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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
Heavily armed police officers guard the entrance to the Church of St-Eustache in Paris as French Catholics attend mass for All Saints' Day. The tight security comes after an Islamist knifeman attacked a church in the southern city of Nice, killing three people. IMAGES
People in Sri Lanka tearfully pray for the victims of the Easter attacks last week. Six suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels which left 253 dead. IMAGES of people holding a vigil outside St. Anthony's Shrine
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.