Portal:Current events/2015 May 27

May 27, 2015 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
- Islamic State militants have carried out multiple suicide bombings targeting the Iraqi Army in Anbar Province killing at least 17 people. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

At least 12 people, associated with the Kangleyuan Rest Home in the Chinese city of Pingdingshan in Henan province which was destroyed by fire with the loss of 38 lives, are detained for questioning. (AP)
A sixth person is found to have died in this week's floods in Harris County, Texas, which contains the city of Houston. (Houston Chronicle)
2015 Indian heat wave
- The death toll in the two worst affected states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana passes 800. (Times of India)

International relations

Law and crime

FIFA corruption scandal
- Six FIFA officials are detained in Switzerland for extradition to the United States in relation to allegations of corruption between the 1990s and now. Those arrested include Jeffrey Webb, Jack Warner, Eduardo Li, Eugenio Figueredo and José Maria Marin. (AP), (BBC), (Washington Post)
- Swiss federal prosecutors open criminal procedures in relation to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. (AP)
- FIFA suspends eleven people from involvement in football over the scandal. (AP)^{[permanent dead link]}
The Legislature of the US state of Nebraska votes to outlaw the death penalty, overriding a veto by Governor Pete Ricketts. (Lincoln Journal Star)
The parliament of Greenland unanimously votes to legalize same-sex marriage by 1 October, 2015. (The Local)

Politics

Science and technology

Elon Musk's SpaceX wins U.S. Air Force approval to launch military satellites. (AFP via News24)

Sport