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Morning breaks at St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, where dozens of people were killed in an explosion on Easter Sunday. The government on Tuesday imposed a state of emergency hours after it blamed a local Islamist group for a series of suicide bomb blasts that killed at least 290 people, including dozens of foreigners.
Authorities comb through St Sebastian's church in Sri Lanka's Negombo as the death toll from Sunday's bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in the country rose dramatically Monday to 290. IMAGES
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Colombo, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan buddhist devotees took part Monday in religious observance on a full moon day at a temple in the suburb of Colombo.Buddhism is the official religion of the South Asian island nation and the majority of the island's population traditionally engages in religious observances on full moon days. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST:SRI LANKAN BUDDHIST DEVOTEES PRAY AND TAKE PART IN A RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE ON A FULL MOON DAY AT A TEMPLE IN THE KELANIYA SUBURB OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), March 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- Hundreds of women demonstrated Monday in Colombo on the occasion of International Women's Day to demand the right of women to decide in all spheres of life. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).