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Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini tops the charts with Caustic Love, which becomes the fastest-selling album of the year.
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India's cricket board appoints a three-member investigative panel to look into allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League.
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Russia has expressed outrage after at least three people were killed at a pro-Russian checkpoint in eastern Ukraine.
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A Kuwaiti judge orders the temporary closure of two independent newspapers for breaking a news blackout about an alleged plot to topple the emir.
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The Russian foreign ministry expresses outrage at a fatal shooting incident in eastern Ukraine which it blames on Ukrainian nationalists.
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Eight skydivers on an Easter Sunday jump are killed as their plane crashes near the town of Jamijarvi in Finland.
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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urges equal opportunities and rights for women and condemns discrimination in a speech marking Women's Day.
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Is this India's first social media election?
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Left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi will be the only challenger to ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt's presidential election, as registration ends.
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An explosion and fire on Gibraltar cuts power to much of the British territory and disrupts a number of online betting operations.
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England's Luke Donald finishes second, one shot behind American Matt Kuchar, at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.
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A special commission is to investigate an attack against a prominent television anchor in Pakistan, the government has announced.
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State authorities in Kyrgyzstan are trying to fight practices of bride kidnapping in the country. Two victims of bride kidnapping spoke to the BBC.
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The expat investor helping businesses in Somalia
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Leading public figures claim David Cameron risks causing division in society with his recent comments that the UK is a Christian country.
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