Grenada Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announces that Dr. Cecile La Grenade will become the country's first female Governor General. She will succeed Sir Carlyle Glean.
France The French Senate adopts article 1 of Bill 344, which legalizes same-sex marriage, in a 179–157 vote.
Thatcher funeral events Theatregoers at "Billy Elliot the Musical" – set in County Durham during the miners' strike of 1984–85 – elect to have a song calling for the death of Margaret Thatcher performed as usual.
Tony Blair, who continued many of Thatcher's policies, expresses irritation at the response to her death, claiming people are being disrespectful. Blair appears on CNN to reveal his admiration for his predecessor, calling her "a huge figure, a towering figure."
Downing Street announces the funeral for Margaret Thatcher is scheduled for Wednesday, 17 April. She will be afforded a ceremonial exit, ranking her alongside Diana Spencer and the Queen Mother.
Stabbing At least 15 people are stabbed and wounded at Lone Star College–CyFair in Cypress, Texas, United States, with student Dylan Quick named as a suspect.
Velika Ivanča shooting Velika Ivanča shooting: At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the village of Velika Ivanča near the Serbian capital Belgrade.
Iran Iran announces that a new uranium ore mine and an enrichment plant will be added to the country's nuclear policy, defying the U.N. resolutions.
2013 Korean crisis UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon warns that the crisis may soon become "uncontrollable". The Commander of the United States Pacific Command Samuel J. Locklear describes the situation as a threat to the U.S. but states that North Korean missiles will not be destroyed, unless a serious threat.
North Korea forbids all its workers to reach the Kaesong industrial plant, which may be permanently closed.
Japan sends two warships to patrol the Sea of Japan and sets Patriot missiles in central Tokyo and Okinawa Island.
North Korean authorities advise foreigners to leave South Korea soon, forecasting a possible conflict.
North Korea announces its plans to launch a missile tomorrow; an event on that day had been warned about before.
Kissinger cables Information in the cables also recall the days of The Emergency and the roles of Sanjay Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
Also released information on sources the U.S. used to spy on the Indira Gandhi household in 1970s India.
Among the cables available now on WikiLeaks are the Nixon administration's early comments on recently-deceased former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
2013 Bushehr earthquake 2013 Bushehr earthquake: A 6.1–magnitude earthquake rocks the Iranian towns of Khvormuj, Bandar Deyr and Kangan, killing 37 people and injuring over 850, and was felt as far as Bahrain.
Haruki Murakami Haruki Murakami, Michel Houellebecq, Sjón and Andrew Miller go head-to-head on the shortlist for the 2013 International Dublin Literary Award.
Kill Gunmen kill 12 United Nations peacekeepers and civilian staff in an ambush in Jonglei, South Sudan.