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May 17, 2008
(
2008-05-17
)
(Saturday)
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Sri Lankan
troops capture the town of Palampiddi Junction from the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
killing at least 34 rebel troops.
(Bloomberg)
More than 3,000 people are evacuated from
Lafayette, Louisiana
, after two of six derailed
train
cars start leaking
hydrochloric acid
.
(CNN)
,
(AP via the Guardian)
The
President of the United States
George W. Bush
states that a
Palestinian state
can be "defined" by the end of his Presidency including the issue of borders and right to
resettlement
.
(Bloomberg)
An
assassination
threat delays the return of
Morgan Tsvangarai
to
Zimbabwe
to contest a
runoff election
to decide the
presidential election
.
(The Guardian)
Islamic Courts Union
rebels claim to have captured the town of
Jilib
in
Somalia
.
(AP via Forbes)
2008 Sichuan earthquake
:
China
recommends the evacuation of seriously injured people from
Beichuan
due to concerns about rising water levels of a lake in the area.
(Reuters)
2008 FA Cup Final
:
Portsmouth
defeats
Cardiff
by a scoreline of 1-0 to lift the trophy for the
second time
in their history.
(The Football Association)
Month
May 2008
Previous day
May 16
Next day
May 18
Category
:
2008 by day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
May 17, 2008
(
2008-05-17
)
(Saturday)
history
watch
Sri Lankan
troops capture the town of Palampiddi Junction from the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
killing at least 34 rebel troops.
(Bloomberg)
More than 3,000 people are evacuated from
Lafayette, Louisiana
, after two of six derailed
train
cars start leaking
hydrochloric acid
.
(CNN)
,
(AP via the Guardian)
The
President of the United States
George W. Bush
states that a
Palestinian state
can be "defined" by the end of his Presidency including the issue of borders and right to
resettlement
.
(Bloomberg)
An
assassination
threat delays the return of
Morgan Tsvangarai
to
Zimbabwe
to contest a
runoff election
to decide the
presidential election
.
(The Guardian)
Islamic Courts Union
rebels claim to have captured the town of
Jilib
in
Somalia
.
(AP via Forbes)
2008 Sichuan earthquake
:
China
recommends the evacuation of seriously injured people from
Beichuan
due to concerns about rising water levels of a lake in the area.
(Reuters)
2008 FA Cup Final
:
Portsmouth
defeats
Cardiff
by a scoreline of 1-0 to lift the trophy for the
second time
in their history.
(The Football Association)
Month
May 2008
Previous day
May 16
Next day
May 18
Category
:
2008 by day
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