May 2012 International Current Affairs
International
Aung San Suu Kyi Take Oath As Opposition Leader
Aung
San SuuKyi took oath of office to become an official member of
Myanmar’s parliament on 2 May 2012. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Laureate, pro
democracy leader of Myanmar for the first time held public office since
launching her struggle against autherisation rule nearly a quarter
century ago.
Poll Panels Of SAARC Countries Established Forum
SAARC
Countries on 4 May 2012 adopted a charter for mutual cooperation and
set up a forum that will enhance capabilities to conduct free and fair
elections . In its charter the chief election commissioners of
Afghanistan , Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives Nepal Pakistan, Sri Lanka and
India confirmed their abiding faith in the objectives and principles of
SAARC contained in the SAARC charter.
French Socialist Party’s Francois Hollande As First Socialist President
Francois
Hollande was elected France’s first socialist president nearly after
two decades with 53.3% votes on 6 May 2012, While defeating Nicolas
Sarkozy.The result will have major implications for Europe as it
struggle to emerge from a financial crisis and for France the Eurozone
second largest economy and a nuclear armed permanent member of the UN
Security Council.
All Nuclear Power Plants Stopped In Japan
All
Nuclear Power Plants were Stopped In Japan on 6 May 2012 . Tomari was
the last shutdown , which leaves Japan without nuclear power. Thousands
of Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off the last of their
nations 50 nuclear reactor. Japan was without eclectricity from nuclear
power for the first time in four decades.
Vladimir Putin Sworn In As The President Of Russia
Vladimir
Putin the former Russian Prime Minister and the president of the United
Russia Party took the oath as the President of Russia on 7 May 2012.
Putin had won the Russian Presidential elections with 63.6% of the vote
on 4 March.
Top 10 Female CEO’s & Influential Business Women of American Companies
There
are roughly 22 female presidents and prime ministers in the world and
about a dozen womens executivesat the helm of Fortune 500 companies.
Especially for these top 10 women CEO’s.
CEO of the world’s second largest food company Karft Foods ,Irene Rosenfeld in first place
The
CEO of TJX, Carol.M.Meyrowitz in second. Chairman & CEO of Pepsico
Indra Nooyi in third . Chairman& CEO of EI du Pont de Nemoursand
company, Ellen Kullman in fourth. Chairman, President & CEO of Well
point, Angela Braly in fifth. Chairman & CEO of Xerox ,Ursula
M.Borns in sixth.Chairman, president & CEO of Sunoco,Lynn
L.Elsenhans in seventh . CEO of Archer Daniels Midland, Patrica Woertz
in eigth. President and CEO of BJ’s Wholesale club , Laura J.sen in
ninth and Chairman & CEO of Key corp, Beth E.Mooney in tenth place.
Forbes Mother’s Top 20 List
The
list released by Forbes ahead of World Mother’s Day on 13 May 2012 the
world’s 20 most powerful moms list which ranked most efficient persons
list According to the magazine ” power moms must develop unique
strategic to succeed in both boardrooms and playrooms. Fobes women
analysed the annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful women’s based
on money controlled, decision making power and multiple measures of
influence and teased out the moms who are at the top of their game are
No-1_ Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of states
No-2 _ Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian President
No-3_ Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo Chairman
No-4 _Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer Of Face book
No-5_ Melinda Gates, Co- founder, Bill and Melindan Gates Foundation
No-6_ Sonia Gandhi, UPA Chairperson
No-7_ Michelle Obama, First lady U.S
No-8 – Christine Lagarde, Managing Director IMF
No-9_ Irene Rosenfeld, CEO Karft foods
No-10_ Jill Abramson, Executive Editor New York Times
No-11_ Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health& Human services U.S
In the last 20th place is the General secretary of NLD Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
No-1_ Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of states
No-2 _ Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian President
No-3_ Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo Chairman
No-4 _Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer Of Face book
No-5_ Melinda Gates, Co- founder, Bill and Melindan Gates Foundation
No-6_ Sonia Gandhi, UPA Chairperson
No-7_ Michelle Obama, First lady U.S
No-8 – Christine Lagarde, Managing Director IMF
No-9_ Irene Rosenfeld, CEO Karft foods
No-10_ Jill Abramson, Executive Editor New York Times
No-11_ Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health& Human services U.S
In the last 20th place is the General secretary of NLD Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Philippines President Names Two ‘Special Envoys’ to China
Philippines
President Benigno Aquino named two special envoys to China on 16 May
2012, amid a tence territorial dispute between the two countries over a
shoal in the South China sea. During their six month assignment both
were also tasked to actively persuade greater number of Chinese tourists
to make the Philippines their main destination for leisure and
relaxation trips.
China counters Japan’s Claims over Okinotoris Status
China
and Japan have exchanged a fresh round of claims and counter claims
over a tiny but crucial out cropping in the Pacific Ocean, with Tokyo
assuring that a UN Commission had endorsed its stand on the atoll being
an Island while Beijing rejected it as baseless. The two countries, that
have their own set of disputes in the South China sea, have also been
sparring over the status of Okinotoris Atollion.
Tomislav Nikolic Won Serbia’s Presidential Election
The
Serbian Progresive party leader Tomislav Nikolic Won Serbia’s
Presidential Election on 20 May 2012. Nikolic beat his centrist, the
incumbent Boris Tadic in closely contested election. Nikolic accounted
for 50.21% of the total vote, against 46.77% for Tadic, with 40% of
votes counted. Nikolic during his previous stints in power worked as a
deputy prime minister under the former president Slobodon Miloscric.
China Developing Internet For Offensive Operations
China
is improving its capacity for operations in cyberspace and developing
capabilities to use internet for offensive operations. The Pentagon has
said China is investing in not only capabilities to better defend their
networks but also they are looking at ways to use cyber for offensive
operations, China is engaging in cyber activity focused on computer
network exploitation.
IAEA Chief Meets Top Iran Nuclear Officials
IAEA
Chief Yukiya Amano Met Top Iran’s Nuclear chief and top negotiator on
21 May 2012 in a visit to Tehran closely watched for signs as to how
wider talks between Iran and World power might unfurl. Iran’s national
security supremo tasked with negotiating nuclear issues and atomic
energy head Abbasi Davani in an effort to press for greater
co-operations between Iran and the UN Nuclear surveillance agency.
Bangladesh Announces Discovery Of Petroleum
Energy
starned Bangladesh has struck oil reserves in the country’s
Northeastern region with an extractable reserve of at least 55 million
barrels worth USD 5.5 million. Petrobangla is announcing with pleasure
that Bangladesh had entered a new era through the discovery of a
profitable oil reserves in Haripur and Kailashtila, state run
Petrobangla’s chairman Hossain Monsur said.
China is World’s Biggest Magnesium Producer
China
has remained the World’s Biggest Producer of Magnesium since
1999,with last year’s out put accounting for over 85% of the world’s
total.The country produced 660,000 tones of magnesium last year.The
agencyreported on 26 May. It is estimated that the yearly magnesium
output will reach 1.5million tonnes during the 2011-2015 period odf
which 700,000 tones will be exported annually.
Liberia’s Taylor Gets 50 years in Jail for War Crimes
A
U.N Backed war crimes court sentensed the former president of liberia
,charles Taylor ,to 50 years in jail on 30 May 2012 for arming rebels
in sierra leone in return for “Blood Diamonds”.
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