World news

Following are remarks by Japanese Emperor Akihito at his abdication ceremony on Tuesday in the Imperial Palace's Matsu no ma, or Hall of Pine. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DEBD5E http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Algeria's ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia appeared in court as part of a corruption probe, private channel Ennahar TV reported on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Whd1ay http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

The University of Cambridge said on Tuesday it would conduct a two-year academic study of how it benefited from or validated the Atlantic slave trade and other forms of coerced labor during the colonial era. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2DDu5zW http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

A 33-year-old man in the New Zealand city of Christchurch has been arrested after a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition was found at a vacant property, police said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://cnn.it/2J1IsBK https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Japanese Emperor Akihito, in his final remarks as his three-decade reign drew to a close on Tuesday, thanked the people for their support and expressed hope for a peaceful future. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2J0oFTn http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

(This April 29 story has been refiled to fix typo in second mention of IESE business school in 22nd paragraph) from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GQG0wD http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that some of the Islamist militants involved in the Easter Sunday bombings on the island were likely still at large and could be planning fresh attacks. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vso7NZ http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

India's government has asked Rahul Gandhi, the president of the main opposition Congress party, to respond to a complaint by a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party accusing him of holding dual British citizenship against Indian law. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vtHtCs http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

The United States believes members of the militant group blamed for Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday attacks may be at large and planning more assaults, the U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PFhCAU http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

In a low-rise Jakarta office block, young Indonesian supporters of President Joko Widodo sit hunched over screens to count photographed vote tallies from polling stations, two weeks after an election to lead the world's third-biggest democracy. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2V4nmdo http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

In the small fishing town of Thyboron on the northwestern coast of Denmark, many fishermen worry the British waters they have become increasingly dependent on will be out of reach when Britain leaves the European Union. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GKV25L http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PBS07T http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

Mountaineers from the Indian army on a expedition in Nepal have found mysterious large footprints in the snow that they think belong to the Yeti, or the abominable snowman, the military said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2vpRIYv http://bit.ly/HDXIyB

South Africans voting for a new national parliament on May 8 will have 48 parties to choose from -- more than at any election since the end of white minority rule in 1994. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2PL18qZ http://bit.ly/HDXIyB