Portal:Current events/May 2009/Sidebar

Ongoing events

Economic Worldwide recession Financial crisis Global Iceland Ireland (banking / financial) Russia Automotive industry crisis Sun Microsystems acquisition Political / Military Malagasy political crisis Piracy in Somalia Treaty of Lisbon ratification North Korean nuclear program Fijian constitutional crisis Thai political crisis Imprisonment of Roxana Saberi International recognition of Kosovo Humanitarian Zimbabwean cholera outbreak Swine influenza outbreak

Recent deaths
April 26: Feroz Khan 25: Beatrice Arthur 22: Ken Annakin 22: Jack Cardiff 21: Jack Jones 19: J. G. Ballard 19: Doc Blanchard 18: Edward George 18: Bill Orton 16: Viktor Paskov 15: Clement Freud 14: Peter Rogers 13: Mark Fidrych 13: Jack D. Hunter 13: Harry Kalas

Ongoing conflicts

Worldwide War on terror Africa / Middle East Chadian Civil War War in Darfur Iraq War Arab–Israeli conflict Maghreb insurgency Conflict in the Niger Delta Somali Civil War Second Tuareg Rebellion Second Ugandan Civil War Asia War in Afghanistan Balochistan conflict Internal conflict in Burma Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Laotian Secret War Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in the Philippines South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War Turkey–PKK conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican drug war Internal conflict in Peru

Elections

Recent April 4: Slovakia, President (second round) 5: Republic of Macedonia, President (second round) 5: Moldova, Parliament 9: Indonesia, Parliament 9: Algeria, President 16: India, Parliament (first round) 19: Haiti, Senate 19: Northern Cyprus, Parliament 22: South Africa, National Assembly 23: India, Parliament (second round) 25: Iceland, Parliament Ongoing 26: Ecuador, President and Parliament 26: Andorra, Parliament 26: Ecuador, President and Parliament Upcoming April 30: India, Parliament (third round)

Trials

Recently concluded Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sweden: The Pirate Bay United States: James Charles Kopp, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Phil Spector  Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Larry O'Brien Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) New Zealand: David Bain (retrial) Republic of China]]: Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Jena Six  Upcoming United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, William J. Jefferson, Bernard Madoff, Ehren Watada, Sheila Dixon, Joseph Bruno

Holidays  and observances

April Ongoing 9 – May 28: Omer (Judaism) 20 – May 2: Riḍván (Baháʼí Faith) Current 27: World Graphic Design Day 27: Parashurama Jayanti (Hinduism) 27: Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Mississippi) 27: National Veterans' Day (Finland) 27: Basava Jayanti (Karnataka) 27: Abolition Day (Mayotte) 27: Parents' Day (Moldova) 27: Independence Day (Sierra Leone) 27: Resistance Day (Slovenia) 27: Freedom Day, UnFreedom Day (South Africa) 27: Independence Day (Togo) Upcoming 28: Workers' Memorial Day 28: Feast of Jamál (Baháʼí Faith) 28: Radonitsa (Eastern Orthodox Church) 28: Yom Hazikaron (Judaism, Israel) 28: Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan) 28: National Heroes' Day (Barbados) 28: National Day of Mourning (Canada) 28: Admission Day (Maryland) 28: Saint Peter Chanel Day (Wallis and Futuna) 29: International Dance Day 29: Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel, Judaism) 29: Shōwa Day (Japan) 30: Queen's Birthday (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 30: Admission Day (Louisiana) 30: Children's Day (Mexico) 30: King's Birthday (Sweden) 30: Honesty Day (United States) 30: Reunification Day (Vietnam) 30 – May 1: Walpurgis Night (Europe, Neopaganism, Satanism)