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The Kurdistan Workers' Party begins to leave Turkey following a ceasefire agreement.
Roberto Azevêdo (pictured) is announced as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
Alex Ferguson, winner of 13 English Premier League titles as manager of Manchester United, announces his retirement.
Researchers publish evidence tentatively supporting Eurasiatic, a proposed language macrofamily dating back 15,000 years.
At least 23 people are killed when a tanker truck crashes and explodes outside Mexico City.
The World Snooker Championship concludes with Ronnie O'Sullivan defeating Barry Hawkins to defend the title.

Recent deaths: Bryan Forbes – Ray Harryhausen – Giulio Andreotti

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May 10, 2013 (Friday)

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Bombs explode outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. (Reuters)
Albert del Rosario, the Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs, wants to withdraw Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights subsequent to Syrian rebels kidnapping four troops. (Straits Times)
Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried in the al-Barzakh Cemetery in Doswell, Virginia. (Reuters via News24)

Disasters

Bangladesh building collapse
- The death toll for the 2013 Savar building collapse reaches 1,042 with many people still missing. (BD Today)
- A survivor, Reshma Begum, is found alive 17 days after the collapse. (AP via Miami Herald)

Law and crime

After yesterday's attack, preserve park authorities discover that twenty-six elephants, including four calves, were killed by poachers in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic. (The Guardian)
A paramedic in West, Texas, is arrested for possession of an explosive device, but authorities do not elaborate as to whether there is a connection to the deadly explosion last month at the town's fertilizer plant. (Reuters via News24)
A Guatemala court finds former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and sentences him to 80 years in prison. (BBC)

International relations

Spratly Islands dispute:
- Taiwan demands an apology from the Philippines after a Philippine Coast Guard accidentally shoots and kills a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters in the South China Sea yesterday. (BBC)

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May 9, 2013 (Thursday)

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War in North-West Pakistan:
- Ali Haider Gillani, the son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, is abducted by unidentified gunmen at an election rally in the city of Multan two days before the May 11 general election. (BBC)
Indonesian police shoot dead seven terror suspects in raids on the island of Java including some allegedly planning to bomb the Sri Lankan embassy. (AFP via The News International)
Suspected Sudanese ivory poachers shoot dead an unknown number of elephants at the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park world heritage site in the Central African Republic, close to the border with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

A fuel train derails in Russia's Rostov Oblast causing a massive fire with one person missing, 27 injured and 3,000 evacuated. (RT)
2013 Savar building collapse:
- The death toll from the Savar building collapse, Bangladesh's worst industrial accident and the deadliest such incident in modern human history, rises to 1,006. (Channel News Asia)

International relations

Pakistani militant Sanaullah Haq dies after being assaulted in an Indian jail as a revenge attack following the death of Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan last week. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

The Australian government announces that it will hold a referendum on recognition of local government in the constitution simultaneously with the federal election on September 14. (The Australian)

Sport

Current Everton manager David Moyes is confirmed as Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United. (BBC)
In sailing training for the America's Cup, British, two-time Olympic medallist Andrew Simpson dies in San Francisco Bay as part of the Swedish team, Artemis Racing. (San Francisco Chronicle)

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Lord Falconer proposes bill to legalise assisted dying for terminal ill in UK

May 8, 2013 (Wednesday)

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War in North-West Pakistan:
- A suicide car bombing hits a police station in the Bannu District of northwest Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring twenty. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
War in Somalia (2009–present):
- Nineteen people are killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in suicide bombings and firefights between Al-Shabaab militants and government forces. (Xinhua)
Amid protests for free education by tens of thousands of people in major cities across Chile, police clash with protesters. (BBC)

Arts and culture

Following consultations with fellow academics, Sir Stephen Hawking boycotts the Israeli Presidential Conference Facing Tomorrow 2013 in Jerusalem. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

33 people are killed in the the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh when an overloaded bus falls into a fast-flowing river. (BBC), (Xinhua)
2013 Savar building collapse:
- The death toll from the Savar building collapse in Bangladesh rises to 823. (CNN)

International relations

The United Nations appoints a three-member panel led by Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby to investigate alleged human rights breaches in North Korea. (BBC)
The World Trade Organization advised that Roberto Azevêdo of Brazil will be the next Director-General effective September 1, 2013. The formal announcement will be made following a special meeting of the General Council on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

Police in France, Belgium and Switzerland arrest more than two dozen people in connection with the Brussels Airport diamond heist. (Wall Street Journal)
An Italian appeals court upholds the conviction of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on tax fraud and sentences him to four years in prison. (Macleans Canada)
Jodi Arias is convicted of the first-degree murder of her boyfriend by a court in Arizona. (BBC)
Ariel Castro is charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape relating to the 2013 Cleveland, Ohio, missing trio. (Reuters)
An 83-year-old nun and two others are found guilty of breaking into the Y-12 National Security Complex nuclear facility in Tennessee. (AP)

Politics and elections

Indian National Congress won ‎legislative assembly election of Indian state Karnataka with clear majority. (NDTV)
British Conservative Party MP Nadine Dorries is allowed to rejoin the party, having been suspended in November 2012 for her appearance on a reality television show during parliamentary time. (BBC)

Sport

In football, Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as the Manager of Manchester United at the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season after 26 years in charge having won 38 trophies. (BBC)

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May 7, 2013 (Tuesday)

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Syrian civil war:
- Four Filipino UN peacekeepers are kidnapped by armed men while patrolling the demilitarized area between Syria and the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. (Al Jazzeera), (BBC)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- An attack in Nigeria, suspected to be perpetrated by Islamic sect Boko Haram kills 55 people. (The Independent)

Art and culture

American special effects innovator Ray Harryhausen dies at age 92. (Chicago Sun-Times)
As I Lay Dying frontman and lead vocalist Tim Lambesis is arrested on charges of attempting to hire a hitman. (MTV)

Business and economy

2013 Korean crisis:
- The Bank of China halts business with a North Korean bank accused by the United States of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs. (AP)
Microsoft acknowledges and plans to address complaints with its Windows 8 operating system – changes will be available later this year. (AP)
The Reserve Bank of Australia cuts its benchmark interest rate to 2.75%, down from 3.00%. (BBC)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 15,000 mark for the first time, setting a record. The S&P 500, up 0.5%, sets a record high as well. (USA Today)
China's April import and export figures beat expectations, potentially easing concerns that its economy is lagging. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Mayon Volcano erupts in the Philippines killing four mountain climbers and requiring four other climbers trapped near the summit to be rescued. (AP via New Zealand Stuff)
A gas tanker explodes in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico, killing at least 20 and injuring 36. (BBC), (Reuters)
A Nigerian warplane involved in operations within Mali crashes in Niger, killing two pilots. (BBC)
Bears attack villages in Orissa, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. The bears are said to have become aggressive due to excessive consumption of the mahua flower. (BBC)
The Italian cargo ship Jolly Nero crashes into the port of Genoa, destroying the traffic control tower. Seven people die, four are injured and at least two are missing. (News.com.au)

Health and environment

India has the highest first day infant mortality rate in the world, according to a new study. (Times of India)
Alzheimer's drug Gammagard fails to produce results in a large-scale clinical trial. (USA Today)
A new strain of gonorrhea, HO41, is reported to be incurable and extremely virulent. (Times of India)

International relations

India agrees to demolish some bunkers near the Chinese border in order to end a three-week-long standoff in the Himalayas. (Reuters)

Law and crime

A Pentagon study finds a sharp rise in sexual assaults among U.S. military personnel. (New York Times)
Paperwork filled on behalf of Aurora shooting suspect James E. Holmes states that he plans to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. (New York Times)

Politics and elections

Thousands of striking bus workers march through South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg. (News 24)
Ireland's parliament, the Oireachtas, passes legislation pardoning thousands of soldiers who left the Irish Army to fight with the Allies during World War II. (BBC)
Governor Jack Markell signs a bill making Delaware the 11th U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. (Delaware Online)
Former Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford wins a special election for South Carolina's 1st congressional district defeating Elizabeth Colbert Busch. (MSNBC)
The United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II announces she will miss a Commonwealth meeting for the first time in 40 years. Prince Charles will attend on her behalf. (Los Angeles Times)

Science and technology

A new study suggests that all Europeans are related to small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years. (Nature World News)
Researchers discover statistical evidence for the proposed Eurasiatic language superfamily, dating back 15,000 years. (Los Angeles Times)
Scientists identify what may be the earliest known pachycephalosaur (bone-headed dinosaur), Acrotholus audeti. (Latinos Post)

Sports

In baseball, Toronto Blue Jays' pitcher J. A. Happ is carted off the field after getting hit in the head by a line drive. (ABC News)
In tennis, unseeded Grigor Dimitrov pulls off a major upset over world number one Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open. (Reuters)

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May 6, 2013 (Monday)

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Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes:
- An Afghan border police guard is killed and two Pakistani troops are injured in border violence. (BBC)
Syrian civil war:
- Rebels shoot down a Syrian Military helicopter in Deir ez-Zor Governorate killing all eight soldiers on board. (AP via Anchorage Daily News)
- A UN official on a Swiss television station says the UN has "concrete" suspicions that the rebels have used Sarin gas. The UN later released a statement in response stressing that it has not reached any official conclusions, and has yet to have acquired proof that either side used chemical weapons. (New York Times) (BBC)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- At least 10 people are killed and 26 others injured in attacks across Iraq. (Xinhua)
13 people die in clashes between Islamist protesters and Bangladesh Police officers in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka and the outlying suburb of Kanchpur. (AP via Fox News)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- 15 people are killed and another 50 are injured when a bomb detonates at a political rally of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Kurram Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. (Xinhua)

Business and economy

Wal-Mart passes ExxonMobil as the largest company by revenue on the annual Fortune 500 list. (Economic Times)
Bank of America agrees to pay US$1.6 billion to insurer MBIA to settle a long-running dispute between MBIA and two companies Bank of America had since acquired. (New York Times)

Health and environment

A new study finds that children whose parents suck on their pacifiers have fewer allergies later in life. (New York Times)

Law and crime

Germany arrests a 93 year old alleged former Auschwitz guard, Hans Lipschis, on charges of murder. (AFP via Google News), (BBC)
According to the FBI, a terror attack is disrupted when US authorities raid a mobile home in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States. (AP via News24)
A U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is arrested on charges of sexual assault. (ABC News)
A stolen dinosaur skeleton is returned to Mongolia. (LA Times)
Three women missing for more than a decade are found alive in the US city of Cleveland, Ohio, while a 52-year-old man is taken into custody. (The Guardian), (News Limited)
Singer Lauryn Hill is sentenced to prison for three months after being convicted of tax evasion. (Huffington Post)

Politics and elections

Seven-time Prime Minister of Italy Giulio Andreotti dies in Rome at 94 years old. (BBC)
The US Senate passes a bill allowing states to tax internet sales. (Nordonia Hills News-Leader)

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May 5, 2013 (Sunday)

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Syrian civil war:
- Israeli aircraft hit at least six targets near Damascus, targeting Iranian-made Fateh-110 missile shipments en route to Hezbollah. (BBC) (The Times of Israel)
- Syria's foreign ministry accuses Israel of helping and working with the Syrian rebels to coordinate airstrikes (Xinhua) (ABC) (New York Times)
Communist insurgency in the Philippines:
- New People's Army attack a mining site at Sipalay City, Negros Occidental and burn equipment. A firefight ensues leaving five soldiers dead and two wounded. (Philippine Star)
War in Somalia (2009–present):
- Eight people are dead after a suicide bomber rams an explosive-laden car into a convoy carrying Qatari officials through the center of Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack. (Voice of America)
Three people are dead and over 200 are injured when Hefajat-e-Islam and Jamaat-e-Islami clash with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (The Hindu)
One person is dead and another 57 are injured after a bomb detonates inside a Roman Catholic church in Arusha, Tanzania. (Reuters)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- 10 people are killed in an attack on a church and a local market in Njilan, Adamawa State, Nigeria. (AP via The Montana Standard)

Disasters

A limousine catches fire on the San Mateo Bridge in Hayward, California, United States killing five women and injuring four trapped inside. (Boston.com)
A military aircraft crashes during an air show killing the pilot and injuring another 19 on the ground in Madrid, Spain. (Kuwaiti News Agency)
2013 Savar building collapse:
- The death toll from the Savar building collapse in Bangladesh rises to 622. (Washington Post)

Law and crime

Six people are wounded during a drive-by shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant in East Palo Alto, California, United States. (Huffington Post) (San Francisco Chronicle)

Politics and elections

Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional retains a majority of parliamentary seats in the general election. (FT)
Helmin Wiels, leader of the largest political party in Curaçao, is assassinated. (BBC News)

Science and Technology

A test of an M51 missile by the French military ends in failure when it self-destructs in mid air. (RFI)
The world's first gun produced by Defense Distributed using a 3-D printer is fired successfully in Austin, Texas. (BBC)(WGBH)

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May 4, 2013 (Saturday)

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War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
- Five US soldiers are killed when a bomb detonates in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Additionally, three more are killed in separate incidents. (New York Times)
Syrian civil war:
- Israeli forces, in a second attack in as many days, bomb a weapons shipment of sophisticated missiles suspected as being transported from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon. (The Washington Post)
- Activists claim that 77 people are massacred in the Syrian city of Baniyas by government forces; the government claims it was fighting against "terrorist groups." (BBC)
39 people are killed during religiously motivated clashes at a funeral in Wukari, Nigeria. (Bloomberg)

Arts and culture

Filin pioneer César Portillo de la Luz dies at the age of 90. (The Miami Herald)
To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee files a lawsuit claiming that a literary agent tricked her into relinquishing the copyright on her book. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

Hundreds of protestors gather in Chinese cities to rally against planned large-scale industrial projects. (Wall Street Journal)

Disasters and accidents

A train carrying toxic flammable chemicals derails and causes a major fire near the Belgian town of Wetteren, killing two and wounding forty-nine. (BBC)

Health and environment

The National Health Service in England says it is investigating seven "potentially serious" incidents involving its recently-established non-emergency medical helpline, NHS 111. (BBC)
Alaska's Cleveland Volcano experiences a low-level eruption. (Fox News)

Law and crime

Nigel Evans, a deputy speaker of the United Kingdom House of Commons, is arrested for allegedly raping two men. (The Guardian) (Daily Mail)

Sports

In horse racing, Joel Rosario rides Orb to win the Kentucky Derby. (USA Today)

In Boxing, Floyd Mayweather retains his WBC Welterweight title by defeating Robert Guerrero in a unanimous decision. New York Times)

In association football, Juventus F.C. win their 29th Scudetto. (BBC)

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Recent deaths
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Elections
Recent: April 7: Montenegro, President 14: Venezuela, President 18: Italy, President 20: Iraq, Governorate 21: Paraguay, General 22–23: Egypt, Parliament (1st Round) 23: Bhutan, National Council 27: Iceland, Parliament 29–30: Egypt, Parliament (1st Round Run-off) Recent: May 5: Malaysia, General Upcoming: May 11: Pakistan, General 11–12: Egypt, Parliament (2nd Round) 12: Bulgaria, Parliament 12: Guinea, Parliament 13: Philippines, House of Representatives, Senate (one half) 19–20: Egypt, Parliament (2nd Round Run-off) 26: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament 28–29: Egypt, Parliament (3rd Round) edit sidebar

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