Saturday 18 May 2013
Bulgaria's centre-right party and its main challenger, the Socialists, finished first and second in Sunday's parliamentary election, with neither one winning a majority needed to form a government, two exit polls indicated.
The bodies of a woman and her 13-year-old son were found after a days-long stand-off, and her boyfriend was killed, as officers stormed a New Jersey home to rescue three other children he had been holding captive, authorities said.
A third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century because of climate change, scientists predict.
Three women rescued from a house in Ohio a decade after they disappeared said on Sunday that they are happy to be home and pleaded for privacy so they can heal and reconnect with their family.
Spanish police have swooped on a British armed robber who was among the UK's most wanted.
A second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to Sars has been confirmed in France, the country's health ministry has said.
Oil company BP has withdrawn some staff from its office in Libya's capital as a "temporary precautionary measure" following a similar move by the British Embassy in Tripoli.
Forty miners have died in two separate coal mine explosions in south-western China, authorities have said.
Pope Francis has given the Catholic church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonisation ceremony before tens of thousands of people in St Peter's Square.
Astronauts made a rare, hastily planned spacewalk to fix a serious ammonia leak at the International Space Station, and the US space agency said it appeared the repair was a success.
The burial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev appears to be legal, police said, after his secret burial in Virginia.
A New York man who has spent years writing out every word in the Bible is finally penning the last lines.
A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed clothes factory building outside Bangladesh's capital is said to be making a good recovery in hospital.
Prince Harry started the first event of America's Warrior Games as a leading Forces charity said it was determined to help the royal bring the championship to Britain.
Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on start-up.
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office on Sunday with a resounding election victory - a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country's daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances.
Prince Harry evoked memories of London 2012 when he helped light the cauldron that started America's Warrior Games for injured servicemen and women.
Thousands of supporters of former premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city on Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax fraud, cheering their hero as police in riot gear separated them from jeering opponents.
A lawyer for a Texas paramedic arrested on charges of possessing bomb-making material says his client will plead not guilty and had no connection to the fertiliser plant explosion that killed 14 people last month.
Iran's powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for the June presidential election.
One of Northern Ireland's grandest stately homes has been badly damaged in a fire.
A Facebook page which uses jokey language and describes criminals as "numpties" and "Billy Burglar" has gained a popular following from the public.
German chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the importance of Christian voters in September elections, has met with Pope Francis during a quick trip to Rome which focused on helping victims of Europe's economic crisis and emphasising the continent's Christian roots.
Jonny Wilkinson lifted the Heineken Cup after inspiring Toulon to a 16-15 victory over Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Jonathan Sexton has been taken by surprise to hear that long-time rival Ronan O'Gara will be his coach at Racing Metro.
Graeme McDowell finally got the better of Nicolas Colsaerts in the Volvo World Match Play Championship, despite a remarkable escape from an unsavoury hazard by the defending champion.
Kristen Stewart is apparently dreaming about the "normal family life" she wants with Robert Pattinson.
Monica Bellucci thinks her star sign is one of the reasons she battles feelings of insecurity.
Benedict Cumberbatch still quite can't believe the success he's having in Hollywood.
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