Unix Timestamp: 1210550400
Monday, May 12. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Russia's new Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announces his cabinet. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7395911.stm (BBC News)

Shootings are reported in Khartoum, Sudan, one day after the rebel attack. Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi is released from custody after being interrogated by police. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7395379.stm (BBC News) //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7397087.stm (BBC News)

Over 69,000 are killed in central south-west China by the Wenchuan quake, an earthquake measuring 7.9 Moment magnitude scale. The epicenter is west-northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, Sichuanprovince.