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Current events of April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30) (Tuesday)

Syrian civil war:
- A bomb explodes in the center of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 13 people. (BBC)
- A purported chemical weapons attack launched by the Syrian army kills at least 2 people in Saraqib, Idlib. (United Press International)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- A roadside bomb kills three members of NATO's ISAF force in Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Police in Dhaka clash with factory workers protesting the 2013 Savar building collapse and advocating for capital punishment to be administered to the factory's owner. (BBC)
An Israeli air strike on Gaza City kills one Palestinian and injures another in the first such attack since the November ceasefire. (BBC)

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands signs the official acts of abdication in favor of her son the Prince of Orange, who becomes King Willem-Alexander, the first male monarch in 123 years. (The Telegraph)

Apple initiates the largest ever non-bank bond offering, valued at $17 billion. (Reuters)

2-year-old Hannah Warren, who was born without a windpipe, or trachea becomes the youngest patient to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells. (New York Times)
NASA extends its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency, paying $424 million for the RKA to deliver and receive astronauts shuttled to the ISS. (RIA Novosti)