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{{*mp|May 12}} An '''[[Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771|Air crash]]''' in [[Tripoli]], [[Libya]], kills over 100 people. |
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{{*mp|May 11}} After the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|general election]], '''[[David Cameron]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]], heading a [[coalition government]] with [[Nick Clegg]] of the [[Liberal Democrats]] as [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]. |
{{*mp|May 11}} After the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|general election]], '''[[David Cameron]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom]], heading a [[coalition government]] with [[Nick Clegg]] of the [[Liberal Democrats]] as [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]. |
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{{*mp|May 11}} [[Viswanathan Anand]] '''[[World Chess Championship 2010|defeats]]''' [[Veselin Topalov]] in a 12-game match to retain his [[World Chess Championship]] title. |
{{*mp|May 11}} [[Viswanathan Anand]] '''[[World Chess Championship 2010|defeats]]''' [[Veselin Topalov]] in a 12-game match to retain his [[World Chess Championship]] title. |
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Revision as of 09:55, 12 May 2010
- After the general election, David Cameron (pictured) of the Conservative Party becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, heading a coalition government with Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats as Deputy Prime Minister.
- Viswanathan Anand defeats Veselin Topalov in a 12-game match to retain his World Chess Championship title.
- More than 100 people are killed and 350 others injured in a series of bomb and shooting attacks in Iraq.
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development invites Estonia, Israel and Slovenia to become members.
- The European Union and International Monetary Fund announce a €750-billion rescue package aimed at stabilising the European financial markets.
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