Current events of 11 May 2007 (2007-05-11) (Friday) edit history watch

Samoa's Head of State Malietoa Tanumafili II dies at the age of 94. (AP via IHT) The United States and European Union nations circulate a United Nations resolution on independence for Kosovo with international supervision. (CNN) Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Brazil's first native-born saint, Frei Galvão, an 18th century Franciscan monk. (CNN) Officials begin to evacuate Santa Catalina Island, California, as wildfires on the island south of Los Angeles burn out of control. (CNN) The Singapore Grand Prix has been confirmed for the Formula One 2008 season, with a planned 4.8km (3.0 miles) long street circuit around the downtown area. It is planned to be the event's first night race when safety and logistical concerns are addressed. (CNA) Two Serbian reformist parties; the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Serbia, agree to form a coalition government. (BBC) Tony Blair formally endorses Gordon Brown as his successor, the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (AP via Fox News) East Timorese presidential election, 2007: it is announced that Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta won the election against Francisco Guterres of Fretilin by 69% to 31%. (Xinhua) At least 20 people die in a bus crash near Patna, the capital of Bihar state in India. (Fox News).