Portal:Current events/2013 May 11
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May 11, 2013 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in North-West Pakistan:
- A bomb explodes near the Awami National Party offices in Karachi killing 11 people. (News Limited)
- Syrian civil war:
- 43 killed and over 100 injured in two car bombings in Reyhanlı, Turkey, near the Syrian border. (Russia Today)
- A Ghanaian national goes on a spree attack with a pickaxe in Milan, Italy killing a passerby and wounding four others in an apparently random attack. (AP via News24)
Business and economy
- Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, says that the finance ministers and central bankers of the G7 have agreed there must be co-ordinated action against tax evaders. (BBC)
Disasters
- A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in southern Iran with reports of injuries and property damage. (AFP via AsiaOne)
- A landslide in the city of Aizawl in India's Mizoram state kills at least eight people with 25 injured and 11 missing. (Indian Express)
Law and crime
- A manhunt is issued for a suspect in the shooting deaths of his wife and two children in Shasta County, California, United States. (AP via FOX News)
- A retrial of former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak begins in Cairo for his alleged complicity in the deaths of protesters in the 2011 Egyptian revolution. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- Pakistan elections:
- Voters in Pakistan go to the polls for a general election with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan threatening to carry out attacks. There was a record turnout despite 24 people being killed. (News Limited)
- Nawaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-N declares victory, despite not having gained a majority in the parliament. (ABC News Australia)
- Canadian Senator and former Conservative Party campaign director Doug Finley dies of cancer. (CTV)
Sport
- In NASCAR, American Matt Kenseth wins the 2013 Bojangles' Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway. (USA Today)
- Association football:
- In England, Wigan Athletic, playing in their first FA Cup Final, defeat Manchester City with a last minute goal by Ben Watson at Wembley Stadium. (The Guardian)
- In Germany, Bayern Munich sets a number of Bundesliga records including most points, most away goals and best start as they are presented with the 2012–13 Fußball-Bundesliga trophy. (Reuters)
- In Spain, FC Barcelona wins its fourth La Liga title in five years. (BBC Sport)