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April 16, 2014 (Wednesday)

Attacks and conflicts

Gunmen ambush a bus killing nine people and wounding six others in western Ethiopia near the Sudanese border. (Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
- More chemical attacks are reported, this time in the Damascus suburbs. (Reuters)
- Jordanian warplanes strike a convoy of vehicles as they were trying to enter Jordan from Syria. (BBC News)
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Six armored personnel carriers belonging to the Ukrainian military are captured by pro-Russian protesters amid rising tensions between the protestors and the military. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2014 South Korean ferry capsizing:
- Yonhap news agency reports that the Republic of Korea Coast Guard has been dispatched to rescue a ferry with 476 passengers sinking off the southeastern coast of South Korea with claims that at least four passengers have died and scores are injured. Approximately 280 people remain unaccounted for. (AP) (AFP via Nine MSN) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

Barry O'Farrell resigns as Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales after giving misleading evidence to the Independent Commission against Corruption. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Science and technology

A Soyuz-U rocket carrying a new Egyptian communication satellite, EgyptSat-2, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (ITAR-TASS)
Scientists discover a new moon forming in the outer edge of Saturn's A ring, unofficially called "Peggy". (NASA Science)
Scientists discover an egg membrane protein, Juno, that facilitates fertilisation in mammals. (The Independent)

Sports

In football, Real Madrid C.F. defeats arch-rivals FC Barcelona 2-1 to secure its 19th Copa del Rey trophy. (The Guardian)

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