Portal:Current events/2013 May 18

Current events of May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks 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) Arts and culture Emmelie de Forest of Denmark wins the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Only Teardrops". (Reuters via Chicago Tribune) (BBC) A winner is found for a record $590 million Powerball jackpot with the winning ticket sold at an agent in Zephyrhills, Florida. (NBC News) Business and economy 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) Disasters and accidents 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) International relations 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) Sport 2012-13 Football League Two: Bradford City A.F.C win the Football League Two Play-off final 3-0 against Northampton Town to win promotion to the 2013-14 Football League One. (The Telegraph) In rugby union, RC Toulonnais beats ASM Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in an all-French 2013 Heineken Cup Final at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (BBC) In horse racing, American horse Oxbow wins the 2013 Preakness Stakes held at Pimlico Race Course. (News Limited)