Portal:Current events/2012 May 9

Current events of May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks Mexican Drug War: 15 mutilated bodies are found inside two abandoned SUVs in the state of Jalisco, a region that is under dispute between Los Zetas and the Sinaloa Cartel. The Mexican authorities believe the massacre is a response by Los Zetas for the 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres reportedly carried out by Joaquín Guzmán Loera (a.k.a. El Chapo), Mexico's most-wanted drug lord. (BBC) (Houston Chronicle) A bomb explodes in Daraa, Syria, near a convoy carrying several United Nations observers in the country. (BBC) Missile strikes kill eight militants near the Al-Qaeda stronghold of Jaar in southern Yemen. (Reuters) Art and culture Mark Rothko's Orange, red, yellow sells at auction for $86.9 million at Christie's. (BBC) Andy Warhol's Double Elvis sells at an auction for $37 million at Sotheby's in New York City. (CNN) Business and economics Portugal scraps four public holidays as an austerity measure. (BBC) How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is to close after 15 months due to slumped ticket sales. (BBC) The Jockey Club, British horse racing's largest commercial group, is to increase prize money after a rise in turnover and profits. (BBC) Disasters 17 people are killed in a blaze at a clothing store in Butuan City, Philippines. (Manila Bulletin) A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger jet disappears after taking off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, with 44 people on board. (BBC) (CNN) International relations India halts a plan to re-introduce cheetahs to the country by shipments from Africa. (Straits Times) Two Palestinian prisoners held in Israel enter the 71st day of their hunger strikes. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his concern about the condition of the hunger strikers. (Daily Mail) (UN News Centre) Law and crime Adam Mayes, wanted by authorities on suspicion of four charges of kidnapping and two charges of first-degree murder, is spotted on store cameras in a Guntown, Mississippi store and is added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted List. (MSNBC) A Honduras radio journalist is kidnapped days after another journalist is killed. (Yahoo News) Politics Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is moved to a hospital after a political compromise, and ends her hunger strike. (Reuters) United States President Barack Obama officially states that he supports the right for same-sex partners to marry. (CNN) Sport Atlético Madrid defeat Athletic Bilbao in the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final in Bucharest to win the competition for the second time in three years. (BBC) Lionel Messi is embroiled in a racism scandal. (GOAL)