Wikinews:2015/May

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May 1

• Two Australians executed in Indonesia over 2005 drug smuggling case

May 3

• Stand by me: Music legend Ben E King dies at 76
• Royal Birth: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby girl

May 5

• German journalists detained in Qatar while investigating controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting win

May 7

• New Zealand begins process to consider changing national flag design

May 8

• Teen accused of Anzac Day terror plot applies for bail
• Indiana Governor signs needle exchange program

May 9

• Copilot practiced putting plane into controlled descent prior to crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, French authorities say
• Conservatives win majority in 2015 UK general election

May 11

• UK Independence Party reject leader's resignation

May 12

• Fatalities, multiple injuries in Texas tornado

May 15

• Blues musician B.B. King dies aged 89

May 17

• Jim Murphy announces resignation as Scottish Labour Party leader

May 18

• Over 900 asylum seekers rescued off Indonesian coast
• France rejects European Union's asylum seeker quota initiative
• Nine dead after biker gang feud in Texas

May 20

• F.C. Barcelona wins La Liga 2014-2015

May 21

• Yingluck Shinawatra, former Thai prime minister, begins her trial in Bangkok over corruption allegations

May 22

• David Letterman signs off after 33 year career on the Late Show
• Germanwings crash victims identified
• FIFA president 'on a mission of peace'

May 23

• 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake strikes Solomon Islands
• Islamic State captures Syrian city of Palmyra

May 24

• Ireland legalises same-sex marriage
• Taylor Swift breaks Vevo record

May 26

• Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten moves towards legalising same-sex marriage

May 27

• Pro-government forces in Iraq launch operation to reclaim Ramadi from Islamic State
• Citizenship of Australian terrorists overseas under question
• Torrential rains cause deaths, wreak havoc across much of Texas

May 28

• Western Australia police close in on murder suspect, arrest warrant issued
• B.B. King's daughters allege blues musician was poisoned
• Joe Hockey agrees to lobby states to ditch tampon tax

May 29

• Tony Blair resigns as envoy of Quartet to Middle East

May 30

• U2 tour manager, Dennis Sheehan dies in Los Angeles hotel room at 68
• Non-parole period extended to 43 years for Australian rapist and murderer