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{{*mp|May 29}} "[[Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)|Satellite]]" by [[Lena Meyer-Landrut|Lena]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2010|wins]]''' the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010|Germany]]. |
{{*mp|May 29}} "[[Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)|Satellite]]" by [[Lena Meyer-Landrut|Lena]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2010|wins]]''' the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] for [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010|Germany]]. |
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{{*mp|May 29}} The [[Czech Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]] wins a plurality in a '''[[Czech legislative election, 2010|legislative election]]''' in the [[Czech Republic]] but its leader [[Jiri Paroubek]] resigns citing a poorer than expected result. |
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{{*mp|May 28}} Nearly 100 people are killed and 120 more injured in '''[[May 2010 Lahore attacks|two attacks]]''' in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. |
{{*mp|May 28}} Nearly 100 people are killed and 120 more injured in '''[[May 2010 Lahore attacks|two attacks]]''' in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|May 27}} A train '''[[Gyaneshwari Express train derailment|derails]]''' in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], killing more than 100 people. |
{{*mp|May 27}} A train '''[[Gyaneshwari Express train derailment|derails]]''' in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], killing more than 100 people. |
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{{*mp|May 26}} The '''[[Alaotra Grebe]]''', a [[grebe|bird]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]], is declared [[Extinction|extinct]], 25 years after the last confirmed sighting. |
{{*mp|May 26}} The '''[[Alaotra Grebe]]''', a [[grebe|bird]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]], is declared [[Extinction|extinct]], 25 years after the last confirmed sighting. |
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{{*mp|May 26}} More than 70 people are killed during '''[[2010 Kingston unrest|unrest]]''' in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], as the government attempts to capture [[Shower Posse]] leader [[Christopher Coke]]. |
{{*mp|May 26}} More than 70 people are killed during '''[[2010 Kingston unrest|unrest]]''' in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]], as the government attempts to capture [[Shower Posse]] leader [[Christopher Coke]]. |
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{{*mp|May 24}} The [[People's Partnership]] wins the '''[[Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2010|general election]]''' in [[Trinidad and Tobago]], with [[Kamla Persad-Bissessar]] becoming the country's first female [[List of Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago|Prime Minister]]. |
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Revision as of 10:12, 30 May 2010
- "Satellite" by Lena (pictured) wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany.
- The Social Democratic Party wins a plurality in a legislative election in the Czech Republic but its leader Jiri Paroubek resigns citing a poorer than expected result.
- Nearly 100 people are killed and 120 more injured in two attacks in Lahore, Pakistan.
- A train derails in West Bengal, India, killing more than 100 people.
- The Alaotra Grebe, a bird endemic to Madagascar, is declared extinct, 25 years after the last confirmed sighting.
- More than 70 people are killed during unrest in Kingston, Jamaica, as the government attempts to capture Shower Posse leader Christopher Coke.
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