Portal:Current events/2012 May 27
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May 27, 2012 (Sunday)
Armed conflict and attacks
- War in Afghanistan: A NATO air strike kills a family of eight, including six children. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (The News)
- Arab Spring:
- Six people are given up to 15 years in prison as the Bahraini regime continues its clampdown on protesters. (Al Jazeera)
- Syrian uprising:
- The death toll from the Houla massacre is updated to 116. (Rueters)
- Opposition activists accuse the Syrian army of firing artillery into a neighborhood in Hama, killing at least 30. (Reuters)
- The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns the Houla massacre. (The Guardian)
Arts and culture
- Michael Haneke scoops the Palme d'Or for Love at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. (BBC)
Disasters
- Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall near the US city of Jacksonville with northern Florida and southern Georgia. (New York Times) (Florida Times Union)
International relations
- IMF head Christine Lagarde is accused of "insulting the Greek people" following her latest controversial comments about the country. (BBC)
Law and crime
- French police arrest the military leader of the Basque separatist group ETA Oroitz Gurruchaga Gogorza and his deputy Xabier Aramburu in the village of Cauna. (AFP via Google News)
Politics and elections
- Taoiseach Enda Kenny makes a televised address on the European Fiscal Compact ahead of Thursday's referendum. (The Irish Times)
- Thousands of people rally in Tbilisi calling for the ousting of President Mikheil Saakashvili's regime. (Al Jazeera)
- The new season of the Parliament of Iran is opened. (Press TV)
Sports
- Kolkata Knight Riders win the 2012 Indian Premier League Championship, defeating defending two-time champions Chennai Super Kings 192/5 to 190/3.
- Mark Webber wins the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix, his second victory there in Formula 1 racing. (BBC Sport)
- Ryder Hesjedal wins the 2012 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour in cycling. (CBC Sports)
- Scottish driver Dario Franchitti wins the 2012 Indianapolis 500, making it his third victory in the event. (AP via Yahoo! Sports)