Portal:Current events/2008 May 22
- A bomb in Exeter, England explodes in the Princesshay shopping centre linked to Islamic terrorism.(BBC) (CNN)
- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency in Santa Cruz County for the ongoing Summit Fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (CNN) (KSBW)
- Weld County Tornado: One person is killed and at least 100 are injured in Weld County, Colorado after a tornado tears through the county. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter declares a state of emergency and activates the Colorado National Guard in the affected region. (The Denver Post)(ABC 7)
- Two civilians and a Koran shooting outside the Chagcharan Airfield in the Ghor Province of Afghanistan turns violent. (CNN)
- The death toll from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake rises to 51,151 with 29,328 still missing. (AFP via Times of South Africa)[permanent dead link]
- The Georgian legislative election, 2008 with the Opposition claiming that the vote had been rigged. (Reuters)