Portal:Current events/2009 May 5
- 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)
- The National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes announces that they have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Business Wire)