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Current events of April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04) (Friday)

South Korea test-fires a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometres and hopes to extend its range to 800 kilometres so that it can reach anywhere in North Korea. (Reuters)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- Two members of the Associated Press, including Pulitzer Prize winner and photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, are shot and killed by an Afghan wearing a police uniform in Khost. (BBC)

Heavy rainfall from a tropical low causes flooding at Honiara, Solomon Islands, leading to at least 16 deaths and thousands of people being evacuated. (AAP via SBS), (ABC News Australia)
A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship sinks off the coast of South Korea, with most of the 16 North Korean crew members reported missing. (Reuters)