Portal:Current events/2012 May 7

May 7, 2012 (Monday)

At least 14 civilians are killed and at least 6 other civilians are wounded by a NATO air strike in Badghis Province. (Al Jazeera)
The tomb of Muslim saint Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar , part of the World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, Mali, is attacked and burned by Islamist fighters. (Al Jazeera)

The death toll from flash floods in Nepal reaches 17 with another 47 people missing and presumed dead. (AP via Mercury News)

South Korea seizes thousands of smuggled drug capsules from People's Republic of China filled with powdered human flesh. (IOL)
Clerics in Malaysia issue a fatwa against Muslims participating in "unproductive demonstrations". (Jakarta Post)
The CIA announces it had foiled a plot by a Yemeni affiliate of al-Qaida to have a suicide bomber, using an improved version of the underwear bomb used by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in 2009, to blow up an American-bound airliner to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of bin Laden; no lives were ever at risk. (MSNBC)

USL Leader, Victor Ponta, becomes Prime Minister of Romania. (Yahoo)
Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces his desire to hold the country's general election on 4 September, more than a year early. (BBC)
Vladimir Putin is sworn in for a third six-year term as President of Russia. (BBC)
Voters in Syria go to the polls for parliamentary elections as the death tolls from the uprising continues to increase. (Al-Arabiya)
Voters in The Bahamas go to the polls for a general election with a close result expected. (Bahamas Weekly)

Research published in Current Biology suggests that flatulence from dinosaurs may have warmed the Earth. (The Telegraph)

Germany and the Republic of Ireland name their squads for UEFA Euro 2012. (Deutsche Welle) (Irish Examiner)
Gaël Givet, troubled by a heart problem, suffers a further health scare during the live televised Premier League game between Blackburn Rovers and Wigan Athletic, prompting treatment from physios and paramedics. (Sports)