Day in pictures: 17 April 2013
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 17 April
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VIDEO: Water wars: US states fight over Rio Grande River
Texas and New Mexico are locked in a dispute over the Rio Grande River, and it could end up being decided by the US Supreme Court
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Video games face tax break probe
The UK video games industry says it is "disappointed" that the EU has blocked a proposed tax break while it investigates the threat of a "subsidy race" between states.
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New Zealand legalises gay marriage
New Zealand's parliament legalises same-sex marriage, making it the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.
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Cardiff fans celebrate promotion
Cardiff City fans are celebrating the club winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time after a home draw gives them the point they need.
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Hungary row: EU allies 'back Orban'
The Hungarian leader's European allies stand by him despite an EU inquiry into his constitutional changes.
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Bank of America sees profits jump
Bank of America reports a sharp rise in profits after cutting costs and setting aside less money for bad loans.
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Scots leaders at Thatcher funeral
Senior politicians from Scotland were among more than 2,000 guests who attended the funeral of former Conservative prime minister Baroness Thatcher.
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In pictures: Suffragettes capture the Monument
London's Monument protest 100 years ago
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I'm lucky to be alive - Petrov
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov says he is lucky to be alive after his first year of leukaemia treatment.
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In pictures: Baroness Thatcher's funeral
Funeral of former UK PM Baroness Thatcher
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Car park death mum 'cared too much'
A pregnant woman who fell to her death on the day her three children were found dead was sometimes overwhelmed by life, her family say.
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Woman dead and five injured in fire
A woman dies, a 16-year-old girl is critically injured and four others are hurt in a house fire in Birmingham.
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Judges quash child murder conviction
A mother who was jailed for life for murdering her toddler son has had her conviction quashed on appeal.
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BMW to assemble Mini cars in India
BMW is to begin building the Mini in India, in a move that suggests confidence in the country's emerging car market.
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Brazil issues permits to Haitians
Brazil allows 900 Haitian migrants to stay in the country as pressure grows on two towns at the centre of an influx of immigrants.
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Scientist jailed for faking tests
A scientist who faked research data for experimental anti-cancer drugs is the first person in the UK to be jailed under scientific safety laws.
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Ivory Coast seeks surveillance drones
Ivory Coast asks the UN for drones to monitor its border with Liberia, as the number of military personnel in the region are reduced.
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MMR campaign targets 2,000 pupils
A targeted MMR vaccination campaign starts among more than 2,000 pupils at five comprehensives in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
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Africans remittances outweigh Western aid
Africans abroad send back more money to Africa than aid donors
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