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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 17 May 2016
Supporters of Federal Alliance, a coalition of Madhes-based parties and other ethnic political parties and organizations, protest against the constitution near the Prime Minister's official residence in Kathmandu, Nepal
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2/30 17 May 2016
Members of a Sri Lankan Army rescue team carry a woman to safety through floodwaters in the suburb of Kaduwela in capital Colombo. Emergency workers in Sri Lanka found the bodies of a woman and two children killed in a landslide, taking the toll from two days of heavy rain to 11, with thousands more forced to flee their homes
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3/30 16 May 2016
Protesters light flares and wave flags marching through a street, during an anti-government protest in Skopje, in series of protests dubbed "Colorful Revolution". Macedonia has been politically gridlocked for two years but the crisis rose a notch on 12 April when President Gjorge Ivanov halted a probe into more than 50 public figures suspected of involvement in corruption and a wire-tapping scandal. The move triggered street protests against Ivanov and the ruling party's leader, Nikola Gruevski. Fresh demonstrations drew several thousand, mostly young people who demanded Ivanov resignation
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4/30 16 May 2016
Kenyan riot police officers raise batons over a man during a demonstration of Kenya's opposition supporters in Nairobi. Opposition protestors led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga gathered outside the Indepedent Electoral and Boundaries Comission building to demand the dismissal of IEBC commissioners, after alleged bias towards the ruling Jubillee Alliance Party
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5/30 16 May 2016
Pilgrims gather around an statue of the virgin Mary as it is carried during a procession in the village of El Rocio, southern Spain. El Rocio pilgrimage, the largest in Spain, gathers hundreds of thousands of devotees in traditional outfits converging in a burst of colour as they make their way on horseback and onboard decorated carriages across the Andalusian countryside
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6/30 15 May 2016
A clothing shop displays its merchandise beside a damaged building in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria
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7/30 15 May 2016
A police dog jumps through a burning ring during a show in Guiyang, China
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8/30 14 May 2016
Participants march during the Belgian Gay Pride parade in Brussels
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9/30 14 May 2016
An Iraqi boy walks past the blood stains and debris at a cafe, that was popular with local fans of Spain's Real Madrid football club, in the Balad area, north of the capital Baghdad, a day after a deadly raid claimed by Islamic State group militants. At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded, including several members of the security forces, in the attack in the town of Balad and the ensuing chase
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10/30 13 May 2016
A visitor takes a picture of a display bearing hand prints of war heroes from the War of Resistance against Japan, at Jianchuan Museum Cluster in Anren, China
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11/30 13 May 2016
Black clouds of smoke are produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, Spain
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12/30 12 May 2016
Cars driving on the winding L401 country road past rapeseed fields near Nienstedt close to Bad Muender am Deister, central Germany
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13/30 12 May 2016
A Bangladeshi boatman makes his way through hyacinth plants in the Buriganga River during a strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami religious political party to protest against the execution of leader Motiur Rahman Nizami in Dhaka
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14/30 12 May 2016
LAPD officers climb two fire ladders to reach a man on the historic KTLA radio tower in Hollywood. For nearly three hours the man clutched the trestles of the 160-foot (53 meters) tower located at the Sunset Bronson Studios before being safely returned to the ground, where he was taken into police custody for mental evaluation
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15/30 11 May 2016
Indian father Mohinder Singh Gill, 79, and his wife Daljinder Kaur, 70, pose for a photograph as they hold their newborn baby boy Arman at their home in Amritsar. An Indian woman who gave birth at the age of 70 said she was not too old to become a first-time mother, adding that her life was now complete
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16/30 11 May 2016
People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's mainly Shia district of Sadr City, Iraq
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17/30 10 May 2016
Performers take part in a torchlight parade on Kim Il-Sung square during festivities marking the end of the 7th Workers Party Congress in Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang
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18/30 10 May 2016
Tea garden workers carry sacks of tea leaves at Fatikchera tea garden estate on the outskirts of Agartala, India
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19/30 10 May 2016
A police officer takes pictures at the train station after an attack in Munich. One person has been killed and several injured after suspected Islamist stabbed passers-by at a railway station in Grafing
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20/30 10 May 2016
People react as they see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling party wrapped up its first congress in 36 years by elevating him to party chairman in Pyongyang
Reuters
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21/30 9 May 2016
A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood, Oklahoma
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22/30 9 May 2016
A Jordanian Bedouin sits on a camel in front of the Treasury Building in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Established as the capital city of the Nabataeans, the rose rock city is Jordan's most popular touristic site and was chosen as one of the seven New Wonders of the World in 2007
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23/30 9 May 2016
Russian servicemen march at Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Russia marks the 71st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II
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24/30 9 May 2016
Egyptian firefighters extinguish fire at the popular market area of al-Atabaa in downtown Cairo. At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries when a fire spread quickly through a commercial area in downtown Cairo. The fire erupted in a small hotel in the Al-Mosky neighbourhood and moved rapidly to four nearby buildings
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25/30 8 May 2016
Women take part in a procession during the celebration of the Palms and Flowers Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador
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26/30 8 May 2016
An injured man arrives to a hospital after two buses collided with a fuel tanker on a highway in the central province of Ghazni, Afghanistan
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27/30 7 May 2016
The wildfires glow underneath The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
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28/30 7 May 2016
A competitor walks on tightrope during a performance in Taizhou, China
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29/30 6 May 2016
Mother giant panda Aibang is seen with her newborn cub at a giant panda breeding centre in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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30/30 6 May 2016
Supporters of India's main opposition Congress party break police barricades during what the party calls as a "Save Democracy" march to parliament in New Delhi, India
Reuters
Liverpool and Sevilla fans fight inside stadium
The scenes came ahead of kick-off in tonight's Europa League final
Ford leaves Bath to put Hooper and Lancaster in the frame
Ford has left Bath after four years with the club, having followed up last season's Premiership final appearance with a disappointing ninth-placed finish
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Harlequins rugby player Adeniran-Olule dies in road traffic collision
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Halfpenny misses out as Wales announce squad to tour New Zealand
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Nowell hat-trick gives Exeter momentum for play-off debut
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Rokoduguni sees Bath bow out in style after disappointing season
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The biggest talking points ahead of this weekend's Premiership action
Editorial Investigatory Powers Bill hits Cameron's claim to a liberal agenda
The proposed legislation has already caused considerable controversy – and this is the second time it has been carried over from the preceding parliamentary session
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Nicky Clark Katy Price was wrong to wheel out her son to perform his party trick
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Hannah Fearn Sarah Vine's vicious takedown of Serena Cowdy is no surprise
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Independent Voices Letters: A bad education
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Editorial The Government's commitment to prisons is a welcome reform
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Benedict Spence Labour has a problem with anti-Semitism? I had no idea
Slimer cameos in new Ghostbusters trailer
Chris Hemsworth’s new character also plays a more central role in the clip
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Heart Of A Dog, film review: 'Nothing if not original'
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Ivan’s Childhood: The most lyrical war movie ever pristinely restored
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The Silent Storm, review: A storyline that utterly defies credibility
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Sing Street, film review: A tremendous sing along that loses momentum
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A Hologram For The King review: 'Perched between whimsy and despair'
Exposed: Songs for Unseen Warhol Films, gig review
Tom Verlaine from Television and Martin Rev from Suicide were among the artists assembled by Dean Wareham from Lux to pay tribute to Warhol
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Album reviews: Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft, Terry Reid, and more
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Rage Against The Machine tease reunion and possibly new tour
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Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels review: Shines as a vocalist here
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Rolo Tomassi stream The BBC Sessions exclusively with The Independent
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A whole bunch of The Weeknd and Travis Scott tracks just leaked
Major season 6deaths and spoilers dropped by GoT cast
There could still be plenty in store for Arya this season
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Read The Walking Dead creator's defence of season 6 finale
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The Walking Dead's Rick Grimes will die, says creator
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Eastenders kills off Barbara Windsor's character Peggy Mitchell
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The Exorcist TV series trailer proves it has nothing on the original
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Making a Murderer directors are pushing on with season 2
Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther is this year’s best selling comic
The Marvel title has sold 253,259 copies during its first month on sale.
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12 bookstores every reader should visit in their lifetime
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Fifty Shades of Grey readers more likely to uphold sexist attitudes
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Zero K by Don DeLillo, book review: Black comedy and visionary ideas
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George RR Martin releases new chapter from The Winds of Winter
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Don DeLillo's new book Zero K urges us to 'know the moment'
Beauty workshops that make a difference to women with cancer
Benefit's Bold is Beautiful project encourages women to stay positive by embracing themselves and not cancer
Let the beetroot see the carrot
Recipes are mostly guides and some ingredients can be perfectly substituted and still give the same results
A foodie tour of Tijuana, Mexico
Once notorious for crime and raucous partygoers, this sprawling city nudging the US border is making a name for itself as a hotspot of Baja Med fusion cuisine and craft breweries
The experimental concrete house carved from a tight garden plot
Architects Deborah Saunt and David Hills dug a hemmed-in site and piped in the concrete to create an extraordinary two-storey family home that's a modern masterpiece.
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Building an eco-home in the garden has put this couple £6m in front
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Former WWII control tower in Essex is now a secluded four-bedroom home
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Ben Fogle's London home: a cinema, bar and a man cave in the garden
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016: show garden highlights
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Bold and bespoke: Matthew Williamson's hot new furniture range
Google unveils new 'Daydream' virtual reality platform
All of Google's new VR products will be available this autumn
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Google unveils 'Google Home' personal assistant
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Snapchat faces criticism over 'filters' which appear to lighten skin
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Google set to unveil latest products, including Google Home
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Uber's new Trip Tracker feature lets you follow your family members
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FindFace app which identifies strangers takes Russia by storm
Government launches 'Verify' scheme to check online identities
In Matthew Blakstad's debut novel Sockpuppet, the Government sets up a digital identity system that suffers a catastrophic failure of trust. Now a real-life version of the system, Verify, has been launched – and those behind it will be hoping that truth is a little more straightforward than fiction
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iPhone SE review: gently-refined handset is the best small phone ever
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Parking apps: We don't care who we pay, we just want to park
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The Misericorsa app urges Roman Catholics to share their good deed
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How to manage menstruation with an app
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How the police's body-worn cameras are changing the justice system
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DOOM review: 'Bound to attract a new generation of Doom enthusiasts'
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Doom: Reviews start to pour in for id Software's latest shooter
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The man behind the latest Doom on the blood-soaked series' new episode
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Pokémon Sun and Moon: Starters for new games revealed
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Battlefield trailer becomes one of the most popular videos on YouTube