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;Armed conflicts and attacks
;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Syrian Civil War]]:
*[[Syrian Civil War]]:
**A [[car bomb]] explodes near the Turkish border, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens of others. [http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 (CNN)]
**A [[car bomb]] explodes near the Turkish border, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens of others. [http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 (CNN)]
* Two Palestinians are reportedly killed by Israeli soldiers at demostrations near a prison where [[Palestinian militants]] are held, the Palestinians were throwing stones and waving flags. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/15/us-israel-palestinian-clashes-idUSBREA4E0HI20140515 (Reuters)] [http://www.timesofisrael.com/2-palestinian-teens-said-killed-in-nakba-day-clashes/ (The Times of Israel)]
*Two Palestinians are reportedly killed by Israeli soldiers at demonstrations near a prison where [[Palestinian militants]] are held, the Palestinians were throwing stones and waving flags. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/15/us-israel-palestinian-clashes-idUSBREA4E0HI20140515 (Reuters)] [http://www.timesofisrael.com/2-palestinian-teens-said-killed-in-nakba-day-clashes/ (''The Times of Israel'')]
*[[2013–14 Thai political crisis]]:
*[[2013–14 Thai political crisis]]:
**Two people are killed and 21 wounded in an attack on an anti-[[Government of Thailand|government]] protest in [[Bangkok]]. [http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/two-killed-21-wounded-in-attack-on-thai-protest-camp-officials-524562 (AFP via NDTV)]
**Two people are killed and 21 wounded in an attack on an anti-[[Government of Thailand|government]] protest in [[Bangkok]]. [http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/two-killed-21-wounded-in-attack-on-thai-protest-camp-officials-524562 (AFP via NDTV)]
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*A group named [[Turkestan Islamic Party]] claims the responsibility for [[April 2014 Ürümqi attack|the attack]] on [[Ürümqi Railway Station]] in China. [http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/turkestan-islamic-party-claims-chinese-railway-station-attack/ (Biharprabha News)]
*[[2014 Ürümqi attack]]:
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**A group named [[Turkestan Islamic Party]] claims the responsibility for the attack on [[Ürümqi Railway Station]] in China. [http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/turkestan-islamic-party-claims-chinese-railway-station-attack/ (Biharprabha News)]


;Arts and culture
;Arts and culture
*[[National September 11 Memorial & Museum]]:
*[[National September 11 Memorial & Museum]]:
**President [[Barack Obama]] and First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] along with former President [[Bill Clinton]] and former [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Clinton]] visit and dedicate the memorial with the victims on Ground Zero. The museum is expected to open on May 21st. [http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/15/september-11-museum-ground-zero/9098869/ (USA Today)]
**[[First Family of the United States|First Family]] [[Barack Obama|Barack]] and [[Michelle Obama]] and numerous political figures visit and dedicate the memorial with the victims on [[Ground Zero]]. [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/obama-911-survivors-family-inaugurate-ground-zero-museum/ (PBS)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/nyregion/at-9-11-museum-dedication-remembrance-and-resilience.html (''The New York Times'')]


;Disasters and accidents
;Disasters and accidents
*[[Soma mine disaster]]:
*[[Soma mine disaster]]:
**Several [[trade union|trade unions]] in [[Turkey]] hold a one-day strike in response to the disaster. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27415822 (BBC)]
**Several [[trade union|trade unions]] in [[Turkey]] hold a one-day strike in response to the disaster. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27415822 (BBC News)]
**Several demonstrations, some of them violent, take place in [[Ankara]], [[Istanbul]], [[Izmir]], [[Bursa]], [[Antalya]] and [[Diyarbakir]] in response to the disaster, with police responding to many of the protests with force. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27415822 (BBC)]
**Several demonstrations, some of them violent, take place in [[Ankara]], [[Istanbul]], [[Izmir]], [[Bursa]], [[Antalya]] and [[Diyarbakir]] in response to the disaster, with police responding to many of the protests with force. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27415822 (BBC News)]
**The official death toll for the disaster rises to 282, with up to 150 miners still missing. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27415822 (BBC)]
**The official death toll for the disaster rises to 282, with up to 150 miners still missing. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27415822 (BBC News)]
*An oil pipe in [[Los Angeles]] has broken, spilling an estimated 10,000 gallons of [[oil]] in the streets. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27426220 (BBC)]
*An oil pipe in [[Los Angeles]] breaks, spilling an estimated 10,000 gallons of [[oil]] in the streets. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27426220 (BBC News)]
*A ferry sinks on the [[Meghna River]] in [[Bangladesh]]'s [[Munshiganj District]] resulting in at least 12 deaths and hundreds missing. [http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/16/bangladesh-ferry-carrying-hundreds-sinks (AAP via SBS Australia)]
*A ferry sinks on the [[Meghna River]] in [[Bangladesh]]'s [[Munshiganj District]] resulting in at least 12 deaths and hundreds missing. [http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/16/bangladesh-ferry-carrying-hundreds-sinks (AAP via SBS Australia)]


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**Fifteen crew members of the MV Sewol are charged over the sinking of the MV Sewol off the coast of [[South Korea]] with four people including the captain charged with homicide. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11255550 (AP via ''New Zealand Herald'')]
**Fifteen crew members of the MV Sewol are charged over the sinking of the MV Sewol off the coast of [[South Korea]] with four people including the captain charged with homicide. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11255550 (AP via ''New Zealand Herald'')]
*Former [[New England Patriots]] [[tight end]] [[Aaron Hernandez]] is charged with two counts of murder in relation to a drive-by shooting in [[Boston|Boston's]] [[South End, Boston|South End]] district in July 2012. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/hernandez-indicted-2012-double-murder-article-1.1793242 (''New York Daily News'')]
*Former [[New England Patriots]] [[tight end]] [[Aaron Hernandez]] is charged with two counts of murder in relation to a drive-by shooting in [[Boston|Boston's]] [[South End, Boston|South End]] district in July 2012. [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/hernandez-indicted-2012-double-murder-article-1.1793242 (''New York Daily News'')]
*An eight month pregnant Christian woman, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, is sentenced to death by [[hanging]] for [[apostasy]] in Sudan in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation. [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pregnant-christian-woman-sudan-sentenced-death-apostasy-n105961 (NBC News)]
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