Editing 2014 (section)

===May===
* [[May 2]]
** [[2014 Odesa clashes]]
* [[May 5]] 
**The [[World Health Organization]] identifies the spread of [[poliomyelitis]] in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/polio-spread-un_n_5266849.html|title=UN: Spread of Polio is a World Health Emergency|first=Maria|date=5 May 2014|work=The Huffington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045209/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/polio-spread-un_n_5266849.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|last=Cheng|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>
**[[Boko Haram]] militants kill approximately 300 people in a night [[2014 Gamboru Ngala attack|attack on Gamboru Ngala]] in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html|title=Boko Haram Attack Kills Hundreds In Border Town|last1=Faul|first1=Michelle|last2=Meldrum|first2=Andrew|date=7 May 2014|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025038/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/boko-haram-attack_n_5279662.html|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref> 
* [[May 6]]–[[May 10|10]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2014]] takes place in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark, and is won by [[Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest|Austrian]] entrant [[Conchita Wurst]] with the song "[[Rise Like a Phoenix]]".
* [[May 12]] – The self-proclaimed [[Luhansk People's Republic]] declares its independence from Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-region-declares-independence-at-rally-in-luhansk-347498.html|title=Luhansk region declares independence at rally in Luhansk|date=12 May 2014|url-access=subscription|work=Kyiv Post|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203141946/http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/luhansk-region-declares-independence-at-rally-in-luhansk-347498.html|url-status=live |author1=Interfax-Ukraine }}</ref>
* [[May 14]] – According to a [[Ministry of Unification|South Korea Unification Ministry]] report, a twenty-three story [[2014 Pyongyang apartment building collapse|apartment building collapsed]] in [[Pyongchon-guyok]], [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] (DPR of Korea), with more than 490 fatalities estimated.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-19 |title=Pyongyang building collapse: a new era for North Korean propaganda |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/pyongyang-building-collapse-north-korea-propaganda |access-date=2023-12-05 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624171422/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/19/pyongyang-building-collapse-north-korea-propaganda |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 20]] – [[2014 Jos bombings]]: Terrorists in Nigeria detonate bombs at Jos, killing 118 people.
* [[May 21]] – [[2014 Taipei Metro attack|A mass stabbing incident occurred]] on Taipei Metro's [[Bannan line]] from [[Longshan Temple metro station|Longshan Temple]] to [[Jiangzicui metro station|Jiangzicui]] station causing 4 fatalities and 21 injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-21 |title=Four killed, 21 wounded in Taipei subway knife attack |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/four-killed-21-wounded-in-taipei-subway-knife-attack |access-date=2024-07-21 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
* [[May 22]]
**[[2014 Thai coup d'état]]: The [[Royal Thai Army]] overthrows the caretaker government of [[Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan]] after a failure to resolve the [[2013–14 Thai political crisis|political unrest in Thailand]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27517591|title=Military 'takes control' in Thailand|agency=BBC|access-date=22 May 2014|date=22 May 2014|archive-date=May 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522122932/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27517591|url-status=live}}</ref>
**A [[May 2014 Ürümqi attack|terrorist attack]] in Ürümqi, China leaves 43 people dead and more than 90 injured.
**The [[Donetsk People's Republic]] and the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] declare the formation of [[Novorossiya (confederation)|Novorossiya]], also referred to as the Union of People's Republics.<ref name="welcomenr">{{cite news|last=Babiak |first=Mat |title=Welcome to New Russia |url=http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia/ |newspaper=Ukrainian Policy |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=8 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608053925/http://ukrainianpolicy.com/welcome-to-new-russia|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 26]] – [[Narendra Modi]] succeeds [[Manmohan Singh]] as the 14th [[Prime Minister of India]].