Portal:Current events/2014 May 1

May 1, 2014 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine:
- Pro-Russian militants seize the regional prosecutor's office in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. (BBC News)
- Ukraine announces that it is reintroducing conscription. (Daily Mail)
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- A car bomb attack in the Nigerian capital Abuja kills at least nine people. (BBC News)

Arts and cuture

Egypt opens a 3D-printed full-sized exact replica of King Tutankhamun's KV62 tomb in the Valley of the Kings, as officials announce that a 30-day visa purchased at the airport will be two thirds more expensive. (The Guardian) (The Daily Telegraph)

Business and economy

Ford announces that their current chief executive officer, Alan Mulally, will be retiring in July, and that their chief operating officer Mark Fields will be taking his place. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

An explosion on a train in the central railway station in the Indian city of Chennai kills at least one person and injures ten. (NDTV)

Health and environment

The first-ever outbreak of chikungunya in the Caribbean reaches epidemic levels. (Jamaica Observer)

International relations

The People's Republic of China and Russia announce plans to hold joint naval exercises in the East China Sea in late May amid regional tensions about islands and airspace. (AP)

Law and Crime