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May 22, 2011
(
2011-05-22
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2011 Yemen protests
:
Yemeni
President
Ali Abdullah Saleh
reportedly refuses to sign a
Gulf-brokered
accord allowing him to resign within 30 days in exchange for immunity; the opposition signed the deal yesterday.
(BBC)
(Al Jazeera)
The embassy of the
United Arab Emirates
is attacked in the capital
Sana'a
as it holds a meeting of
Arab
and
Western
mediators leading to an evacuation by helicopter.
(AFP via Google News)
,
(CNN)
2011 Libyan civil war
:
NATO
warplanes attack the port of
Tripoli
and the residence of
Libyan
leader
Muammar Gaddafi
.
(AFP via France 24)
Gunmen wearing explosive
suicide vests
storm a
government
building in
Khost
,
Afghanistan
.
(AP via Forbes)
A series of
bomb
attacks around the
Iraqi
capital of
Baghdad
kills at least 18 people, including 7 policemen.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
Sudanese
seizure of
Abyei
:
South Sudan
says the capture of the disputed
Abyei
region is a "declaration of war".
(Arab News)
The
United Nations Security Council
calls on Sudan to withdraw its forces.
(Reuters)
African Union
and
Somali
troops advance on
Mogadishu
's Bakara market, a rebel-held area, amid intense fighting.
(Reuters)
Three explosions rock a
Pakistan Air Force
base in the southern city of
Karachi
.
(AP via Yahoo! News)
The
UK
's
military operation
in
Iraq
will officially end at midnight, after the
Royal Navy
completes its training of Iraqi sailors.
(BBC)
The
Taliban
warn that
Kazakhstan
's decision to send troops to
Afghanistan
will have "severe consequences".
(Trend News Agency)
Arts and culture
The Tree of Life
, directed by
Terrence Malick
and starring
Brad Pitt
, wins the
Palme d'Or
at the
2011 Cannes Film Festival
.
(Bloomberg)
The
BBC
television series
Sherlock
wins two prizes at the
2011 British Academy Television Awards
ceremony in
London
, including best drama series.
(BBC)
The infamous hat worn by
Princess Beatrice
at the
2011 Royal Wedding
has been sold on auction site
eBay
for £81,100.01. Funds raised from the sale will go to the charities
UNICEF
and
Children in Crisis
.
(BBC)
Business and economy
US company
Jimmy Choo
is sold to private equity firm
Labelux
for $800 million.
(
New York Times
)
Disasters
The
Government of Iceland
imposes a flight ban, following the eruption of
Iceland
's most active
volcano
,
Grímsvötn
.
(BBC)
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011
in the
Central United States
:
Tornados hit the city of
Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
, damaging scores of homes and killing at least one person. [
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/105220114/Tornado-hits-north-Minneapolis-no-word-injuries?odyssey=nav
Month
May 2011
Previous day
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Next day
May 23
Category
:
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
May 22, 2011
(
2011-05-22
)
(Sunday)
history
watch
Armed conflicts and attacks
2011 Yemen protests
:
Yemeni
President
Ali Abdullah Saleh
reportedly refuses to sign a
Gulf-brokered
accord allowing him to resign within 30 days in exchange for immunity; the opposition signed the deal yesterday.
(BBC)
(Al Jazeera)
The embassy of the
United Arab Emirates
is attacked in the capital
Sana'a
as it holds a meeting of
Arab
and
Western
mediators leading to an evacuation by helicopter.
(AFP via Google News)
,
(CNN)
2011 Libyan civil war
:
NATO
warplanes attack the port of
Tripoli
and the residence of
Libyan
leader
Muammar Gaddafi
.
(AFP via France 24)
Gunmen wearing explosive
suicide vests
storm a
government
building in
Khost
,
Afghanistan
.
(AP via Forbes)
A series of
bomb
attacks around the
Iraqi
capital of
Baghdad
kills at least 18 people, including 7 policemen.
(AFP via ABC News Australia)
Sudanese
seizure of
Abyei
:
South Sudan
says the capture of the disputed
Abyei
region is a "declaration of war".
(Arab News)
The
United Nations Security Council
calls on Sudan to withdraw its forces.
(Reuters)
African Union
and
Somali
troops advance on
Mogadishu
's Bakara market, a rebel-held area, amid intense fighting.
(Reuters)
Three explosions rock a
Pakistan Air Force
base in the southern city of
Karachi
.
(AP via Yahoo! News)
The
UK
's
military operation
in
Iraq
will officially end at midnight, after the
Royal Navy
completes its training of Iraqi sailors.
(BBC)
The
Taliban
warn that
Kazakhstan
's decision to send troops to
Afghanistan
will have "severe consequences".
(Trend News Agency)
Arts and culture
The Tree of Life
, directed by
Terrence Malick
and starring
Brad Pitt
, wins the
Palme d'Or
at the
2011 Cannes Film Festival
.
(Bloomberg)
The
BBC
television series
Sherlock
wins two prizes at the
2011 British Academy Television Awards
ceremony in
London
, including best drama series.
(BBC)
The infamous hat worn by
Princess Beatrice
at the
2011 Royal Wedding
has been sold on auction site
eBay
for £81,100.01. Funds raised from the sale will go to the charities
UNICEF
and
Children in Crisis
.
(BBC)
Business and economy
US company
Jimmy Choo
is sold to private equity firm
Labelux
for $800 million.
(
New York Times
)
Disasters
The
Government of Iceland
imposes a flight ban, following the eruption of
Iceland
's most active
volcano
,
Grímsvötn
.
(BBC)
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011
in the
Central United States
:
Tornados hit the city of
Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
, damaging scores of homes and killing at least one person. [
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/105220114/Tornado-hits-north-Minneapolis-no-word-injuries?odyssey=nav
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Category
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