Portal:Current events/2014 May 28
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May 28, 2014 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gunmen attack the home of Tunisia's top security official Lotfi Ben Jeddou resulting in the death of four police officers. (AP via Miami Herald)
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, insists he has not sent troops to Ukraine to fight alongside pro-Russia separatists. (BBC News)
- A split emerges in the Pakistani Taliban after the Mehsud faction walked out, saying the group leaders' tactics were "un-Islamic". (BBC News)
- At least 11 people are killed in an attack on a church by the Séléka militia group in the city of Bangui in the Central African Republic. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- Apple Inc. confirms that it will buy Beats Electronics for $3 billion. (Biz Journals)
Disasters and accidents
- A fire at the Hyosarang hospital, a hospital for the elderly in South Korea's Jangseong County, kills at least 21 people and injures 7. (Bloomberg via Business Week)
Law and crime
- French police raid a camp site in the port city of Calais containing 800 migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. (BBC News)
- Dutch authorities approve the extradition of high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel leader José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa (alias "El Chino Ántrax") to the United States. (Milenio)
Politics and elections
- Egyptian presidential election, 2014:
- Voting in Egypt continues for an unscheduled third day due to concerns about low turnout. Official results show former military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi headed for a massive victory with 92% of the vote. (BBC News) (BBC News²) (AP)
- US President Barack Obama announces a $5 billion "terrorism partnership fund" to help other countries tackle extremists. (BBC News)