Portal:Current events/2012 May 22

May 22, 2012 (Tuesday)

Business and economy

Yahoo! sells its Alibaba Group stake for US$7.1 billion. (Reuters)
The Securities Division of the government of Massachusetts subpoenas financial services firm Morgan Stanley (MS), in connection with an MS analyst's talks with institutional investors prior to the Facebook initial public offering. (Reuters)

Disasters

At least 14 people die and 30 are injured after the Hampi Express collides with a goods train in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (IBN Live) (AAP via News Limited)

Law and crime

A military court in Lebanon releases anti-Syrian government activist Shadi al-Moulawi after his arrest sparked violent clashes that killed eight people. (Al Jazeera)
The trial begins in Mauritius of two hotel workers accused of murdering Irish woman Michaela McAreavey while she honeymooned on the island in 2011. (RTÉ)

Politics and elections

The Burmese government appeals for "understanding" after rare protests in Mandalay and Yangon over power shortages. (BBC) (VOA)
Voters in the US states of Arkansas and Kentucky go to the polls, with Mitt Romney winning the Republican primaries, and President Barack Obama winning but performing relatively poorly against token opposition in the Democratic primaries. (ABC News)
British naval officer Commander Sarah West is appointed commander of the Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland, becoming the first female officer to take command of a major British warship. (The Scotsman)

Science

After months of delays, American company SpaceX successfully launches its unmanned Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, beginning a test mission to the International Space Station (ISS). (BBC)