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Current events of
May 26, 2012
(
2012-05-26
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
:
CNN
estimates that the death toll of
NATO
forces reaches 3,000.
(
The Telegraph
)
The
Parliament of Afghanistan
approves a strategic pact with the
United States
which should see US troops present in
Afghanistan
until 2014.
(Reuters)
Two rebel groups in northern
Mali
,
Ansar Dine
and the
National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad
join forces to form an independent
Islamic state
in the territory they occupy.
(
Miami Herald
)
There are widespread reports of at least 92 people being killed in the village of
Houla
in
Syria
Homs Governorate
.
(Agencies via
The Canberra Times
)
Arts and culture
Swedish
pop music
singer
Loreen
wins the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
with her song
Euphoria
.
(Reuters via ABC Online)
Disasters
At least six people are dead and another six missing after a
landslide
at an illegal
gold mine
in the
Bogor
district in
Indonesia
's
West Java
area.
(AAP via News Limited)
International relations
China
releases an annual report on
human rights
, criticizing the
United States' human rights record
, citing the arrest of
Occupy Wall Street protesters
and
Internet
restrictions.
(CNN)
Law and crime
A gunman in the town of
Hyvinkää
near the
Finnish
capital
Helsinki
kills 2 people and injures 7 in a shooting before being arrested.
(AP via ABC News America)
(AP via Google News)
The brother of
Chinese
dissident
Chen Guangcheng
is reported as missing, and is then found a day later.
(Reuters)
The
Vatican
confirms that the butler to
Pope Benedict XVI
has been arrested for allegedly leaking confidential documents.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
The "
Miami cannibal attack
" on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami, Florida.
Politics and elections
Voters in
Lesotho
go to the polls for a
general election
with a close result expected.
(Reuters)
In
Singapore
, the
Hougang by-election
conclude with almost 22,000 voters casting ballots.
Png Eng Huat
of the
Workers' Party
emerged as the winner with 62.08% of the valid votes cast. This was the first Singaporean by-election after over 19 years.
(Channel NewsAsia)
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