Current events of 9 May 2006 (2006-05-09) (Tuesday) edit history watch

The United Kingdom's new Minister for Local Government, Ruth Kelly, who is a Roman Catholic and a member of Opus Dei, refuses to state whether or not she believes that homosexuality is a sin. (BBC) The Mogadishu Islamic Courts and the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism declare a cease-fire after 57 people are killed, and 103 are wounded, mostly civilians, in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. (CNN) The world's largest annual trade show for the computer and video games industry, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), is held in Los Angeles. (Wired News) Two Australian miners are rescued after 14 days trapped in the Beaconsfield mine collapse. (Reuters) The Estonian parliament ratifies the European constitution, making Estonia the fifteenth EU country to do so. (EU Observer) Lifetime Senator Giorgio Napolitano is elected as the new President of the Italian Republic after four ballots. (BBC)