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In Kuwait's parliamentary election (parliament building pictured), several women are elected for the first time in the nation's history.

Ruth Padel is named the first female Oxford Professor of Poetry, after a controversial race.

Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record-breaking 387 points.

In India's general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party concedes defeat to the United Progressive Alliance, the ruling coalition led by the Indian National Congress.

The European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory and Planck satellite are launched from the Guiana Space Centre, using an Ariane 5ECA rocket.

An attack by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda kills more than 90 civilians and government troops in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Ongoing conflicts
Worldwide War on Terrorism Africa / Middle East Fourth Chadian Civil War War in Darfur Iraq War Israeli–Palestinian 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 War in North-West Pakistan South Thailand insurgency Turkey–PKK conflict Americas Colombian Civil War Mexican Drug War Internal conflict in Peru edit sidebar

Elections
Recent May 3: Panama, President and National Assembly 6: South Africa, President 7: India, House of the People (fourth round) 9: Maldives, People’s Majlis 10: New Caledonia, Congress 12: British Columbia, Legislative Assembly 13: India, House of the People (fifth round) Upcoming May 16: Kuwait, National Assembly 17: Lithuania, President (first round) 17: Switzerland, referendum 17: Comoros, constitutional referendum 19: Malawi, President and National Assembly 20: Cayman Islands, Legislative Assembly and constitutional referendum 20: Moldova, President (indirect) edit sidebar

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 Sixedit sidebar Upcoming United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, William J. Jefferson, Bernard Madoff, Ehren Watada, Sheila Dixon, Joseph Bruno

Holidays and observances
May Ongoing April 9 - May 28: Omer (Judaism) Current 17: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 17: World Information Society Day 17: Feast of ‘Aẓamat (Bahá'í Faith) 17: Navy Day (Argentina) 17: Liberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 17: Galician Literature Day (Galicia) 17: National Famine Memorial Day (Ireland) 17: Constitution Day (Nauru) 17: Constitution Day (Norway) 17: Raja's Birthday (Perlis) Upcoming 18: International Museum Day 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day 18: Victoria Day (Canada) 18: Discovery Day (Cayman Islands) 18: Flag and Universities Day (Haiti) 18: Independence Day (Somaliland) 18: Revival, Unity, and Poetry of Magtymguly Day (Turkmenistan) 18: Battle of Las Piedras Day (Uruguay) 19: World Hepatitis Day 19: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus) 19: Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (Vietnam) edit sidebar

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