Portal:Current events/2008 May 26

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)
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)
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)