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May 18, 2013 (Saturday)

Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- Gunmen break into the home of an anti-terrorism police officer in the Baghdad suburbs, killing him and his family. (Voice of America)
Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior vice-president of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party is shot dead by a gunman outside her home in Karachi. (BBC)

One hundred thousand people march in Rome, the capital of Italy, to protest the austerity measures of the new government, demanding a new policy focus on the creation of jobs. (BBC)

US Airways Express Flight 4560, with 34 people aboard is forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries are reported (AP via News24) (CNN)
A Boeing 737 carrying more than 130 people catches fire while landing in Moscow. No injuries are reported. (AP via News24)
A car drives into a crowd at a parade in Damascus, Virginia, injuring at least 50 people. (CNN)

2013 Korean crisis:
- North Korea launches three short-range missiles off its east coast and into the Sea of Japan - two in the morning and one in the afternoon. (NBC)

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-*One hundred thousand people march in [[Rome]], the capital of [[Italy]], to protest the austerity measures of the new government, demanding a new policy focus on the creation of jobs. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581759 (BBC)]
+*One hundred thousand people march in [[Rome]], the capital of [[Italy]], to protest the [[austerity]] measures of the new government, demanding a new policy focus on the creation of jobs. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581759 (BBC)]
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