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	*A deal on the formation of a new government has been reached in ], two months after the general election was held.		*A deal on the formation of a new government has been reached in ], two months after the ] was held.
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Current events of April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War:
- The Free Syrian Army accuses the government of Iraq of conducting an airstrike against its forces in Deir ez-Zor, a town in eastern Syria. (New York Times)
A bomb explodes outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries. (Reuters)
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen:
- Five Yemini soldiers and two Al-Qaeda militants are killed in fighting in the central town of Rada. while a senior intelligence officer is gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the south. (Fox News),ABC News)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- The Taliban announces the start of their spring offensive, signaling plans to step up attacks as the weather warms across Afghanistan, making both travel and fighting easier. (AP via News24)
- A plane crashes in Southern Afghanistan killing four military personal (BBC)
The death toll of the recent spate of anti-government violence in Iraq surpasses 190 as protests against the leadership of Nouri al-Maliki continue. ((al Jazeera)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- A bomb attack by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan on a Awami National Party office in Karachi kills at least ten people and injures 25. (International Business Times)

International relations

North Korea announces that it will place United States citizen Pae Jun-Ho on trial for unspecified "crimes aimed to topple the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". (al Jazeera)

Law and crime

A man is arrested in Mississippi in connection with sending letters containing Ricin to president Barack Obama, a senator and a judge. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Voters in Iceland go to the polls for a parliamentary election with a centre-right coalition expected to regain office. (BBC)
A deal on the formation of a new government has been reached in Italy, two months after the Italian general election, 2013 was held. (BBC)

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