Portal:Current events/2011 May 22

Current events of May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• NATO warplanes attack the port of Tripoli and the residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (AFP via France 24)
• Gunmen wearing explosive suicide vests storm a government building in Khost, Afghanistan. (AP via Forbes)
• A series of bombs around the Iraqi capital Baghdad kills at least 13 people including 7 policeman. (AFP via ABC News Australia)

Anti-government protests

• 2011 Spanish protests: People continue to peacefully protest against cuts and unemployment in cities across Spain as the country votes in regional elections; the number of participants increases despite a government ban on such occurrences. (BBC)
• Police officers from more than 40 forces unveil plans for protests against funding cuts authorised by the British government, including a "national day of action" in July. (The Observer)

Disasters

• The Government of Iceland imposes a flight ban following the eruption of Iceland's most active volcano Grimsvotn. (BBC)

Law and Crime

• Hamid Baqai, Chief of Staft of Iranian President was banned from public offices for four years because he exposed a multi-million dollar embezzlement during the construction of a building in Kish Island in 2010. (NCR)

Politics

• Voters in Vietnam go to the polls for the parliamentary election. (AP via Google News)
• Voters in Cyprus go to the polls for the parliamentary election. (BBC)
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran nominated Ali Nikzad to head the newly-established Ministry of Infrastructure (PressTV)