Portal:Current events/2010 May 6

Current events of May 6, 2010 (2010-05-06) (Thursday)

• The ruling Mauritian Labour Party under Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam wins re-election after the opposition Mauritian Militant Movement concedes the 2010 general election. (Times of India)
• Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates become the first countries to have non-Latin ccTLDs. (BBC)
• A powerful tornado hits Chongqing municipality in south-western China, killing at least 25 and injuring more than 160 people in Dianjiang and Liangping counties. (The Independent) (BBC) (news.com.au) (China Daily) (Xinhua)
• Former chief executive of collapsed Kaupthing Bank, Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, Iceland's first high-profile arrest since the 2008 financial collapse. (BBC)
• Burma's main opposition party, the National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi, disbands after it refuses to register under new election laws. (Al Jazeera) (AFP)
• Nigeria's acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, is sworn in as President of Nigeria following the death of Umaru Yar'Adua. (The Punch) (AP)
• The Irish Aviation Authority announces new flight restrictions at several airports, including Shannon Airport and Ireland West Airport Knock, from midnight because of the (Iceland) volcano. (RTÉ)
• Hundreds of people in Afghanistan demonstrate against alleged mistreatment and executions of Afghan refugees in Iran. (BBC)
• Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, in a rare display of solidarity, call for an end to international sanctions on Zimbabwe and instead request investment. (BBC)
• United Kingdom general election:
  • Voters in the United Kingdom head to the polls to elect Members of Parliament. (BBC)
  • Nigel Farage, former leader of the UK Independence Party, is injured in a light aircraft crash in Northamptonshire. (The Daily Telegraph) (TVNZ)
  • The Electoral Commission issue a statement that an investigation will be held following polling stations closing with people queueing outside. (BBC Election 2010)
• Ajmal Kasab, the only surviving member of a group responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is sentenced to death. (The Times of India) (BBC)
• United States Baptist minister George Rekers, a campaigner who opposes homosexuality, responds to allegations of a holiday in London/Madrid with a male prostitute he met at Rentboy.com. (BBC)
• Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Joseph Duffy, a bishop mentioned in the reports into child sexual abuse by clergy. (RTÉ) (BBC) (The Irish Times)
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points for a record intraday loss before recovering about 70% of its losses. (Reuters) (CNBC) (The Wall Street Journal)
• North Korean leader Kim Jong-il allegedly meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing. (Straits Times) (BBC)
• Russian military sailors release the tanker MV Moscow University from Somali pirates. (RIA Novosti)
• Ireland's Supreme Court rules, after a ten-year campaign, that there is no constitutional obligation for political and legal acts to be written in both the English and Irish languages (RTÉ)
• The inaugural African Grandmother Gathering convenes in Swaziland to discuss HIV/AIDS. (BBC) (The Hindu)