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Specialist divers in Sicily prepare to carry out fresh searches for six people, including UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch and the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, missing after their yacht capsized off the Italian island on Monday. The 56-metre British-flagged sailing yacht "Bayesian" was anchored some 700 metres from port with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when it was struck by a waterspout, a sort of mini tornado, before dawn. Fifteen people aboard, including a mother and her one-year-old baby, were plucked to safety but the body of one man, reported to be the yacht's chef, was found a few hours later. IMAGES
Tens of thousands gather in Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau to watch the total solar eclipse. Montreal is situated along the "path of totality," where the Moon will completely obscure the Sun's light for up to a few minutes. IMAGES
Christians carry a cross during a procession marking Good Friday along the Via Dolorosa (Path of Sorrow) in Jerusalem's Old City, the route Christians believe Jesus walked while carrying his cross before being crucified. IMAGES
Images of the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem as Muslim worshippers start to arrive for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. IMAGES
The United States warns Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the UN that they "must walk back from the brink of war" as tensions between the neighbors ratchet up. "Regional diplomatic efforts, not military conflict, are the only path to a negotiated solution and sustainable peace," says American envoy to the UN Robert Wood during a UNSC emergency meeting. SOUNDBITE
Palestinians walk along destroyed streets near the Feras market in Gaza City. The Israeli army said it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats pressed on with efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory. IMAGES
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