Now, our global survey of headlines,
First up, in Asia,
In Nepal,one month after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the United Nations said that there was still a need to focus on providing relief rather than reconstruction.
Bangladesh has banned an Islamist militant group accused of attacking and killing three secular bloggers.
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Turning to Oceania,
In Australia, the government appointed two new counterterrorism coordinators on Monday to increase cooperation between its security agencies against the threat of the Islamic State group.
Staying in the country, an inquest has found that the gunman behind last year&`&s deadly attack on a café in Sydney led a complex and secretive life.
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Moving on to Africa,
In Guinea, six people have been put in isolation in prison after being accused of moving the body of an Ebola victim in a taxi.
And Nigeria&`&s fuel wholesalers say they have reached a deal with the government that should soon see the end of the crippling fuel crisis.
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In the Middle East,
In Iraq, the Prime Minister said that the city of Ramadi could be taken back from IS "in days".
In Saudi Arabia, tens of thousands of people turned out at a mass funeral in the part of the country for 21 Shi&`&ite Muslims killed last week in a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State.
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Looking to Latin America,
A prison riot in northeastern Brazil left eight inmates dead after a fight between two gangs quickly escalated.
In Colombia, negotiators for the Farc left-wing rebel group said that they want to push ahead with peace talks after dozens of their fighters were killed in a bombing raid.
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And in Europe,
In Spain, the anti-austerity Podemos movement vows to win the national polls this year, after its dramatic gains in Sunday&`&s local and regional elections.
And Senior British and Russian officials are to meet to resume efforts to find a solution to the Syria crisis.
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And finally in North America,
A pair of US fighter jets has escorted an Air France airliner bound for New York City after the flight was the subject of an anonymous threat.
And in Mexico, at least 13 people have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern border city of Ciudad Acuna.
(BRIAN) That&`&s the global headlines Survey.