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Month in review: International
 Russia's first democratically elected president, Boris Yeltsin is buried in Moscow on April 25 after a solemn service at an Orthodox cathedral. The 76-year-old Yeltsin died on April 23 of heart failure and his memorial service was at the Russian Orthodox Christ the Saviour Cathedral, where his body lay in state.
Amnesty International condemns Iraq for becoming the world's fourth highest user of the death penalty. The human rights group says there has been a rapid rise in executions since 2004, when the US handed control to the newly elected government. It says more than 270 people have been sentenced to death since then and at least 100 executions have taken place. Only Iran, China, and Pakistan use the death penalty more frequently.
The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement breaks a five-month ceasefire by firing rockets into Israel. The Izzedine al-Qassam Brigade says the attacks are in revenge for recent killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces. An Israeli army spokesman says at least five rockets were fired at Israel. There are no reports of casualties. |
