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International - Sunday 12 May, 2013

The EU’s poorest country is voting in a snap general election today

A snap general election is likely to see the ruling GERB party win the most votes but with no overall majority a hung parliament is likely.

14 years after being overthrown, Sharif claims victory in Pakistan elections

Nawaz Sharif’s party is set to dominate Pakistan’s assembly but it will have no overall majority following a campaign dominated by the economy and US policy in the region.

International - Saturday 11 May, 2013

From Business ETC ATM Fraud

Investigators uncover $45 million global ATM fraud ring

At least ten people have been arrested around the world, over a scam which exploited pre-PIN technology.

From The Score Magic Of The Cup This post contains videos

SHOCK! FA Cup glory for Wigan with 91st minute goal

Here’s all the big moments from a famous FA Cup final upset.

Thousands attend rally for Berlusconi – despite his conviction for tax fraud

The ‘Everyone for Silvio’ rally was held to support the former premier, after a court upheld a five-year ban from public office.

22 killed in accidental explosion at Chinese coal mine

108 miners were underground when the explosion hit the Taozigou mine in the Sichuan province.

Updated: Explosions leave 40 dead and 100 injured in Turkey

One of the car bombs exploded outside the city hall while the other went off outside the post office in the town of Reyhanli, a main hub for Syrian refugees and rebel activity in Turkey’s Hatay province, just across the border.

In world first, Guatemala convicts former president of genocide

Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and war crimes in a ruling arising from massacres of indigenous people in the 1980s.

PICTURES: The ruins of an Argentine town drowned by saltwater

The town was destroyed almost 28 years ago.

11 dead in Karachi bomb blast as voting takes place in Pakistan

More than 86 million people are eligible to vote as the elections marks the first transition from one civilian government to another in the country’s 66 year history.

Pressure grows on Obama to free hunger strikers – or put them on trial

Almost two-thirds of the prisoners at Guantanamo are on a hunger strike, which entered its fourth month earlier this week.

International - Friday 10 May, 2013

Fake pope held in Rome for looking like John Paul II

It’s a (very) minor crime. Who knew?

Final victim in Ohio kidnap case leaves hospital ‘in good spirits’

Michelle Knight, 32, thanked the local community for the “outpouring of flowers and gifts”.

Carbon dioxide levels reach historic high – US monitors

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has broken above 400 parts per million for the first time in human history.

Criminal probe launched in Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 14

Around 200 people were injured in the blast, which decimated the small town of 2,800 people.

In pics: Final piece of spire added to One World Trade Centre

Its total height is now 541 metres, or 1,776 feet – a symbolic height chosen to echo the year 1776, when America declared independence from Britain.

From The Score Blue To Red This post contains videos

David Moyes ‘hadn’t planned’ to leave Everton

The Manchester United offer was too good to turn down, says the Scot today.

Woman shot in the mouth by harpoon – and survives

The woman’s husband was cleaning his spear gun when it accidentally went off.

Bangladesh collapse: Death toll passes 1,000 as stacks of bodies found

Bodies were found in the ruins of a stairwell, where the victims had sought shelter.

French honeymooner killed by shark off Reunion island

A 36-year-old French man has died after being attacked by a shark off the popular beach of Brisants de Saint-Gilles.

International - Thursday 9 May, 2013

Boston police chief: We never got the warning about the Tsarnaevs

Russian authorities had alerted the FBI in 2011 about a possible threat from Tamerlan Tsarnaev – but Boston police were never told.

Charred bodies of Canadian mafiosi found in Sicily

The bodies of the two men were found riddled with about 30 bullets, in an operation dubbed “Argo” by Italian and Canadian police.

From The Score New Man

5 pros and cons for David Moyes getting the Manchester United job

What does the new man at Old Trafford bring to the table?

From The Score David Moyes

David Moyes confirmed as new Manchester United manager

The Scot will pen a six-year deal at Old Trafford.

’20,000 hashtags, Twitter handles linked to terrorism in 2012’, says group

The Simon Wiesenthal Centre is pressing Twitter and Facebook to deal with the situation.

From The Score Charged

Teenage footballer charged in referee’s death

The youth soccer player allegedly punched the official during a game.

Eight die in new Bangladesh garment factory tragedy

The owner of the Tung Hai sweater factory was among the victims.

Cleveland kidnap escape: Man charged with rape and kidnapping

Ariel Castro is accused of kidnapping and raping three women who were rescued from his home earlier this week.

International - Wednesday 8 May, 2013

From The Score Premier League This post contains videos

Spurs battle to claim crucial point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

It’s still all to play for in the race for Champions League football.

Court upholds Berlusconi’s tax fraud sentence, seven years after trial first started

The former Italiam Premier is now expected to appeal the ruling in Italy’s highest court.

Two Canadian warships intercept Jamaica’s former PM… on a fishing trip

Officials said that outdated navigational charts had resulted in it entering Jamaican waters by mistake.

31 arrested as investigation into $50 million diamond heist continues

A Frenchman who is believed to have been one of the actual robbers was arrested in France, while some of the diamonds have been found in Switzerland.

Going Viral This post contains audio

How Cleveland kidnap hero Charles Ramsey became an internet sensation

He was just eating his McDonald’s and then suddenly he was all over the internet…

Tourists swim for their lives for 14 hours after boat sinks

The brother and sister thought they were going to drown or be eaten by a shark when the found themselves stranded at sea.

Kurdish rebels begin critical pullout from Turkey

PKK fighters are preparing to withdraw to northern Iraq, in a major step towards ending a three-decade long conflict that has left tens of thousands dead.

Singer arrested for ‘hiring hitman to kill wife’

Tim Lambesis of metal band As I Lay Dying allegedly asked an undercover detective to carry out the hit.

From The Score Reaction

5 reasons why Manchester United will miss Alex Ferguson

Following confirmation of the United manager’s impending retirement today, we reflect on his legacy.

From The Score Fergie Time

Manchester United confirm Alex Ferguson to retire at the end of the season

“It is the right time,” Ferguson, 71, said as he announced his decision to finally call it quits.

Pakistan This post contains videos

Video: Imran Khan falls on campaign trail in Pakistan

The former cricketer took a tumble from platform in the city of Lahore just days before the election.

Neighbours ‘saw naked woman crawling’ in backyard of Ohio kidnap house

Charges have yet to be filed against the three brothers who were arrested in connection with the Cleveland kidnapping.