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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*]:
**] continues to bombard a disputed border town seized by ] and claims to have seized territory as ] between the two states.
**The ] declares ] “an enemy” and calls for the overthrow of the ].
*The Prime Minister of Australia, ], announces a withdrawal of Australian troops fighting the ] by the end of 2013.
*] from ], ], the ] and the ] go on ] on the Palestinian "Prisoners' Day". Thousands of people rally in towns and cities in both the ] and the ] in support of their action, waving Palestinian flags and displaying photos of imprisoned relatives.
;Arts and culture

*1996 ] winner ] becomes the first visual artist to have been nominated for a prize at the ].
*], ] and ] feature on the shortlist for best album at this year's ] - the first ever all-female shortlist.
*The shortlist for the ] is announced, featuring ] and ].
*The ], the oldest intact European book, is to stay on UK territory due to the £9 million raised for purchase by the ].

;Business and economy
*] and ] both agree to settlement talks over pending ] related ] litigation. These talks have come about at the urging of U.S. District Court Judge ].

;Disasters
*]: A hearing of 73 men accused of involvement in the killing of 79 people is adjourned until May 5.

;International relations
*Spanish foreign minister ] attacks Argentina over its decision to nationalise ], an Argentine oil company, a decision reported to be popular in Argentina.
*] is suspended from the ] one week after ].
*] appoints ], ] chairman for Africa and a former ] astrophysicist, as its interim prime minister after ].
*] ] receives a Palestinian delegation delivering a letter from Palestinian Authority President ] detailing his demands for restarting peace talks after previous negotiations on a ] stalled.
*] leader, ], appears in his first interview with the West in six years, in the first episode of a new interview show ''The ]'', hosted by ].

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