Portal:Current events/2008 May 20
May 20, 2008 (Tuesday)
- Ten thousand Iraqi troops enter Sadr City in Baghdad to seize control from Shiite militants. (CBS News)
- The SPLA attacks Sudanese government soldiers at Abyei, a disputed town at the border of South Sudan. (BBC News)
- Cyclone Nargis
- The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon leaves for Burma calling the situation critical. (AFP)[permanent dead link]
- Burma commences a three day period of mourning for victims of Cyclone Nargis and allows entry to foreign aid workers from neighboring countries. (AP via Google News)[permanent dead link]
- 2008 United States presidential election: Voters in Oregon and Kentucky go to the polls to vote in primary elections. (The New York Times)
- Senator Hillary Clinton of New York wins the Kentucky Democratic primary, 2008. (CNN)
- Senator Barack Obama of Illinois is projected to win the Oregon Democratic primary, 2008. (Boston Globe)
- A 24-hour strike by employees of the National Railway Company of Belgium ends rail services in Belgium and to France, Germany and the Netherlands. (AFP)[permanent dead link]
- Ma Ying-jeou is sworn in as the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) with Liu Chao-shiuan as his Premier. (BBC News)
- Manoel de Oliveira is awarded a palme d'or for his lifetime career achievement at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. (Festival website)