May 1 day-The opening ceremony of China 20 10 Shanghai World Expo was held in Shanghai World Expo Center. Emblem of Shanghai World Expo 2010 May 6-Parliamentary elections held in Britain. On May 8, laura chinchilla, the newly elected president of Costa Rica, was sworn in in the capital, San José, becoming the first female president in Costa Rica's history. Philippine holds presidential election. May 10-Denise Becar, president of the largest Turkish opposition Republican People's Party, announced her resignation due to her involvement in a sex scandal. David Cameron Queen Elizabeth II authorized David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, to form a new British government. Cameron has thus become the youngest prime minister in Britain in the past 200 years. May 12-The second disaster prevention and mitigation day in China, commemorating the second anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. May 12-An Airbus A330 of Libyan African Airlines crashed at Tripoli airport in Libya, 103 people were killed, and only 1 children survived. May 12-La Ciolina, the transitional authority of Madagascar, made a televised speech, announcing that the presidential election would be held on1October 26th, 165438, and he also declared that he would not run for the presidency. May 12-The 63rd Cannes International Film Festival officially kicked off. May 14- Internet in Xinjiang resumed operation. May 14-Thai troops clashed with "red shirts" supporting former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in various locations in the capital Bangkok, killing 16 people and injuring 157 people. May 14-The inaugural meeting of the new Hungarian parliament was held, and Schmidt Parr was elected as the president of the parliament. May 17-A Pamir Airlines passenger plane crashed in Gorband region of Parvin province in northern Afghanistan, killing all 43 passengers on board. From May 17 to 19, the Central Xinjiang Work Forum was held in Beijing. May 22nd-A Boeing 737 passenger plane from air india suddenly crashed while landing at the Munro Airport in Karnataka, southwest India, killing 158 people and leaving 8 people alive. March 23-Ethiopia holds parliamentary elections. On May 24th, Trinidad and Tobago held parliamentary elections. The opposition United National Congress Party won the majority of seats and declared the election victory. kamala Persad-Bissessar became the first female prime minister in Trinidad and Tobago's history. From May 24th to 25th, the second round of China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue was held in Beijing. May 28th-An Indian passenger train derailed after being attacked by anti-government forces in West Bengal, East India, and collided with an oncoming truck, killing at least 148 people and injuring more than 200 people. On May 29th, the Hungarian Parliament elected Orbán Viktor, President of the Youth League, as the new Prime Minister of Hungary, and Orban was sworn in. March 30-Colombia holds presidential election. German President horst koehler announced his resignation.

On May 3rd, an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale occurred near Izu Islands in Japan. The epicenter was located at 303. Northwest of the mother island100km, with a focal depth of 82km. An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale occurred in southern Peru on May 5. The epicenter was located 59 kilometers southwest of Tacna province in southern Peru, with a focal depth of 36 kilometers. On May 9, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the waters off Aceh, Indonesia. The epicenter was located 66 kilometers southwest of Milla, Aceh Province, with a focal depth of 30 kilometers. On May 14, an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Misilla province in northeastern Algeria, with the epicenter located 7 kilometers northwest of Meluza in Misilla province, killing 3 people and injuring 44 others. On May 18, an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale occurred in the waters near West Java, Indonesia. The epicenter was located at147km southeast of Putri, Su Jianuo, West Java, with a focal depth of13km. On May 18, an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale occurred in Bagu Agrander, Amazon Province, northern Peru, with a focal depth of about 2 19 km. An earthquake measuring 6. 1 on the Richter scale occurred in Costa Rica on May 20th. The epicenter was located 30 kilometers southwest of Gabos Island, a port on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a focal depth of 53 kilometers. On May 23rd, an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Ayacucho province in central Peru. The epicenter was located 28 kilometers southwest of the Huankasankos region in Ayacucho province. On May 23rd, an aftershock measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Messira province in northeastern Algeria. The epicenter was located at 10 km north of Beni-Ilemet area in Messila province, causing 19 injuries. An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Vanuatu on May 28th. The epicenter was located 224 kilometers northwest of Vanuatu's St. Espiritu Island, with a focal depth of 36 kilometers.

May 2-The world's oldest person (1 14 years and 357 days) May 4-China's famous historian Yang (93 years old) May 5-Nigerian President umaru Yar 'Adua (58 years old) May 10- former adviser of the National Defense Science and Technology Commission (/kloc