Portal:Current events/2012 May 27

• War in Afghanistan: A NATO air strike kills a family of eight, including six children. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (The News)
• Arab Spring:
  • Six people are given up to 15 years in prison as the Bahraini regime continues its clampdown on protesters. (Al Jazeera)
  • Syrian uprising:
    • The death toll from the Houla massacre is updated to 116. (Rueters)
    • Opposition activists accuse the Syrian army of firing artillery into a neighborhood in Hama, killing at least 30. (Reuters)
    • The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns the Houla massacre. (The Guardian)

• Michael Haneke scoops the Palme d'Or for Love at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. (BBC)

• Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall near the US city of Jacksonville with northern Florida and southern Georgia. (New York Times) (Florida Times Union)

• IMF head Christine Lagarde is accused of "insulting the Greek people" following her latest controversial comments about the country. (BBC)

• French police arrest the military leader of the Basque separatist group ETA Oroitz Gurruchaga Gogorza and his deputy Xabier Aramburu in the village of Cauna. (AFP via Google News)

• Taoiseach Enda Kenny makes a televised address on the European Fiscal Compact ahead of Thursday's referendum. (The Irish Times)
• Thousands of people rally in Tbilisi calling for the ousting of President Mikheil Saakashvili's regime. (Al Jazeera)
• The new season of the Parliament of Iran is opened. (Press TV)

• Kolkata Knight Riders win the 2012 Indian Premier League Championship, defeating defending two-time champions Chennai Super Kings 192/5 to 190/3.
• Mark Webber wins the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix, his second victory there in Formula 1 racing. (BBC Sport)
• Ryder Hesjedal wins the 2012 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour in cycling. (CBC Sports)
• Scottish driver Dario Franchitti wins the 2012 Indianapolis 500, making it his third victory in the event. (AP via Yahoo! Sports)