Gun politics in the United States A proposal to tighten gun control in the United States fails in a Senate vote.
Venezuela Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles distances himself from post-election street violence after seven people are killed in riots over the results of the presidential election. Capriles had previously planned to march on the National Electoral Council to demand a recount.
Italy The Italy Parliament prepares to vote for a new President to succeed Giorgio Napolitano, in order to end a two-month impasse between political parties by forming a coalition government.
Funeral of Margaret Thatcher Hundreds of protesters arrive at Ludgate Circus near the end of the procession route, protesting variously by turning their backs to the coffin, chanting slogans or standing in silence.
Among the foreigners at the funeral are Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, former Apartheid-era South African President F. W. de Klerk, former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former United States Vice President Dick Cheney, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and current Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Russian people Leading Russian political activist Alexei Navalny goes on trial in the city of Kirov for embezzlement.
India The Indian state of Gujarat seeks the death penalty for ten people involved in the Naroda Patiya massacre in 2002 including former minister Maya Kodnani who had been earlier sentenced to prison sentences.
North Korea North Korea blocks a delegation of South Korean businessmen from delivering food and supplies to 200 of their staff inside the closed Kaesong joint industrial zone.
Taiwan Taiwan prepares to permanently ban killing of poultry in traditional markets amid concerns over the spread of the H7N9 avian flu virus in mainland China.
H7N9 avian flu virus The H7N9 strain of avian influenza kills two more people in Shanghai, raising the national death toll to 16.
West, Texas An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, United States, kills 15 and injures more than 100 people and damages many nearby buildings, including residences, a nursing home, and a middle school.
Further suspicious letters are found addressed to President Barack Obama and to members of the United States Senate.
Sitcom An episode of the popular U.S. sitcom "Family Guy" is pulled by the Fox Network over its depiction of people being run over by a car at the Boston Marathon. The film "Four Lions" is also pulled by Film4 due to the hysteria surrounding the recent Boston Marathon bombings in which three people died.
FBI The U.S. FBI recovers forensic evidence suggesting the two explosive devices which exploded near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon were pressure cooker bombs, placed inside heavy black nylon bags containing shrapnel.
Indian forces Sixteen people, including eight policemen, are injured in a bomb blast at a BJP office in Bangalore, India, weeks ahead of elections in the state of Karnataka.
Egypt Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula hit the Israeli resort of Eilat, but land in open areas, causing no damage. Three more rockets hit open areas in neighboring Jordan.
United States A United States drone attack kills at least five people in the Pakistani city of Wana, located in the South Waziristan Agency.