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Contents

  • 1 May 1
  • 2 May 2
  • 3 May 3
  • 4 May 4
  • 5 May 5
  • 6 May 6
  • 7 May 7
  • 8 May 8
  • 9 May 9
  • 10 May 10
  • 11 May 11
  • 12 May 12
  • 13 May 13
  • 14 May 14
  • 15 May 15
  • 16 May 16
  • 17 May 17
  • 18 May 18
  • 19 May 19
  • 20 May 20
  • 21 May 21
  • 22 May 22
  • 23 May 23
  • 24 May 24
  • 25 May 25
  • 26 May 26
  • 27 May 27
  • 28 May 28
  • 29 May 29
  • 30 May 30
  • 31 May 31

May 1 edit

  • Chrysler files for bankruptcy, Fiat Group SpA to run company
  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter to retire
  • Runaway EMU train collides with freight train in India


May 2 edit

  • Increased turnout, reports of violence at worldwide May Day demonstrations
  • Obama's 100-day speech warns of U.S.'s problems
  • 1,100 evacuated due to massive Halifax brush fire


May 3 edit

  • Tropical storm hits Philippines, 45,000 people displaced
  • Iran executes woman despite stay of execution
  • Swine flu worldwide: update


May 4 edit

  • Swine flu cases worldwide top 1,000
  • Indo-Canadian teens kidnapped, found dead in car


May 5 edit

  • Dozens killed after gunmen storm Turkish wedding reception


May 6 edit

  • As many as 100 civilians die in Afghan raid
  • American comedic actor Dom DeLuise dies at age 75
  • UK Home Secretary announces ID card pilot launch
  • Congressional computers continue to be used to vandalize Wikipedia


May 7 edit

  • Porsche and Volkswagen automakers agree to merger
  • Five arrested in Canada after C$2 million armoured car robbery
  • Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand
  • Major League baseball player Manny Ramirez receives 50-game ban
  • US automaker GM reports losses of $6 billion


May 8 edit

  • Over 13,500 evacuated after wildfire in California
  • Parents prosecuted after homeopathic treatment leads to daughter's death
  • Televangelist Pat Robertson compares same-sex marriage to child molestation, pedophilia


May 9 edit

  • Recession hits Australian asbestos victims fund
  • 2,000 face redundancy at English steelworks
  • Wildfire in California displaces 30,000
  • Five biggest US banks told to raise $74.6 billion; fail "stress tests"


May 10 edit

  • Mothers around the world on Mother's Day
  • Past Eurovision contestants give advice to this year's performers, speculate on who will win
  • Moscow gas pipeline catches fire
  • Guatemalan government may suspend liberties under state of emergency


May 11 edit

  • Moscow celebrates Victory Day with military parade
  • Wikinews Shorts: May 11, 2009
  • Rights group in Afghanistan investigating claim of US use of phosphorus bombs
  • High school orders shot glasses as prom favors


May 12 edit

  • Former U.S. soldier convicted of raping Iraq teen, four murders
  • 44 dead and over 300,000 homeless after flooding in Brazil
  • NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis
  • American journalist in Iran freed from prison
  • Jenson Button wins 2009 Spanish Grand Prix


May 13 edit

  • Man in UK convicted for having obese dog
  • Assassinated lawyer accuses Guatemalan president from beyond grave
  • Violence in Somalia displaces over 27,000


May 14 edit

  • Egyptian archaeologists announce discovery of marble statue and 132 new sites
  • Spain in danger of Eurovision disqualification after scheduling snafu at RTVE
  • U.S. automaker Chrysler wants to eliminate 789 dealerships
  • Flight simulation site Avsim 'destroyed' by hackers
  • Guatemala arrests Twitter user for inciting financial panic
  • Wikinews Shorts: May 14, 2009


May 15 edit

  • Sri Lankan president promises to end war in 48 hours
  • U.S. automaker GM plans to close 1,100 dealerships
  • After uncertain day of Eurovision rehearsals, EBU will place sanctions on Spain and RTVE
  • Mexico presents first population-wide genome map for a Latin country
  • Wikinews Shorts: May 15, 2009
  • ESA launches Herschel Space Observatory and Planck Satellite


May 16 edit

  • Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
  • Nearly three million contraband cigarettes seized by Canadian and U.S. authorities
  • Japan's opposition chooses new leader
  • Car bomb kills 11 in Pakistan
  • France pledges twelve million Euro in aid to Pakistan
  • German GDP drops by 3.8%, largest decline in 40 years


May 17 edit

  • English Football: Manchester United clinch Premier League title
  • Sudan accuses Chad of air strikes
  • After Eurovision win, Norwegians show their patriotism on Constitution Day
  • Sri Lankan president declares victory over rebels
  • India's Congress party wins elections


May 18 edit

  • British House of Commons' Speaker addresses Parliament ahead of vote of no confidence
  • Key town captured by Islamist Somali militants
  • Taiwanese hold rally against government
  • As the Eurovision entrants return home, the home crowds weigh in
  • Court rules teen must take chemotherapy
  • EU budget chief claims win in Lithuanian presidential elections


May 19 edit

  • WHO director: Pandemic alert level will not be raised
  • Malawi holds presidential and parliamentary elections
  • UK House of Commons' Speaker resigns


May 20 edit

  • Canadian nuclear reactor shutdown causes worldwide medical isotope shortage
  • Airplane crash in Indonesia kills 100
  • Oleg Yankovsky, prominent Russian actor, dies at age 65
  • Canadian still faces public beheading in Saudi Arabia
  • Daniel Carasso, name-giver and leader of Danone, dies at 103


May 21 edit

  • Mother and son disappear after court orders cancer treatment
  • Iran proclaims successful missile test


May 22 edit

  • Egyptian billionaire MP, former policeman to hang for Lebanese pop star's murder
  • FBI arrests four in alleged plot to bomb Bronx synagogues, shoot down plane


May 23 edit

  • Suicidal man pushed off Chinese bridge
  • Malawian president inaugurated after reelection
  • Bomb explosion kills two in Nepal church
  • Pakistan's military claims capture of Taliban stronghold
  • Former South Korean President dead after apparent suicide
  • British Airways announces record losses


May 24 edit

  • Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09: Wolfsburg win first season title
  • Jenson Button wins 2009 Monaco Grand Prix
  • Space Shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Edwards Air Force Base
  • Ten-year-old computer glitch prevents delivery of 1,380 Canadian health results


May 25 edit

  • Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills at least 17
  • Trial against Church of Scientology begins in France
  • North Korea conducts test of nuclear weapon


May 26 edit

  • Minnesota boy with cancer and mother return to abide by court rulings
  • Obama nominates Sonia Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court


May 27 edit

  • Workers at Swansea auto parts plant vote to strike
  • Fanime convention winds down in San Jose, California
  • Left-wing EU parliament candidates debate in Cardiff


May 28 edit

  • Australia names squad for remaining 2010 football World Cup qualifiers
  • Bankruptcy for U.S. automaker GM becomes almost certain after bondholder offers fail
  • Over a dozen killed in suicide bombing in Iran
  • Israel's Knesset considers 'loyalty' law
  • Soyuz TMA-15 launches crew to International Space Station
  • Ontario investigators search for the body of Victoria Stafford



May 29 edit

  • Ohio man arrested for cutting grass in public park
  • Barcelona defeat Manchester United in 2009 Champions League Final
  • Interview with Anna Mikkola, Finnish Left Alliance candidate for European Parliament
  • Church of Scientology indefinitely banned from editing Wikipedia
  • American console sales continue to decline throughout April



May 30 edit

  • Major 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Honduras
  • Oil prices reach six-month high
  • Explosion in Chinese mine kills 25
  • Nineteen-year sentence for murder handed down to music producer Phil Spector
  • British MP condemns deportation of man to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Protesters against police violence surround London's Scotland Yard
  • UN hides facts about war in Sri Lanka, says French Le Monde
  • Gun attack at Iranian election office injures three



May 31 edit

  • Football: Werder Bremen win DFB-Pokal
  • Controversial U.S. abortion doctor shot dead in Kansas church
  • South Ossetia holds parliamentary elections
  • Norwegian government considers prosecuting Scientology
  • Bomb discovered in toilet on Iranian plane; defused safely
  • Iran hangs three suspects for mosque bombing, blames U.S. and Israel
  • Thief steals over €6 million worth of jewels from Paris store
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