Portal:Current events/2008 May 26
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May 26, 2008 (Monday)
- The International Atomic Energy Agency releases a report accusing Iran of hiding information about alleged studies of producing nuclear warheads and defying demands to suspend its uranium enrichment. (AFP)
- China relaxes its one-child policy to allow parents of children killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to have another child. (Canadian Press via Google News)[permanent dead link]
- Westpac signs an implementation agreement for its take over of the St George Bank, creating the largest bank in Australia with a market capitalisation of A$66 billion. (The Australian)[permanent dead link]
- Nepalese authorities ban rallies and mass meetings in Kathmandu prior to the first meeting of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly which is expected to declare Nepal a republic. (BBC News)
- A court in Ethiopia sentences former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam to death for his role in the Red Terror. (BBC News)
- Embattled Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Bernier resigns after admitting to having left confidential documents unsecured in a private home. (CBC)
- The BJP wins a plurality in elections in the Indian state of Karnataka. (BBC News)
- The caretaker government of Bangladesh will establish a truth commission to deal with past corruption by politicians. (BBC News).
- The European Beaver will be reintroduced to Scotland after 400 years. (AFP)