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Day in pictures: 17 April 2013

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 06:36
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 17 April

VIDEO: Water wars: US states fight over Rio Grande River

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 06:32
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

Video games face tax break probe

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 06:30
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.

New Zealand legalises gay marriage

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 06:28
New Zealand's parliament legalises same-sex marriage, making it the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.

Cardiff fans celebrate promotion

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 06:22
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.

Hungary row: EU allies 'back Orban'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 06:08
The Hungarian leader's European allies stand by him despite an EU inquiry into his constitutional changes.

Bank of America sees profits jump

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:58
Bank of America reports a sharp rise in profits after cutting costs and setting aside less money for bad loans.

Scots leaders at Thatcher funeral

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:58
Senior politicians from Scotland were among more than 2,000 guests who attended the funeral of former Conservative prime minister Baroness Thatcher.

In pictures: Suffragettes capture the Monument

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:39
London's Monument protest 100 years ago

I'm lucky to be alive - Petrov

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:31
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov says he is lucky to be alive after his first year of leukaemia treatment.

In pictures: Baroness Thatcher's funeral

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:20
Funeral of former UK PM Baroness Thatcher

Car park death mum 'cared too much'

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:18
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.

Woman dead and five injured in fire

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 05:08
A woman dies, a 16-year-old girl is critically injured and four others are hurt in a house fire in Birmingham.

Judges quash child murder conviction

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:55
A mother who was jailed for life for murdering her toddler son has had her conviction quashed on appeal.

BMW to assemble Mini cars in India

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:49
BMW is to begin building the Mini in India, in a move that suggests confidence in the country's emerging car market.

Brazil issues permits to Haitians

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:49
Brazil allows 900 Haitian migrants to stay in the country as pressure grows on two towns at the centre of an influx of immigrants.

Scientist jailed for faking tests

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:48
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.

Ivory Coast seeks surveillance drones

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:44
Ivory Coast asks the UN for drones to monitor its border with Liberia, as the number of military personnel in the region are reduced.

MMR campaign targets 2,000 pupils

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:44
A targeted MMR vaccination campaign starts among more than 2,000 pupils at five comprehensives in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

Africans remittances outweigh Western aid

BBC - Wed, 2013-04-17 04:40
Africans abroad send back more money to Africa than aid donors
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