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Boston marathon bombings: Possible lines of inquiry
Frank Gardner examines the possible lines of inquiry
Genome of 'living fossil' sequenced
The genome of the coelacanth fish - a "living fossil" - is sequenced by scientists.
VIDEO: House of Commons
It should be easier for co-operative trusts to run schools, Labour Co-op MP Meg Munn says.
First US printed book up for auction
The first book printed in America is expected to fetch up to $30m (£20m) when it goes under the hammer in New York later this year.
Mubarak ordered back to prison
Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak is ordered back to prison from hospital and faces a retrial on 11 May over the killings of protesters in 2011.
Mexico drops charges against general
Prosecutors in Mexico dismiss the case on drug charges against ex-assistant defence minister Gen Tomas Angeles.
Parents hear about primary places
Parents in some parts of England - including London - are finding out whether their children have got places at the schools they want.
Nigeria leader backs militant talks
Nigeria's president is establishing a committee to examine how to enter into dialogue with Boko Haram and bring in an amnesty for the Islamist insurgents.
Sheep 'trapped in snow for 23 days'
Two sheep are found alive after they were trapped in heavy snow for more than three weeks by a spring blizzard in Northern Ireland.
Abortion 'might have saved Savita'
An expert tells the Savita Halappanavar inquest she might have survived if her pregnancy had been terminated days before her death, but it was not a legal option as her life was not at risk at that stage.
More join Guantanamo hunger strike
Seven more prisoners have joined a hunger strike at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, bringing the total number to 52, the US military says.
VIDEO: 'I was stupid', says horse punch man
A man seen punching a police horse during clashes after the Tyne-Wear derby in Newcastle, admits he was "stupid".
Your pictures: Migration
Readers' photos on the theme migration
Man 'disgusted' after horse attack
A man who punched a police horse when football fans clashed following the Tyne-Wear derby says he is "disgusted" with the way he behaved.
Day in pictures: 17 April 2013
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 17 April
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.
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.
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.
Hungary row: EU allies 'back Orban'
The Hungarian leader's European allies stand by him despite an EU inquiry into his constitutional changes.
In pictures: Suffragettes capture the Monument
London's Monument protest 100 years ago