Current events of 13 May 2009 (2009-05-13) (Wednesday) edit history watch

United States President Barack Obama proclaims May 2009 as Jewish American Heritage Month. (White House) Pope Benedict XVI advocates the creation of a Palestinian state. (BBC) The European Commission fines Intel Corporation €1.06 billion for anti-competitive practices. (BBC) The United Nations reports that Somalia is experiencing its worst drought since the 1990s. (BBC) Artillery shelling kills 50 people and injures 40 more at a hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone. (Sky News) A suicide attack at FOB Salerno kills seven civilians and injures 21 more in Khost, Afghanistan. (MSNBC) The Emancipation Movement and the Army battle in Nigeria's Niger Delta. (CNN) Pixar's Up becomes the first animated film to open the Cannes Film Festival. (BBC)