Here are the top stories for Sunday, March 31st: Trump administration mulls border shutdown; Biden accused of inappropriate touching; Calif. man arrested in Colombia on child sex charges; Holocaust train car arrives in NYC.
Brazilians protest against the 1964-1985 dictatorship in Rio de Janeiro after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sparked widespread anger by ordering the defense forces to commemorate the overthrow of President Joao Goulart. IMAGES
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido held rival rallies on Saturday in the capital Caracas.
That’s amid the South American country experiencing a series of nationwide blackouts, which have hit water, transportation and telecommunication services.
A spokesman for the Red Cross says the power outages are a primary cause for concern and aggravate the humanitarian situation in the country.
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Incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrives at his headquarters after the announcement of provisional results which put him in second place in the first round of the presidential election, trailing behind comedian Volodymyr Zelensky.
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian comedian and presidential election frontrunner, plays table tennis with a journalist ahead of the provisional results. IMAGES
Comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelensky addresses journalists at his base in Kiev following the announcement of provisional results that place him as victor in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election. IMAGES
Every year, more than a thousand fishing enthusiasts from Europe, Asia and even Africa meet on the thick ice of Baikal in Siberia to compete on the frozen banks of the world’s deepest lake, a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. This year, the record was broken with 1,400 participants in 350 teams.
The stars of ‘Black Panther’ and plenty of colorful dresses dominated the red carpet at the 50th NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood on Saturday (30 March).
For years, the residents of the Giheta and Ruseke lived peacefully, sharing the same water source between the two villages. The horrors of the 1994 genocide changed all that, as Rwanda spiralled into horrific violence. 25 years on, the water source is bringing the once-divided villagers back together – a source of life and of reconciliation.
British pop legend Elton John has joined “friend” George Clooney is calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate’s new death-penalty laws for gay sex and adultery. The nine hotels mentioned by Clooney include the Plaza Athenee and the Meurice in Paris.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in Turkey’s local elections at a polling station in Istanbul with his wife. IMAGES of Erdogan voting
As the United Kingdom grapples with its Brexit drama, the uncertainty around its decision to leave the EU persuaded Dale Carr to close down her Berlin shop selling British goods.
From a multi-billion-dollar education startup to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way Indian schoolchildren are learning — provided their parents can afford it.
The Vatican, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and even the ancient Acropolis in Athens are plunged into darkness for an hour as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet’s vanishing plant and animal life.
Frontrunner Volodymyr Zelensky casts his vote in Ukraine’s presidential elections. Zelensky, a comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV, has been polling with more than 25 percent support in final surveys, well ahead of his nearest rivals incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. IMAGES
Turkey’s ex-prime minister Binali Yildirim arrives at an Istanbul polling station to cast his vote in local elections. The local elections are a test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with his ruling AKP party risking defeat in the capital as an economic slowdown takes hold. IMAGES
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Current president Petro Poroshenko casts his vote in Ukraine’s presidential election. Incumbent Poroshenko is vying with ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to face comedian Volodymyr Zelensky in a run-off next month, according to polls. IMAGES
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in Israel just ahead of the country’s polls in which his ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a tough re-election fight. IMAGES
German metal band Rammstein has whipped up a fresh controversy by posing as Nazi death camp victims in a new music video. Have the shock rockers finally crossed acceptable lines of artistic freedom?
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Voters in Istanbul cast their votes in local elections which represent a test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose party risks defeat in the capital amid an economic slowdown. IMAGES.