Portal:Current events/2014 May 16

May 16, 2014 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian rebels quickly withdraw from Mariupol as dozens of unarmed pro-Ukraine steelworkers with some employed by System Capital Management joined by the police start to patrol the city. (U.S. News & World Report) (New York Times)
- The United Nations warns of a deterioration of human rights in eastern Ukraine and the harassment and persecution of the Crimean Tartars in Crimea. (BBC News)
Ten people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. (BBC News)
Brazilian police clash with protestors angry over the cost of hosting the World Cup in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. (BBC News)

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Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Soma mine disaster:
- Turkish police crackdown on an anti-government demonstration in the town of Soma, firing tear gas and water cannon at thousands of protestors. (BBC News)
A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a communications satellite veers off its intended path and burns up in the atmosphere. (CNN)
Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated in Serbia and Bosnia as heavy rains cause floods. (ABC)

Politics and elections

Led by Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party wins a majority in the Indian general election. The incumbent Indian National Congress records its worst ever result. (India Today)
Dr. Robert Petzel resigns as the US Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health following a scandal over long waits for care, treatment delays, and falsification of records at VA hospitals. (Fox News)

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