Israeli-Palestinian conflict :
Ahmat Mahamat Bachir , the president of the Chadian Independent National Election Commission , announces that incumbent President of Chad Idriss Déby won the 2006 Chadian presidential election held on May 3 with 77.5% of the vote. The official turnout was 61%, though international observers estimated turnout at 4–10%. (Al Jazeera)
Organized crime led by the group Primeiro Comando da Capital causes rioting in Brazil and claims over 50 lives. (BBC)
Mount Merapi in Central Java , Indonesia , which has been rumbling for about a month, is shooting out black smoke, volcanic ash and lava , and a volcanic eruption appears to be imminent. Mandatory evacuations are under way. (BBC) (CNN) (Reuters)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Tony Blair , signs a petition in support of animal testing and condemns the acts of animal-rights extremists. (BBC)
Seven people are wounded as two bombs explode in the Iranian city of Kermanshah . A local branch of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility. (Reuters)
Alligators kill three women in one week in separate incidents across the U.S. state of Florida . [1]