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May 3, 2014 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Indian police arrest 29 people after National Democratic Front of Bodoland separatists kill 29 Muslims and burn down homes. (AP via ABC News America)
- The Armed Forces of Ukraine resume an offensive near Kramatorsk, as military observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe are released after having been held hostage for a week. (Fox News)
- Twin explosions are reported in the city of Mombasa, Kenya, with at least three people killed and several injured. (BBC News)
Art and culture
- The 61st National Film Awards are presented by the President of India to honour the best films of 2013 in Indian cinema.
- Gulzar receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award while Ship of Theseus wins the Best Feature Film award. (Variety)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from the mudslides in Afghanistan rises to 2,100, with 4,000 people displaced. (ABC)
Health and environment
- The first U.S. case of MERS is reported in Munster, Indiana, in a person who travelled to Saudi Arabia. (CNN)
Law and crime
- A gunman shoots and kills three people and wounds four others in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S., and then dies. (ABC News)
- Murder of Jean McConville and Arrest of Gerry Adams:
- A mural of Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams is painted on a wall on the Falls Road, Belfast, as police are granted a further 48 hours to question him about the murder of Jean McConville. (BBC News)
Sport
- In American horse racing, California Chrome ridden by Victor Espinoza wins the 2014 Kentucky Derby. (Sports Illustrated Fan Sided)
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