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[edit] May 1
- May Day protests occur throughout Switzerland
- World's smallest democracy votes
- Julian Easter celebrated
- China introduces new jury trial system
- Tabletop fusion may lead to neutron source
- FOX News previews Grafton Street restaurant and "voice collector" in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- BBC News website expands RSS license terms to allow commercial use
- President Bush faces some tough questioning
- Pro-Palestinian graffiti sprayed on the wall of Israeli embassy in Denmark
- Soap opera writer, creator William J. Bell dies at 78
- Cyprus, Latvia and Malta are a step closer to adopting euro
- Swiss finish drilling world's longest overland tunnel
- Two university students shot, killed in Cameroon strikes
- Firefox browser reaches fifty million downloads
[edit] May 2
- Swiss cement company Holcim Ltd sees net profits jump 67%
- British Skylark rocket makes its final flight
- USA baseball proposes "three strikes" rule for steroid abuse
- World's oldest seaborne passenger vessel on tour as floating library
[edit] May 3
- B.C. elections debate fiery but not conclusive
- Apple updates iMac line
- Worst floods in 20 years for Georgia
- Canadian PM reaches an agreement with the New Democrat Party
- World Press Freedom Day marked in Serbia and Montenegro
- K'nesset Member Natan Sharansky resigns from coalition government to protest planned Gaza withdrawl
- Robot goes to preschool
- UBS sees net income jump 15 percent
- Time Warner loses personal data on 600,000 employees
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- UK Staffordshire South 2005 election postponed
- UK clothing firm to list on Icelandic Stock Exchange
- 2005 Afghan opium harvest begins
- Romanian officer injured while serving in Iraq
- Nine thousand Romanian miners to be laid off in 2006
- Franco-Belgian bank Dexia to extend into Southeastern Europe
- Hungarian chemicals company wants to acquire Oltchim Romania
- Left-side driving part of a planned Findlay, Ohio interchange reconfiguration
- Finger found in frozen custard by North Carolina man
- Issues of World Press Freedom Day raised in U.N., Africa
- 'Family Guy' returns to US television, loses in ratings to 'Housewives'
[edit] May 4
- Partizan increases its lead
- Italian biggest win at Italian Lottery Superenalotto
- Twelve more moons of Saturn discovered
- Serbia - Pahomije's case moved to Nis
- New York City Subway N service to be restored to Coney Island May 29, via the Sea Beach Line
- Boston's Faneuil Hall selects 2005 performers
- Former Haitian Prime Minister Neptune reported close to death
- Saskatchewan man escapes black bear attack
- Charity haircuts and collaborative art at spring festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Tito remembered 25 years after his death
- U.S. newspaper circulation continues 20-year slide
- New Mars Orbiter arrives for launch
- Romanian student wins NASA Space Settlement Design Contest
- Constanţa shipyard revenues increase by 63.5 percent in 2004
- Refurbished cafeteria opens in Romanian parliament
- Romanian media workers ask Iraqi ambassador for help regarding kidnapped journalists
- Romanian presidential advisor resigns
- Turbolinux adopted by China's largest bank
[edit] May 5
- Kashmir:Bus across Line of Control goes through peacefully
- Liverpool and Milan in Champions League final
- Doubts on yesterday's Italian Lotto and Superenalotto drawing
- Prime Ministers from Finland and Estonia meet
- Investigators find black box of crashed New Zealand mail plane
- Former Russian nuclear energy minister arrested by Swiss authorities on the behalf of the US
- Raymond N. Rogers, chemist who studied the Shroud of Turin, dies at age 77
- Israeli withdrawal halted until Palestinians disarm militants
- Pakistan captures al Qaeda suspect
- Explosions near British consulate in New York shatter windows
[edit] May 6
- 68% of Dutch consider their government "Lap Dog" of United States
- New York City Subway's skip-stop 9 service to make its last run May 27
- Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity gets stuck in a small sand dune
- Germany gives 16.7 million euro loan to Albania to improve its water supply
- Mortgage advisers attempt to collect rent from neighbors after FBI raid in Union City, California
- British Conservative leader Michael Howard to step down
- Surprise win for RESPECT Party in UK 2005 General Election
- Australian PM apologises for deportation of Australian
- Romanian road traffic laws aligned to EU standards
- Coffeeheaven to enter Romanian market
- Sydney bus driver accused of kidnapping schoolchildren
- Romanian tourism to be rebranded
- India's NDA rejects PM's appeal to end boycott
- Results of 2005 United Kingdom General Election
- Yemen's first-ever feature film to be screened at Cannes Festival
- U.S. Navy finds soldier shot wounded Iraqi at Fallujah in self defense
[edit] May 7
- Reactions to Apple's OS X Tiger
- North Carolina church kicks out Democrats
- Chili finger suspect arrives in San Jose, California for trial
- 20-horse field for Derby dash
- Kentucky Derby field chart
- United States begins testing equipment for demolition of a major VX nerve gas stockpile
- Muslim opens first Arab Holocaust museum in Nazareth
- CARTOSAT-I and HAMSAT satellites launched precisely by PSLV-C6, will have longer life
[edit] May 8
- Satellite imagery shows viewing stand for North Korean nuclear test
- VE Day 60th anniversary commemorated across Europe & USA
- New Zealand recalls squid boats
- UUP leader loses seat in 2005 UK General Election
- Bus drivers strike for six days in Auckland
- British supermarket Tesco wants to start a film downloading service
- Google suffers DNS outage
- Mars rover engineers build test sandbox
- Anti-Bush protest in Amsterdam
- Disneyland marks 50th anniversary
[edit] May 9
- Grafton, New York Peace Pagoda celebrates birth of Buddha with Flower Festival
- 75 Iraqi militants reported dead in U.S. offensive
- US VX nerve gas disposal test a success
- Victory Day 60th anniversary commemorated in Russia
- Ex-ambassador comes fifth in election in UK Foreign Secretary's seat whilst trying to highlight alleged torture in Uzbekistan
- Nuclear waste leaks at Sellafield facility on Cumbrian coast, England
- Long shots dashed hopes of favorites in Derby race
- Romanian Humanist Party changes name to Conservative Party
[edit] May 10
- German Holocaust memorial dedicated
- Major security flaws found in Mozilla Firefox browser
- Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links
- Racing - Elvstroem a surprise entry at Newbury
- Craigslist founder ponders open journalism
- Moldovan Prosecutor General’s Office finishes investigation regarding Valeriu Pasat
- Two hundred digit number factored
- Ruling Liberals of British Columbia attack opposition in election campaign
[edit] May 11
- California refuses gay marriage ban
- Critics against USA and Israel in Summit of South American-Arab Countries in Brazil
- White House, Capitol Building evacuated as small plane enters no-fly zone
- Foot and mouth scare in New Zealand likely to be hoax
- North Korea removes spent nuclear fuel rods
- Italians interested in investing in Romanian tourism
- Romanian opposition gets more TV time than governing coalition
- Accuser admits he lied, former Canadian immigration minister cleared of wrongdoing
- Soviet rockets on sale in Moldovan breakoff region
- Chesapeake Bay Program issues first-ever water quality forecast
- Canadian Liberal government loses House of Commons vote, won't call election
[edit] May 12
- Former U.S. Homeland Security chief defends Canada border security
- Gaza settlers protest planned pull-out
- U.S. Senator Voinovich allows Bolton nomination to pass to full Senate vote
- Security flaws in Mozilla Firefox internet browser fixed
- European MEPs abolish right to opt-out of Working Time Directive
- Serbia and Montenegro: Red Star advances to cup finals
- Millions worldwide still in slavery
- Dog laws strengthened in Virginia county
[edit] May 13
- Microsoft Internet Explorer market share drops below 90 percent in U.S.
- New York City Henry Hudson highway retaining wall collapses
- Pope Benedict XVI begins process for sainthood of Pope John Paul II
- Protests spread in Afghanistan
- Uzbekistan protesters under fire after prison break
- Irish inflation back on the rise
- Bundestag approves EU Constitution
[edit] May 14
- Gaza settlers protest planned pullout
- North and South Korea to meet next week
- Serbia and Montenegro football: Partizan secures League title
- Kosovo's independence unacceptable for Serbian PM
- Mexican president defends emigration
- U.S. Defense Secretary announces closures and expansions of military bases
- Al Jazeera announces English-language channel for 2006
- Russian football club signs two Portugal internationals
- Bikers begin descent on South Carolina resort for rallies
- U.S. Senator calls for nationwide investigation into Army recruitment tactics
- Uzbek president blames outlawed Islamist group for deaths
[edit] May 15
- Ethiopians vote amid opposition charges of fraud
- MPAA sues six BitTorrent sites linking to TV shows
- Kahne takes Checkered Flag at Richmond
- Uzbeks fleeing across border to seek refuge
- Local elections held in Croatia
- Pilot gets six months for smuggling Chinese immigrants
- Jansa reelected President of Slovenian Democratic Party
[edit] May 16
- Hundreds of people gather in support of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
- Citizen "podcasting" goes mainstream
- Croatian local elections: results pending
- Police find owner of Wendy's chili finger
[edit] May 17, 2005
- Muslim leaders don't accept "pressured" apology
- Italian football: Roma and Lazio accused of fixing game
- Galloway and Pasqua deny any wrongdoing on their part in the oil-for-food program
- French Workers stay at home for Whit Monday
- "Do you know this pianist?" asks helpline
- Sony unveils Playstation 3
- BBC begins trial program allowing legal TV and radio downloads
- Pop starlet Kylie Minogue has early-stage breast cancer
- Microsoft develops anti-virus product
- Star Wars III premieres at Cannes
[edit] May 18, 2005
- Uzbek rebel leader on horseback wants an Islamic state
- Live grenade thrown at George Bush in Georgia
- Birds attack people in Houston
- Kuwait parliament gives women the vote
- Landless Workers Movement marches to Brasilia in protest
- Tropical Storm Adrian forms in Eastern Pacific, threatens Central America
- Former Pasqua aide claims Iraq intended to reward Charles Pasqua, denies having received oil
- Results of 2005 British Columbia, Canada General Election
- Air France to launch new daily flight from Paris to Bucharest
- Traffic to be restricted on Romanian National Road 66
- VISA opens regional office in Bucharest
- Romanian parliament ratifies EU accession treaty
- Tense panel discussion on Srebrenica held in Belgrade
- Cuba to embrace free software
[edit] May 19, 2005
- Speaker breaks tie by voting for Canadian budget
- Dec. 2004 Sumatra quake was longest ever recorded
- Journalist detained at Council of Europe human rights conference in Warsaw
- Euro Disney SCA receives new CEO
- Exclusive Interview: Piano Man is possibly a British actor
- Adrian reaches hurricane-strength, will strike Central America tonight
- Amazon deforestation accelerating
- NOAA predicts increased hurricane activity in U.S.
[edit] May 20
[edit] May 20, 2005
- Marburg virus outbreak in Angola claims over 300 lives
- Illegal version of Star Wars III hits the internet hours after world-premiere
- FCC requires VoIP providers to have 911 service
- Adrian dissipates, producing heavy rains
- IDA Ireland opens Shanghai office
- Red Cross reveals it told U.S. officials about Koran disrespect on multiple occasions
[edit] May 21
[edit] May 21, 2005
- L.A. elects Latino Mayor
- Marburg virus outbreak in Angola claims over 300 lives
- Cuban dissidents hold rare public meeting
[edit] May 22
[edit] May 22, 2005
- BBC prepared for news blackout as staff strike
- Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.
- Venture capital investment in Ireland soars by 35%
- Mongolia's ex-communists ahead going into Sunday's election
- Endangered cow cloned in Brazil
- Greece wins 2005 Eurovision song contest
- Martin claims victory in Charlotte
[edit] May 23
[edit] May 23, 2005
- UK Transport Minister "pied" during launch of Future Heathrow group
- Brazilian news agency using free software for multimedia broadcasting
- U.S. senators reach compromise on use of filibuster
- Five Irish schoolgirls die in bus crash
- BBC drops programmes as third of staff join strike
- Romanian government approves new minorities law
- Bill Clinton visits Romania to take part in branding conference
- Karzai blames U.S. and Britain for increased opium production
- Romanian journalists freed
[edit] May 24
[edit] May 24, 2005
- Voyager 1 enters heliosheath at edge of solar system
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith opens in 105 countries around globe
- Ebola outbreak in Congo
- World's tallest geyser erupts
- Preakness won by Afleet Alex, Kentucky Derby Winner Third
- Particle accelerator reveals long-lost writings of Archimedes
- Fox News viewership drops by half in 6 months
- Canadian MP crosses from Conservative to Liberal party
- Italian police under trial for events at 2001 G8 Genoa meeting
- Chilean army recruits missing
- Child released after spending entire life in Australian detention centre
- National Aromanian Day celebrated
- Kidnapped Romanian journalists return home
- Marshall Islands to request $3 billion more from U.S. for health effects of nuclear testing
- Democratic Republic of Congo adopts new constitution, plans elections
- Laura Bush visits Middle East in goodwill tour
- Dissident meeting held in Cuba
[edit] May 25
[edit] May 25, 2005
- Bird flu may infect 20 percent of world's population, kill millions
- Controversial Judge Priscilla Owen approved for seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court
- Amnesty International calls for Guantanamo shutdown
- First pipeline opens from Caspian Sea
- London's Millennium Dome to become a concert arena
[edit] May 26
[edit] May 26, 2005
- Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reported "wounded"
- Researchers at UC Berkeley strike against "bad faith bargaining"
- Liverpool beats Milan on penalties in Champions League final
- Power crisis in Moscow and central Russia largest ever recorded
[edit] May 27
[edit] May 27, 2005
- Saudi Arabia's King Fahd admitted to hospital
- How tall is tallest? Chinese researchers measure tallest mountain
- Armagh man charged with 1998 bombing murders
- Schapelle Corby found guilty, sentenced to 20 years
[edit] May 28
[edit] May 28, 2005
- Actor Eddie Albert Dies at Age 99
- Low fares airline, Ryanair celebrates twenty years in business
- Mothers, teachers concerned about leukemia deaths at California elementary school
[edit] May 29
[edit] May 29, 2005
- France votes no in EU referendum
- Mobile ringtone tops the UK singles chart
- Exit poll: 55% of French voters say no to EU constitution
- Los Angeles firefighters battle Mt. Washington blaze
- Lapp Plats becomes first firm to float on IEX
- American Samoa asks again to be removed from U.N. colonies list
- Corruption endangers Brazilian government
- Citizen groups ask Congress to file formal "Resolution of Inquiry" against Bush
- Shared history textbook written by scholars from Japan, China, South Korea
- German Parliament votes yes on EU constitution; French referendum may vote no
- Defense rests in Michael Jackson case
[edit] May 30
[edit] May 30, 2005
- Polish writer Tomasz Pacyński dies
- UK and U.S. bombing raids against Iraq increased in 2002
- Amnesty International urges international investigations of top U.S. officials
[edit] May 31
[edit] May 31, 2005
- Former FBI Second-In-Command says he was "Deep Throat"
- Natalie Glebova is elected Miss Universe
- Scottish Radio Holdings set to buy Highland Radio for €7m
