May 22, 2008 (Thursday)
- A bomb in Exeter, England explodes in the Princesshay shopping centre linked to Islamic terrorism.(BBC) (CNN)
- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency in Santa Cruz County for the ongoing Summit Fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (CNN) (KSBW)
- Weld County Tornado: One person is killed and at least 100 are injured in Weld County, Colorado after a tornado tears through the county. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter declares a state of emergency and activates the Colorado National Guard in the affected region. (The Denver Post)(ABC 7)
- Two civilians and a Lithuanian soldier are killed as an Afghan protest over the Koran shooting outside the Chagcharan Airfield in the Ghor Province of Afghanistan turns violent. (CNN)
- The death toll from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake rises to 51,151 with 29,328 still missing. (AFP via Times of South Africa)[permanent dead link]
- The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili claims victory for his United National Movement party in the Georgian legislative election, 2008 with the Opposition claiming that the vote had been rigged. (Reuters)