Portal:Current events/2014 May 30
May 30, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
- Islamist terror group Boko Haram abduct two prominent traditional rulers from Borno State in Nigeria. (IANS via Biharprabha)
- United States State Department makes its first confirmation that a U.S. citizen has been "involved" in a suicide bombing as part of Syria's ongoing civil war. (ABC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Indonesia's Sangeang Api volcano erupts disrupting flights in Indonesia and northern Australia. (Sydney Daily Telegraph)
- At least nine people are killed and over a dozen injured when a storm hits the Indian capital New Delhi. (AAP via SBS)
- An earthquake in China's Yunnan province injures at least 45 people and forces thousands to relocate. (AP via USA Today)
Law and crime
- The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI and SEC have launched an insider trading investigation involving billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Las Vegas gambler and investor Billy Walters, and golf superstar Phil Mickelson. No wrongdoing has yet been alleged. (ESPN)
Politics and elections
- Presidency of Barack Obama
- Eric Shinseki resigns as the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs due to a scandal over the Veterans Health Administration. (AFP via Yahoo!7 News)
- Jay Carney announces his resignation as White House Press Secretary next month with Josh Earnest to replace him. (The Hill)
- Malawian general election, 2014
- Opposition candidate Peter Mutharika is declared the winner of the disputed presidential election. (BBC News)
Sport
- In basketball, the NBA announces that it has approved the US$2 billion bid of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for the Los Angeles Clippers. The sale must still be approved by the league's owners, and banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the NBA. The sale price far exceeds the previous NBA record of $550 million paid for the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this year. (ESPN)
- The Palestine national football team defeat The Philippines to win the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup for the first time. (The AFC)