Portal:Current events/2006 May 3
- Villagers from the Massive violence from State Polices ensues. (The Narco News Bulletin)
- German hostages René Bräunlich and Thomas Nitzschke returned home to Germany. They landed safe on a governmental aircraft at 2:24 pm at Berlin Tegel Airport. (BBC)
- cease-fire with Maoist rebels and announces that they will no longer consider them a terrorist group. The government urges the rebels to open peace talks. (BBC) (Reuters)
- Adler-Sochi International Airport. Rescue workers had found baggage, pieces of the shattered plane and oil floating at the site of the crash. (BBC)
- The Iranian author Ramin Jahanbegloo is arrested in Tehran. (BBC)
- In Idriss Deby is expected to win. (BBC)