Unix Timestamp: 1336953600
Monday, May 14. 2012, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Scientists at California's Stanford University invent a working bionic eye powered only by focused light. Though currently a prototype, the device could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from eye diseases such as macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa. //www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18061174 (BBC)

The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, commences the first official visit by a South Korean leader to Myanmar since 1983, when North Korean commandos attempted to assassinate the then-President, Chun Doo-hwan, in a bomb attack. //www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/lee-making-1st-visit-by-south-korean-leader-to-myanmar-since-1983-assassination-attempt/2012/05/14/gIQASFZqNU_story.html (AP via "Washington Post")