Highlights: In 1607, English colonists arrived by ship at the site of what became the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. In 1861, Britain’s Queen Victoria declared her country’s neutrality in the American Civil War. In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush announced that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would sign a treaty to shrink their countries’ nuclear arsenals by two-thirds.

Five years ago: Bush visited the site of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of its founding. Pope Benedict XVI, ending a five-day visit to Brazil, blamed both Marxism and unbridled capitalism for Latin America’s problems.

One year ago: George Mitchell announced his resignation as the Obama administration’s special Mideast envoy.

It’s Sunday, May 13, the 134th day of 2012. There are 232 days left in the year.

• Today is Mother’s Day. The modern holiday, an American creation in 1908, is celebrated worldwide with different customs (and often on different days). A1, A7

• Greece’s President Karolos Papoulias has announced he will meet with political party leaders today in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government.

• Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, holds elections that offer parties a major test of a national vote expected next year.

• Mali holds its second round of presidential elections since the March military coup.

• Israel’s President Shimon Peres awards that country’s scientific and artistic Wolf Prize to acclaimed Spanish tenor Placido Domingo along with seven other American, British and Israeli recipients.

Actor Buck Taylor is 74. 63. Singer Stevie Wonder is 62. Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman is 51. Actor-comedian Stephen Colbert is 48. Country singer Lari White is 47. Actress Samantha Morton is 35. Actor Robert Pattinson is 26. Actress Candice Accola is 25. Actor Hunter Parrish is 25.

— From wire reports