Portal:Current events/2014 May 20
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov asks workers to stage a peace rally in the Donetsk region in protest against the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. (Interfax) (The Moscow Times)
- Two explosions occur near a crowded market in the Nigerian city of Jos killing at least 118 people. (BBC News) (AFP via Yahoo! News Singapore)
- Shia insurgency in Yemen
- At least 16 people are killed in clashes between Sunni tribesmen. (Reuters)
- At least 16 people are killed in clashes between
Business and economy
- American car maker General Motors recalls another 2.4 million vehicles. (CNN)
- US$2.6 billion fine. (Washington Post)
- A truck going from Florida to Maine carrying about 1.5 to 2 million bees crashes.(Bangor Daily News)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 17 people are killed and 27 injured after a bus plunges into a gorge in India's Jammu and Kashmir state. (Times of India)
- Russian media reports that a passenger train has collided with a derailed freight train near Moscow killing at least six people. (BBC News)
- The United States Coast Guard resumes its search for four British sailors lost in the mid-Atlantic. (BBC News)
International relations
- The People's Republic of China for a state visit. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- American actor Los Angeles. (AFP via Melbourne Age)
- Three female children, ages 2 months to 3 years, are stabbed to death at a home in Torrance, California, U.S. The children's mother is arrested and charged with murder. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2013–14 Thai political crisis:
- The Royal Thai Army declares martial law after six months of political unrest. (The Guardian)
- National Democratic Alliance ahead of being sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. (Indian Express)
- Malawian general election:
- Voters in Malawi go to the polls for a general election. (BBC News)