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Aruna Shanbaug, a rape victim whose case sparked debate on euthanasia in India, dies after 42 years in a persistent vegetative state. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captures the strategic city of Ramadi, Iraq. Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (pictured) is sentenced to death for his role in the Wadi el-Natrun prison break during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. In horse racing, American Pharoah wins the 2015 Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown. An industrial fire in Valenzuela City, Philippines, kills at least 72 people. Scientists discover that the opah maintains its body temperature above its surroundings, making it the first fish known to do so. At least 45 people are killed in a gun attack on a bus in Karachi, Pakistan. Ongoing: Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Recent deaths: B.B. King

Current events of May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19) (Tuesday) Business and economy The inflation rate in the United Kingdom goes to -0.1 in April, marking the first time since 1960 it has done so. (BBC) Disasters and accidents More than 20 garment workers are killed after a bus that they were travelling to work in collides with a tourist bus in Cambodia's Svay Rieng Province. (Cambodia Daily) The death toll from landslides in the Colombian town of Salgar rises to 56 with scores missing. (Agencies via Al-Jazeera) Germanwings Flight 9525 French prosecutors say the passengers onboard the Germanwings flight that crashed over southern France have all been identified and can return home to their families. (Reuters via Daily Mail) Law and crime Victorino Chua has been found guilty of murder and poisoning patients at Stepping Hill Hospital and sentenced to 35 years in jail. (BBC) Politics and elections The President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza says that the government will proceed with a presidential election despite protests and a recent failed coup. (BBC) Current events of May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen The Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes against the Houthi rebels resume after a five-day ceasefire. (BBC) Simultaneous explosions occur at local offices of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party headquarters in the southern Turkish cities of Adana and Mersin. (RT) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant The Governor of Iraq's Anbar Governorate estimates that 500 people were killed and 8000 fled as ISIS captured the strategically important city of Ramadi. (Al-Arabiya) Business and economy The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 end at record levels. (CNBC) Disasters and accidents Amtrak resumes train services between New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, following a fatal train derailment on May 12. (AP via Huffington Post) At least 52 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar, Antioquia. (AFP via Yahoo News) International relations The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, assures South Korea of "ironclad" American security commitments on a visit to Seoul while accusing North Korea of a litany of crimes. (AP) The Philippines says that it is willing to accept 3,000 Rohingya refugees after an accusation by a newspaper was made. Last week Indonesia turned away boats carrying over 1,000 Rohingya refugees. (Rappler) Law and crime Scott Driscoll, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of Queensland, has been committed to stand trial on fraud charges. (Courier Mail) President of the United States Barack Obama bans the provision of some military-type equipment to local police departments and restricts access to other types of equipment following recent tensions between police and minority communities. (AP via Yahoo! News) Former Australian tennis player Bob Hewitt is jailed for six years in South Africa for raping underaged girls. (BBC) Victorino Chua, a nurse at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, is found guilty for the murder of two patients following the 2011 Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning incident. (BBC News) The District Attorney for Manhattan says he intends to retry a murder case in the disappearance of Etan Patz which ended in a mistrial. (NBC News) Politics 2015 Burundian unrest After a failed coup d'état the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, fires three Ministers, including the Minister of Defence. (The Washington Times) 2015 Macedonian protests In the ongoing protests in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, tens of thousands of people rally in support of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. (BBC News). Current events of May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks A suicide attack by the Taliban kills three and injures at least eighteen outside Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. (BBC News) The Islamic State reportedly seizes control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after the retreat of government forces. (BBC News) Arts and culture Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church canonises two saints from Palestine, Sister Mariam Baouardy and Sister Marie Alphonsine Ghattas. (AP via Ten Play) 2015 Billboard Music Awards American pop music star Taylor Swift wins 8 awards at the Billboard Music Awards including top artist. (The Independent) Law and crime 2015 Waco shootout At least 9 people are killed and 18 injured, some by law enforcement and others in gunfire exchanges, in a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco, Texas, at the Twin Peaks Restaurant. (KWTX), (The Guardian) At least 25 members of outlaw motorcycle clubs are being held as witnesses and possible suspects. (Austin American-Statesman) Health A 'groundbreaking' combination of drugs which could improve the quality of life and life expectancy of cystic fibrosis sufferers is trialed. (BBC News) Politics A large rally is held by tens of thousands of protestors in Skopje, Macedonia, as part of the ongoing protests against Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. (BBC News) Science Roscosmos manages to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft and to correct the orbit of the International Space Station. (AFP via Yahoo! News) Sports In ice hockey, Canada wins gold over Russia at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, while the United States wins bronze over the Czech Republic. Canada's Sidney Crosby becomes the newest member of the Triple Gold Club, the group of players and coaches who have won gold medals at both the World Championship and Olympics, plus the Stanley Cup. (Sportsnet) 2014–15 A-League In football (soccer), Melbourne Victory FC defeats Sydney FC 3-0 in the Grand Final of the Australian A-League with Victory captain Mark Milligan winning man-of-the-match. (ABC News) Current events of May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks The United States claims that senior ISIL commander Abu Sayyaf is killed in a United States special operations forces raid within what is officially Syrian territory. (CNN) Law and crime An Egyptian court sentences deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death for his part in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. (CNN) Sinai insurgency: In response to Morsi's sentence, gunmen fatally shoot three Egyptian judges in the Sinai Peninsula. (AFP via Al Arabiya News) An Egyptian court bans hardcore football clubs over terrorism accusations. In 2012 over 70 football fans were killed and 500 injured in the Port Said Stadium riot. (AP) Disasters and accidents A passenger train collides with a tractor and trailer on a level crossing at Ibbenbüren, Germany. Two people are killed and twenty are injured.(Metro) Politics Jim Murphy announces his resignation as Scottish Labour Party leader. (BBC News) Health Study suggests inflammation may be to blame for brain injury in newborn bloodstream infections. The findings were published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. (Harvard Medical School) (Journal article) Sports American Pharoah wins the 2015 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, and, in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray in that city, is described as a sporting event that "...could help start the healing process."(ESPN) Current events of May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2015 Burundian coup d'état attempt Burundi officials say that they have arrested several coup members but the leader of the failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza, Major General Godefroid Niyombare remains at large. (Reuters) Arts and culture Irish journalist and TV3 political editor Ursula Halligan comes out as lesbian ahead of the country's Marriage Equality referendum next week. (Guardian) (The Irish Times) Disasters and accidents April 2015 Nepal earthquake Wreckage from the American helicopter missing since Tuesday has been located, with bodies of some of the occupants. (CNN) Law and Crime Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings. (New York Times) Current events of May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) (Thursday) Arts and culture Blues legend B.B. King dies at the age of 89. (BBC) Disasters and accidents In New Zealand's North Island heavy rains cause flooding on the Kapiti Coast in the Wellington Region prompting evacuations and closing road and rail links. (TVNZ), (Fairfax New Zealand) 2015 Philadelphia train derailment The death toll from the derailment rises to eight, with 43 of the more than 200 injured remaining hospitalised. (The Guardian) International relations U.S. President Barack Obama meets with the Gulf Cooperation Council at the White House with a proposed nuclear deal with Iran top of the agenda.(CNN) Malaysia turns away two boats with more than 800 Rohingya and Bangladesh migrants abandoned at sea by human traffickers. (AP) Current events of May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War: Hezbollah and Syrian Army gain strategic territories in Qalamoun Mountains north of Damascus, which was held by opposition factions, particularly al-Nusra Front. (Al Jazeera) Gunmen open fire on a bus containing members of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community in the Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 44 people and injuring a dozen. (Pakistan Tribune), (BBC) The Government of Iraq claims that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant second-in-command Abdul Rahman Mustafa Mohammed has been killed in an airstrike in northern Iraq. (BBC) War in Afghanistan: Gunmen attack a Kabul guesthouse used by both foreigners and locals sparking a gun battle with police. At least eight people including the three gunmen are killed with 16 rescued and 100 still inside. (Thomson Reuters Foundatiion), (NBC News) Yemen crisis: A five day truce begins in Yemen as various aid groups, including Iran, seek to gain access to the country's ports and airports. Saudi Arabia had blocked Iranian Red Crescent aids recently. (BBC) A military reservist opens fire at a South Korean military base killing 2 and injuring 3. (Yonhap) Business and economy Japanese carmakers Toyota and Nissan recall 6.5 million vehicles due to fears over exploding airbags. (AFP via Yahoo!) The United States Department of Agriculture reports that more than 40% of honey bee colonies died in the preceding year. Farmers rely on honey bees to pollinate over half the country's food supply annually. (Wall Street Journal) International conglomerate Danaher announces plans to acquire water filtration company Pall for US$13.8 billion and to split off its industrial businesses into a new company. (Bloomberg) Disasters and accidents Rescue efforts resume in Nepal after yesterday's earthquake which killed at least 63 in Nepal and 17 in northern India. (BBC), (CNN) 2015 Philadelphia train derailment The death toll from the derailment rises to seven with over 200 people injured. (WCAU), (US News and World Report) Search teams recover the black box. (AFP via News24) Reports indicate that train is believed to have been traveling in excess of 100 mph (161 km/h), about twice the speed limit for the curve.(CNN) 2015 Valenzuela fire: At least 72 people die after a fire engulfs a rubber sandal factory in Valenzuela City, a northern suburb of Manila, Philippines. (CNN) (Al-Jazeera) Rescue workers attempt to rescue at least 15 gold miners trapped by floods in a mine in Colombia's Caldas Department. (BBC) International relations The Vatican concludes a treaty to recognize the Palestinian state. (New York Times) Law and crime 2015 Burundian unrest Major General Godefroid Niyombare has declared a coup in Burundi and the establishment of a "national salvation committee". President Pierre Nkurunziza is attempting to return home from Tanzania. (BBC) Police in Burundi fire on protesters in Bujumbura opposing the bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza for a third term. (BBC) Bujumbura International Airport and all land borders are ordered closed by Major General Godefroid Niyombare. (AFP via News24) Radio Publique Africaine, one of the most popular radio stations, has been burnt down. BBC The small nation of Nauru temporarily bans Facebook, purportedly to protect young people. (ABC Australia) Shooting of Tony Robinson: Demonstrators peacefully protest a Wisconsin prosecutor's decision, announced yesterday, not to pursue charges against the officer who shot and killed a 19-year-old. (Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel) Politics and elections South Korea claims that North Korea has executed its defense chief Hyon Yong-chol with an anti-aircraft gun. (Yonhap) (CNN) The United States House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to end the mass collection of Americans' phone data with the USA Freedom Act passing 338-88 (79%). The bill's passage through the Senate is less certain. (The Guardian) Sports Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics: The U.S. men's 4x100 metres relay that won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London is stripped of the medal due to a positive test result by Tyson Gay. (Reuters via Yahoo 7) More May 2015 events...

Time: 16:07 UTC  |  Day: 19 May  |   << May 2015 >> S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31    More May 2015 events... About this page • Suggest a headline News about Wikipedia  Ongoing events Political Syrian and Iraqi civil wars Military intervention against ISIL Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2014–15 Russian military intervention in Ukraine More details on ongoing conflicts below  Recent deaths May 18: Aruna Shanbaug 17: Chinx 16: Prashant Bhargava 16: Moshe Levinger 16: Dean Potter 16: Adrian Robinson 16: Abu Sayyaf 16: Peter Tallberg 16: Yeung Kwong 15: Elisabeth Bing 15: Alfred DelBello 15: Corey Hill 15: Jacob Jensen 15: Garo Yepremian 14: B.B. King 14: Franz Wright 13: Derek Davis 12: Peter Gay 12: Bill Guthridge 12: William Zinsser 11: Tony Ayala, Jr. 11: Jef Geeraerts 11: John Watts 10: Chris Burden 10: William T. Cooper 10: Kim Kyok-sik 10: Rachel Rosenthal 9: Kenan Evren 9: Johnny Gimble 9: Alexandre Lamfalussy 9: Michael Mackellar 9: Elizabeth Wilson 8: Rutger Gunnarsson 8: Mwepu Ilunga 8: Leif Holger Larsen 8: Domingo Lucenario, Jr. 7: Maurice Flanagan 7: Frank DiPascali 6: Errol Brown 6: Jim Wright 5: Gerard Davison 5: Craig Gruber 5: Hans Jansen 4: Ellen Albertini Dow 4: Marv Hubbard 4: Joshua Ozersky 3: Thomas A. Constantine 3: Danny Jones 3: Robert Rietti 3: Abdul Basit Usman 2: Guy Carawan 2: Dave Goldberg 2: Maya Plisetskaya 2: Ruth Rendell 1: María Elena Velasco 1: Grace Lee Whitney April 30: Ben E. King 30: Gregory Mertens 30: Patachou 30: Nigel Terry 29: Andrew Chan 29: Rodrigo Gularte 29: John G. Heyburn II 29: Jean Nidetch 29: Calvin Peete 29: Myuran Sukumaran 29: Ronald Senator 29: Dan Walker 28: Antônio Abujamra 28: Marcia Brown 28: René Féret 28: Ashura Hara 28: Keith Harris 27: Suzanne Crough 27: Jack Ely 27: Gene Fullmer 27: Verne Gagne 27: Andrew Lesnie 27: Harvey R. Miller 27: Marty Napoleon 27: Alexander Rich 26: Marcel Pronovost 26: Jayne Meadows 25: Jim Fanning 25: Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester 25: Don Mankiewicz 25: Mike Phillips 24: Władysław Bartoszewski 24: Sabeen Mahmud 24: Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill 24: Sid Tepper 23: Philip Carter 23: Richard Corliss 22: M. H. Abrams 21: Steve Byrnes 21: John Moshoeu 21: Betsy von Furstenberg 21: Elizabeth Weaver 20: Doug Buffone 20: Aharon Lichtenstein 20: Bob Maloubier 20: Roy Mason 20: Frederic Morton 20: Bob St. Clair 19: Uche Chukwumerije 19: Tom McCabe 19: Bernard Stollman 19: Elio Toaff 19: Freddie Gray  Ongoing conflicts Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Katanga insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Nigeria and Cameroon Boko Haram Somalia Civil war South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Americas Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Asia Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines Communist insurgency Moro insurgency Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Europe Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Dissident Irish Republican campaign Chechen-Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Egypt Sinai insurgency Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraqi civil war American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Syrian Civil War American-led intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey-PKK conflict Yemeni crisis Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency  Elections Recent: April–May 19: Finland, Parliament 19: Northern Cyprus, President (1st round) 22: Lebanon, President (22nd round) 25: Togo, President 26: Benin, National Assembly 26: Kazakhstan, President 26: Northern Cyprus, President (2nd round) 30: Tanzania, Referendum 3: Nagorno-Karabakh, National Assembly 7: United Kingdom, House of Commons 10: Poland, President (1st round) 11: Guyana, National Assembly 13: Lebanon, President (23rd round) Upcoming: May–June 22: Ireland, Referendum 24: Ethiopia, House of Peoples' Representatives 24: Poland, President (2nd round) 25: Suriname, National Assembly 26: Burundi, National Assembly 26: Netherlands, Senate 3: Lebanon, President (24th round) 7: Luxembourg, Referenda 7: Mexico, Congress 7: Turkey, National Assembly 14: Switzerland, Referenda  Trials Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Michael Thomas Rafferty, Luka Magnotta China: Liu Tienan, Li Daqiu, Ji Jianye, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff, Breno Borges Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Jordan: Abu Qatada Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius, Chris Mahlangu Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Michael Le Vell, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga, Thomas Lubanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir SCFSL: Charles Taylor Ongoing France: Dominique Strauss-Kahn Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Janet Lim-Napoles, Jovito Palparan, Joseph Scott Pemberton Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members United States: Jodi Arias International ICTY: Radovan Karadžić, Ratko Mladic Upcoming China: Zhou Yongkang, Wu Changshun Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Spain: Lionel Messi United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Andy Coulson United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, James Eagan Holmes, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Anas al-Libi, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo

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