May 30, 2005

May 30, 2005

May 30 2005 (Monday)

* In Prague, Prince Hamid Bin Abdul Sani al-Thani of Qatar has been found guilty of sexually abusing girls younger than 15 from 2001 and 2004 and sentenced to 30 months in prison. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4594579.stm (BBC)]
* Amidst scandals regarding the sale of land in Jerusalem, Patriarch Irenaios I of Jerusalem has been replaced by Metropolitan Cornelius of Petra, who serves as "locum tenens" of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4593397.stm BBC]
* Fighting in the proposed Somali capital of Baidoa threatens the stability of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4592953.stm BBC]
* Angela Merkel is elected by the CDU/CSU as candidate to become Chancellor of Germany in the upcoming German federal election, 2005. [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/0,1518,358169,00.html (Spiegel online, German)]
* Amnesty International has urged foreign governments to investigate high level US government officials for human rights violations committed in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay.
* Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to heal the rift with the Orthodox Church during his papacy. He spoke to hundreds-of-thousands of people attending a mass in the southern Italian city of Bari during his first pilgrimage away from the Vatican since he was elected less than two months ago. [http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-05-29-voa7.cfm (VOA News)]
* Lebanese general election, 2005:
** Preliminary results indicate that political alliance of Saad Hariri, son of killed Rafiq Hariri, wins in Beirut parliamentary elections, despite of the low turnout [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=15489 (Daily Star, Lebanon)] [http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8639 (Al-Jazeera)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8635979 (Reuters)]
** The son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, who was assassinated in February 2005, Saadettin Hariri declared his victory at the end of the first round of the first general elections in Lebanon after the end of 29-year Syrian military presence. [http://www.zaman.com/?bl=international&alt=&trh=20050530&hn=20115 (Zaman Online)]
* Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel fires rockets at the Jabaliya, a Palestinian refugee camp, injuring two civilians. The IDF says it was targeting militants who were planning a rocket attack on Israel. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4592417.stm (BBC)]
* Astronomers of California Institute of Technology and Astronomical Observatory of Strasbourg state that the Andromeda galaxy is three times bigger than previously estimated [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050530_andromeda_size.html (Space.Com)] [http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/andromeda_3_times_larger.html?3052005 (Universer Today)] [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=8643726 (Reuters)]
* Red Cross of Canada admits that it has used blood infected with HIV or hepatitis virus [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2005/30/c5149.html (Canada Newswire)] [http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=9008f9b5-f869-4eba-bf26-f46954b69d7f (Canada.Com)] [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1117456722207_68/?hub=CTVNewsAt11 (CTV)] [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=abDHoYT7yuRg&refer=canada (Bloomberg)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • May 8, 2005 — May 8 2005 (Sunday)* Point guard Steve Nash of the NBA s Phoenix Suns makes history by becoming the first Canadian to win the NBA s MVP award. Nash edges out Shaquille O Neal of the Miami Heat by seven votes to win the award.… …   Wikipedia

  • May 5, 2005 — May 5 2005 (Thursday)* Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Irineos is dismissed following a controversy over the leasing of church owned lands to groups eager to increase the Jewish presence in the Old City of Jerusalem.… …   Wikipedia

  • May 9, 2005 — May 9 2005 (Monday)* Iran admits to having converted thirty seven tons of raw uranium into a gas, a key step in uranium enrichment. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280, 4994127,00.html (The Guardian)] * 88 members of U.S. Congress …   Wikipedia

  • May 17, 2005 — May 17 2005 (Tuesday)* Guantánamo Bay Qur an desecration allegations: The Bush Administration suggests that to undo damage caused by the story, Newsweek explain the process by which their story alleging Qur an desecration, which sparked riots… …   Wikipedia

  • May 1, 2005 — May 1 2005 (Sunday)*Lenovo Group, the largest Chinese computer company acquires the personal computer business of IBM for US$ 1.25 billion in cash, and Lenovo assumes $500 million of IBM s debt. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?ty… …   Wikipedia

  • May 16, 2005 — May 16 2005 (Monday)* The National Assembly of Kuwait votes 35 23 in favor of women s suffrage, effective for the 2007 Parliamentary Election. Though the law mentions it should be subject to Islamic law, it is speculated this will only mean… …   Wikipedia

  • May 22, 2005 — (Sunday)* In Shenzhen, China, what is believed to be the largest urban demolition blast in China uses 1,500 lb (680 kg) of explosives to simultaneously topple 16 tower blocks. Because of misplaced charges, one tower does not topple, but is… …   Wikipedia

  • May 25, 2005 — May 25 2005 (Wednesday) *Human Rights: ** Amnesty International releases its annual Human Rights report for the year 2004. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/25 05 05 amnesty.pdf Amnesty Report] ** Human Rights Watch releases a report… …   Wikipedia

  • May 11, 2005 — May 11 2005 (Wednesday)* President George W. Bush signs the Real ID Act into effect * Guantánamo Bay Qur an desecration allegations: Riots over a Newsweek story (later retracted) lead to dozens of injuries and at least three deaths in Jalalabad,… …   Wikipedia

  • May 31, 2005 — May 31 2005 (Tuesday)* In Bolivia, police and protesters clash in the capital La Paz outside congress, disrupting its meetings. Protesters have closed the roads to the city. They demand nationalization of energy industry.… …   Wikipedia

  • May 6, 2005 — May 6 2005 (Friday)* The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules that the FCC overstepped its authority in attempting to impose the broadcast flag on hardware manufacturers.… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”