Portal:Current events/2008 May 25

May 25, 2008 (Sunday)

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party wins the most seats in elections for the Karnataka legislature, India. (Radio Australia)
USA Tornadoes of 2008
- A severe storm in Hugo, Minnesota kills one person with another 20 missing with unconfirmed reports of a tornado. (AP via Google News)
- Seven people are killed and dozens more injured as a tornado hits Parkersburg, Iowa. (AP via WCCO)^{[permanent dead link]}
The Phoenix lander arrives at Mars, landing successfully in the "Green Valley" region of Vastitas Borealis. (NASA)
New Zealand driver Scott Dixon wins the 2008 Indianapolis 500 ahead of Vitor Meira. (AP via Google News)
Laurent Cantet's film Entre les murs (The Class) wins the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. (Canadian Press via Google News)^{[permanent dead link]}
The former President of Malawi Bakili Muluzi is arrested in Lilongwe after returning from the United Kingdom in relation to an alleged coup attempt. (Reuters)
Michel Suleiman is elected as President of the Republic of Lebanon. (BBC News)
2008 Sichuan earthquake
- China's Cabinet states that the death toll from the earthquake has reached 62,664. (AP via Google News)
- An aftershock measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale topples thousands of building in Sichuan Province and injures hundreds of people. (The New York Times)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon hosts a conference in Myanmar with representatives of 50 nations on how to aid in recovery from Cyclone Nargis. (AP via Forbes)
At Brussels Airport, a Boeing 747 cargo airliner from American operator Kalitta Air crashes at the end of the runway during takeoff and breaks in two. All 5 crewmembers survive. (AP via CNN)