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Death of Osama bin Laden: . President of the United States Barack Obama announces in a special TV broadcast that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant Islamist group Al-Qaeda and the most-wanted fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, was killed on May 2 (Pakistan Standard Time) during an American military operation in Abbottabad, near Islamabad, Pakistan and that ...
Disasters 2011 Lorca earthquake: At least ten people are killed and dozens injured in the Spanish city of Lorca following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake. (AP via MSNBC) (Daily Mail) (BBC) Tokyo Electric Power Company will accept involvement from the Government of Japan and will not cap compensation payments resulting from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. (Wall Street Journal) International ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year ... 2011 – An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, ...
May 5 – In Brazil, the Supreme Federal Court approves same-sex marriage. May 10–14 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany, and is won by Azeri entrants Ell & Nikki with the song "Running Scared". May 11 – A 5.1 earthquake strikes southern Spain, killing 9 and injuring over 400.
A boat carrying up to 600 people trying to flee from the 2011 Libyan civil war sinks outside the port of Tripoli. (AP via MSNBC) Floods in Mississippi worsen, with the Army Corps of Engineers saying an area between Simmesport, Louisiana and Baton Rouge may be inundated under 20-30 feet of water.
Business and economy The publisher Condé Nast agrees to be the anchor tenant at One World Trade Center, the largest building of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, and prospectively the tallest building in the United States. (New York Times) Disasters Fukushima I nuclear accidents: Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announces new plans to tackle the ongoing Fukushima I nuclear crisis ...
Business and economy A US$600 million project to revamp the Democratic Republic of the Congo's colonial-era railway system is launched in the capital Kinshasa, primarily funded by the World Bank and China. (BBC) The Brazilian Senate approves a plan to triple payments to Paraguay for the use of excess electricity generated at the jointly-run Itaipu Dam. (The Wall Street Journal) The Australian ...
2011 Yemeni uprising: Four Yemeni army soldiers are killed and dozens injured in an ambush while travelling to the al Qaeda held city of Zinjibar. Yemeni security forces kill at least 20 people in the city of Taiz. 2011 Libyan civil war: Al Jazeera captures "western troops on the ground" in Libya, the first time this has been confirmed.