Avengers premier, Waffle House shooting, and other news in pictures

Actor Robert Downey Jr. poses with fans during the premier of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Actor Robert Downey Jr. poses with fans during the premier of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’  

 

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Avengers: Infinity War premier

Avengers: Infinity War boasts more than 20 superheroes and expects to storm the box office, but even its A-list cast don't know quite what to expect when the film gets its world premiere on Monday night.

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Bus crash in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a hospital following a bus accident involving Chinese tourists in North Hwanghae province.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a hospital following a bus accident involving Chinese tourists in North Hwanghae province.  

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang on Monday to express ”deep sympathy” over a bus accident that killed 32 Chinese tourists and critically injured two, the North's state media said on Tuesday.

Kim also visited the hospital where the injured were being treated, the North's central news agency said

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Waffle House shooting suspect detained

Police gather on a road along a wooded area where Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking was captured on Monday.

Police gather on a road along a wooded area where Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking was captured on Monday.  

 

Police on Monday arrested the man suspected of fatally shooting four people at a Waffle House restaurant, ending a 36-hour manhunt after tips from the public led police to search secluded woods nearby.

 

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Thousands protest against Nicaragua govt.

Demonstrators protest against police violence and the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Managua in Nicaragua on April 23, 2018.

Demonstrators protest against police violence and the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Managua in Nicaragua on April 23, 2018.   | Photo Credit: Reuters

 

Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans marched on Monday in the capital to protest government repression and call for peace after several days of violent demonstrations set off by a social security overhaul. President Daniel Ortega withdrew the changes on Sunday. The U.S. government on Monday urged people to “reconsider travel to Nicaragua due to crime and protests” and it ordered the families of diplomats to leave the Central American country.