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**[[Boston Marathon bombings]]: The U.S. [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] recovers [[Forensic science|forensic evidence]] suggesting the two [[Improvised explosive device|explosive devices]] which [[Boston Marathon bombings|exploded near the finish line]] of the [[2013 Boston Marathon]] were [[pressure cooker bombs]] inside heavy black nylon bags containing [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|shrapnel]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/04/2013416152112944580.html (Al Jazeera)] |
**[[Boston Marathon bombings]]: The U.S. [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] recovers [[Forensic science|forensic evidence]] suggesting the two [[Improvised explosive device|explosive devices]] which [[Boston Marathon bombings|exploded near the finish line]] of the [[2013 Boston Marathon]] were [[pressure cooker bombs]] inside heavy black nylon bags containing [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|shrapnel]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/04/2013416152112944580.html (Al Jazeera)] |
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**Further suspicious letters are found addressed to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barrack Obama]] and to members of the [[Senate of the United States]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/17/politics/tainted-letter-intercepted/ (CNN)] |
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**The former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]]'s ceremonial funeral is held in [[London]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/17/lady-thatcher-funeral-live-blog (''The Guardian'')] [http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/16/margaret-thatcher-funeral-timetable-times-route-guests-and-travel-3618693/ (Metro)] |
**The former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]]'s ceremonial funeral is held in [[London]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2013/apr/17/lady-thatcher-funeral-live-blog (''The Guardian'')] [http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/16/margaret-thatcher-funeral-timetable-times-route-guests-and-travel-3618693/ (Metro)] |
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**Among the foreigners at the funeral are Israeli Prime Minister [[Binyamin Netanyahu]], former [[Apartheid in South Africa|Apartheid-era]] South African President [[F. W. de Klerk]], former United States Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]], former United States Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], former Australian Prime Minister [[John Howard]] and current Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/17/thatcher-funeral-foreign-leaders-st-pauls (''The Guardian'')] |
**Among the foreigners at the funeral are Israeli Prime Minister [[Binyamin Netanyahu]], former [[Apartheid in South Africa|Apartheid-era]] South African President [[F. W. de Klerk]], former United States Secretary of State [[Henry Kissinger]], former United States Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], former Australian Prime Minister [[John Howard]] and current Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]]. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/17/thatcher-funeral-foreign-leaders-st-pauls (''The Guardian'')] |
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**Hundreds of protesters arrive at [[Ludgate Circus]] near the end of the procession route, protesting variously by turning their backs to the coffin, chanting slogans or standing in silence. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/17/protesters-turn-backs-thatcher-coffin (The Guardian)] |
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*The [[Italy|Italian]] [[Italian Parliament|Parliament]] prepares to vote for a new [[President of Italy|President]] to succeed [[Giorgio Napolitano]], in order to end a two-month impasse between [[List of political parties in Italy|political parties]] by forming a [[coalition government]]. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/italy-to-elect-new-president-amid-govern/641012.html (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)] |
*The [[Italy|Italian]] [[Italian Parliament|Parliament]] prepares to vote for a new [[President of Italy|President]] to succeed [[Giorgio Napolitano]], in order to end a two-month impasse between [[List of political parties in Italy|political parties]] by forming a [[coalition government]]. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/italy-to-elect-new-president-amid-govern/641012.html (AFP via Channel NewsAsia)] |
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*[[Venezuela]]'s opposition leader [[Henrique Capriles]] distances himself from [[Venezuelan presidential election, 2013#Aftermath|post-election street violence]] after seven people are killed in riots over the results of the [[Venezuelan presidential election, 2013|presidential election]]. Capriles had previously planned to march on the [[National Electoral Council of Venezuela|National Electoral Council]] to demand a [[election recount|recount]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/us-venezuela-election-idUSBRE93F0RU20130417 (Reuters)] |
*[[Venezuela]]'s opposition leader [[Henrique Capriles]] distances himself from [[Venezuelan presidential election, 2013#Aftermath|post-election street violence]] after seven people are killed in riots over the results of the [[Venezuelan presidential election, 2013|presidential election]]. Capriles had previously planned to march on the [[National Electoral Council of Venezuela|National Electoral Council]] to demand a [[election recount|recount]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/17/us-venezuela-election-idUSBRE93F0RU20130417 (Reuters)] |
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