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Current events of
May 24, 2014
(
2014-05-24
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
:
At least 27 people are killed in an
al-Qaeda
raid on the town of Seyoun in
Hadramout
province.
(Reuters via Trust)
War in Somalia (2009–present)
:
An
al-Shabaab
-led assault at the
Parliament of Somalia
in
Mogadishu
leaves at least 10 dead, including
police
and militants.
(BBC)
(IANS via Biharprabha)
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
:
Boko Haram
militants rampage through three villages in northern
Nigeria
killing 28 people.
(Reuters)
Arts and culture
Turkish film
Winter Sleep
directed by
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
wins the
Palme d'Or
at the
2014 Cannes Film Festival
.
(France 24)
Disasters and accidents
A magnitude 6.4
earthquake
occurs in the
Aegean Sea
between
Greece
and
Turkey
with reports of serious damage on the Turkish island of
Gökçeada
and the cities of
Edirne
and
Çanakkale
.
(World Bulletin)
International relations
Pope Francis
arrives in
Amman
,
Jordan
, for the first day of a three day trip to the
Middle East
.
(AP)
Law and crime
Mahafarid Amir Khosravi
is executed for masterminding the
largest fraud case in Iran
since the 1979
Revolution
.
(AP via
USA Today
)
At least 3 people are killed in a
shooting
at the
Jewish Museum of Belgium
in
Brussels
, Belgium.
(BBC)
2014 Isla Vista killings
: The suspected gunman in the May 23
spree killing
in
Santa Barbara, California
, is named as Elliot Rodger.
(BBC)
2014 Thai coup d'état
:
The Thai military arrests 35 more individuals, including prominent academics.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
European Parliament election
:
Voters in the European Union go to the polls for a multi-day
European Parliamentary election
. Voters in Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic vote today.
(
Sofia Globe
)
Jacob Zuma
is sworn in for a second term as
President of South Africa
following his recent
election
victory.
(BBC)
Malawian general election
:
The
President of Malawi
Joyce Banda
annuls the general elections in which she was a candidate because of claimed electoral irregularities.
(BBC)
2014 Thai coup d'état
:
The military leaders announce the dissolution of the
Thai Senate
.
(Al Jazeera)
Science
North America experiences a
meteor shower
.
(WRIC-TV)
Sport
In
football
,
Real Madrid
defeat
Atlético Madrid
by a score of 4-1 in extra time in the
2014 UEFA Champions League Final
played at
Lisbon
's
Estádio da Luz
.
(BBC)
,
(AFP via Yahoo! sports)
In
rugby union
,
Toulon
defeat
Saracens
23–6 in the
last-ever Heineken Cup final
, successfully defending their title from
last season
.
(ESPN Scrum)
In
mixed martial arts
,
T.J. Dillashaw
defeats
Renan Barão
to become the
Bantamweight champion
.
(ESPN)
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