Stockholm School of Economics Rolf Wolff, president of the Stockholm School of Economics, is fired amidst a scandal where he promoted a convicted insider trader for a top position at the university and allegedly he lied about his academic credentials.
Mother’s Day Two brothers are arrested in connection with the Mother’s Day parade shooting that wounded 20 in New Orleans.
Pope Francis Pope Francis calls for worldwide "financial reform along ethical lines" to fight the "tyranny [of] financial speculation".
Supreme National Security Council The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Saeed Jalili, reiterates that Iran will never give up its right to use nuclear energy for peaceful means, but it will not seek nuclear weapons.
Nepal A plane crashes while attempting to land on a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal, injuring all 21 passengers.
Bill Gates Bill Gates becomes the world's richest person for the first time since 2007 with a fortune of approximately $72.7 billion.
Jenny Colgan British author Jenny Colgan wins the 2013 Romantic Novel of the Year Award for her book "Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams".
The Office The American adaptation of the television series "The Office" airs its last episode on the National Broadcasting Company after nine seasons.
Baghdad Seventeen people are killed when car bombs detonate and gunman attack people in Baghdad, Iraq.
Suicide bombing Many people are killed in two suicide bombings in Afghanistan, at least fifteen of which are killed in the capital Kabul when a suicide bomber from Hizb-i-Islami, a Taliban affiliate, targeted a convoy carrying foreign troops, injuring another 40.