Portal:Current events/2006 May 9
May 9, 2006 (Tuesday)
- The United Kingdom's new Minister for Local Government, Ruth Kelly, who is a Roman Catholic and a member of Opus Dei, refuses to state whether or not she believes that homosexuality is a sin. (BBC)
- The Mogadishu Islamic Courts and the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism declare a cease-fire after 57 people are killed, and 103 are wounded, mostly civilians, in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. (CNN)
- The world's largest annual trade show for the computer and video games industry, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), is held in Los Angeles. (Wired News)
- Two Australian miners are rescued after 14 days trapped in the Beaconsfield mine collapse. (Reuters)
- The Estonian parliament ratifies the European constitution, making Estonia the fifteenth EU country to do so. (EU Observer)
- Lifetime Senator Giorgio Napolitano is elected as the new President of the Italian Republic after four ballots. (BBC)