Portal:Current events/2007 May 11
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May 11, 2007 (Friday)
- Samoa's Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II dies at the age of 94. (AP via IHT)
- The United States and European Union nations circulate a United Nations resolution on independence for Kosovo with international supervision. (CNN)
- Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Brazil's first native-born saint, Frei Galvão, an 18th century Franciscan monk. (CNN)
- Officials begin to evacuate Santa Catalina Island, California, as wildfires on the island south of Los Angeles burn out of control. (CNN)
- The Singapore Grand Prix has been confirmed for the Formula One 2008 season, with a planned 4.8km (3.0 miles) long street circuit around the downtown area. It is planned to be the event's first night race when safety and logistical concerns are addressed. (CNA)
- Two Serbian reformist parties; the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Serbia, agree to form a coalition government. (BBC)
- Tony Blair formally endorses Gordon Brown as his successor, the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (AP via Fox News)
- East Timorese presidential election, 2007: it is announced that Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta won the election against Francisco Guterres of Fretilin by 69% to 31%. (Xinhua)
- At least 20 people die in a bus crash near Patna, the capital of Bihar state in India. (Fox News).