Current events of 5 May 2009 (2009-05-05) (Tuesday) edit history watch

The confirmed worldwide number of cases of swine influenza reaches 1,490. (CNN) Her Majesty's Government reveals the names of 16 of the 22 people banned from entering the United Kingdom. (The Times) At least 500 soldiers mutiny after Georgia's government discovers a plot to assassinate President Mikheil Saakashvili. (BBC) Floods and mudslides in Brazil kill 19 people and render 186,000 others homeless. (MSNBC) The Braidwood Inquiry begins to investigate the safety of Tasers and the death of Robert Dziekański. (CBC)