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Sidney Poitier, circa 2000

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier (pictured), the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, dies at the age of 94.
Anti-government protests triggered by an increase in fuel prices result in at least 160 deaths and 5,800 arrests across Kazakhstan.
Peter Wright wins the PDC World Darts Championship.
American actress and comedian Betty White dies at the age of 99.

Ongoing events:
- COVID-19 pandemic
Recent deaths:

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Ongoing events
Business 2016 Bangladesh Bank heist Panama Papers Disasters 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire Health Flint water crisis Zika virus outbreak Political War in Afghanistan Boko Haram insurgency Brazil protests Burundian unrest Commission on Elections data breach European migrant crisis (timeline) Iraqi and Syrian Civil War Military intervention against ISIL Israeli–Palestinian conflict Lebanese political deadlock Macedonia protests Moldova protests Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian–Azeri border conflict Nepal blockade PKK rebellion Second Libyan Civil War Sinai insurgency South China Sea disputes Venezuelan protests State of emergency in Venezuela War in Donbass Yemeni Civil War More details on ongoing conflicts below Sports 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup 2016 Formula One season 2016 NBA Playoffs 2016 NHL Playoffs 2016 ATP World Tour 2016 Major League Baseball season 2016 WTA Tour edit sidebar

Recent deaths
May 31: Mohamed Abdelaziz 31: Antonio Imbert Barrera 31: Jan Crouch 31: Carla Lane 30: Javare Gowda 30: Tom Lysiak 30: Rick MacLeish 29: Don McNay 28: Bryce Dejean-Jones 28: Edward O'Hara 27: Kai G. Henriksen 27: Leroidesanimaux 27: Petro Herkulan Malchuk 26: Loris Francesco Capovilla 26: Ted Dumitru 26: Hedy Epstein 26: Angela Paton 26: Arturo Pomar 25: Ian Gibson 24: Burt Kwouk 24: Mell Lazarus 23: John Brophy 23: Vera Henriksen 22: Adolf Born 22: Leonorilda Ochoa 21: Gaston Berghmans 21: Akhtar Mansour 21: Nick Menza 20: Patricia M. Derian 20: Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo 20: Kang Sok-ju 19: Marco Pannella 19: Morley Safer 19: Alan Young 18: Eduardo Castrillo 18: Kornél Pajor 18: Fritz Stern 17: Seán Ardagh 17: Guy Clark 17: Huguette Dreyfus 16: Romaldo Giurgola 16: Emilio Navaira 16: Deepak Shodhan 15: André Brahic 15: Cauby Peixoto 14: Tony Barrow 14: Darwyn Cooke 14: Christy O'Connor Snr 13: Sammy Ellis 13: Rabbit Kekai 12: Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia 12: Julius La Rosa 12: Del Latta 12: Susannah Mushatt Jones 12: Yukio Ninagawa 11: Bobby Carroll 11: Tony Cozier 11: Katherine Dunn 11: François Morellet 11: Motiur Rahman Nizami 11: Michael Ratner 10: Mustafa Badreddine 10: Cheng Chieh 10: Louis van Gasteren 10: Gene Gutowski 10: Ilkka Hanski 10: Mark Lane 10: Kang Young-hoon 9: Louisa Chase 9: Chuck Curtis 9: Walther Leisler Kiep 9: John Warr 8: John Bradshaw 8: Reg Grundy 8: William Schallert 8: John Young 7: Mohammad-Ali Hosseinzadeh 7: Bernardo Ribeiro 6: Patrick Ekeng 6: Margot Honecker 6: Chris Mitchell 5: Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad 5: Isao Tomita 4: Bob Bennett 4: Jordan Parsons 3: Ian Deans 3: Kaname Harada 3: Thomas W. Libous 3: Roger Millward 2: Basil Blackshaw 2: Jonathan Cainer 2: John Kaye 2: Balraj Madhok 2: Karel Pečko 2: Afeni Shakur edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria, Tunisia and Niger Maghreb insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Katanga insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Boko Haram insurgency Somalia Civil war South Sudan South Sudanese Civil War Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Americas Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Mexican War on Drugs Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Moro conflict Moro conflict in Sabah Southeast Asia Internal conflict in Burma Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Europe European Migrant Crisis Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Egypt Sinai insurgency Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraqi civil war American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Syrian Civil War American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemeni Crisis Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi rebellion Al-Qaeda insurgency South Yemen insurgency edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent May 9: Philippines, President, Senate, House of Representatives 15: Dominican Republic, President, Senate, Chamber of Deputies 22: Austria, President (2nd round) 22: Cyprus, House of Representatives 22: Tajikistan, Constitutional referendum 22: Vietnam, National Assembly Upcoming June 5: Macedonia, Assembly of the Republic 5: Peru, President (2nd round) 5: Switzerland, Referendums 23: United Kingdom, Referendum 26: Spain, Congress of Deputies, Senate edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes Brazil: Mensalão scandal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Janet Lim-Napoles, Joseph Scott Pemberton Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Eston Kohver, Vladimir Kvachkov South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel, Dale Cregan, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot, Adam Johnson United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell, George Zimmerman, Chelsea Manning, Ariel Castro, Whitey Bulger, Robert Bales, Nidal Malik Hasan, Jodi Arias, Anas al-Libi, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Momčilo Perišić, Mladen Markač, Ante Gotovina, Zdravko Tolimir, Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Yao Mugen, Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli Germany: Beate Zschäpe Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu, Relu Fenechiu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Alexei Navalny South Korea: MV Sewol crew members Spain: Lionel Messi United States: Dean Skelos International ICTY: Ratko Mladić PCA: China Upcoming China: Wu Changshun, Ling Jihua Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Max Clifford, Rolf Harris, Ched Evans United States: Paul Anthony Ciancia, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Dylan Quick, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar