Portal:Current events/2009 May 21
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May 21, 2009 (Thursday)
- Four men are arrested for planning to bomb two synagogues and destroy military aircraft in New York, United States. (Sky News)
- Egyptian businessman Hisham Talaat Moustafa is convicted of murdering Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim. (CNN)
- A man who entered the President's official residence in Belgrade, Serbia, with at least one hand grenade surrenders. (CNN)
- Her Majesty's Government will allow retired Gurkhas who served in the Armed Forces to settle in the United Kingdom. (CNN)
- Apa Sherpa summits Mount Everest for the 19th time. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Israel evicts Jewish settlers from a hilltop in the West Bank. (Reuters)
- The U.S. develops a framework to provide the United Arab Emirates with nuclear energy. (White House)
- The Communist Party kills 16 police officers near Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. (BBC)