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International relations U.S. President Barack Obama visits Afghanistan on an unannounced visit coinciding with the first anniversary of Osama Bin Laden's assassination by the U.S. Special Forces in Pakistan, signing an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining a continuing U.S. role in Afghanistan after 2014. (BBC) Five European presidents and the President of the European ...
The first May Day protests originated in several countries throughout Europe including Stockholm, Madrid, London, Brussels, and Geneva in 1890. [2] While the demand for an 8-hour workday was the primary concern that protesters were protesting for, other demands included improved working conditions, universal suffrage, peace among nations, and international solidarity. [2]
May 1 – The sale for Guggenheim Partners to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers is finalized for US$2.1 billion, the most ever for a professional sports franchise. [119] May 2 – J. T. Ready, a border militia leader, apparently kills four people and himself at the home of his girlfriend in Phoenix, Arizona. [120]
2012 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade.
Business and economics Portugal scraps four public holidays as an austerity measure. (BBC) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is to close after 15 months due to slumped ticket sales. (BBC) The Jockey Club, British horse racing's largest commercial group, is to increase prize money after a rise in turnover and profits. (BBC) Disasters 17 people are killed in a blaze at a clothing ...
Disasters Three Boston University students are killed and another five are injured in a minivan crash during a trip to New Zealand. (Boston Herald) International relations China denies that its military has been placed on a war footing amid an ongoing dispute with the Philippines over territorial claims in the South China Sea. (BBC) Two Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are reportedly close ...
Law and crime Paul Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is arrested in Germany for allegedly violating Guatemalan territorial waters in 2002. (The Australian) Politics Voters in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia head to the polls for an election, with the Social Democratic Party of Germany winning the most votes, allowing it to continue in government with the ...
Disasters Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall near the US city of Jacksonville with northern Florida and southern Georgia. (New York Times) (Florida Times Union) International relations IMF head Christine Lagarde is accused of "insulting the Greek people" following her latest controversial comments about the country. (BBC) Law and crime French police arrest the military leader of the Basque ...