## [2012-05-23](/feed/2012/05/23/index.md)

##### Egypt
### [Voters in Egypt go to the polls for a presidential election, 15 months after former president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a revolution. ](/feed/2012/05/23/voters-in-egypt-go-to-the-polls-for-a-presidential-election-15-months-after-former-president-hosni-mubarak-was-ousted-i.md)
##### Dr. Shakil Afridi
### [Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician who helped the CIA to track down Osama bin Laden by collecting DNA samples from residents of bin Laden's compound, is sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment for treason. ](/feed/2012/05/23/shakil-afridi-a-pakistani-physician-who-helped-the-cia-to-track-down-osama-bin-laden-by-collecting-dna-samples-from-res.md)
##### Hewlett-Packard
### [Hewlett-Packard plans to cut 27,000 jobs or 8% of their workforce. ](/feed/2012/05/23/hewlett-packard-plans-to-cut-27000-jobs-or-8-of-their-workforce.md)
##### Crude oil
### [The price of crude oil falls to a seven-month low due to high supply and constructive talks regarding Iran's nuclear program. ](/feed/2012/05/23/the-price-of-crude-oil-falls-to-a-seven-month-low-due-to-high-supply-and-constructive-talks-regarding-iran-s-nuclear-pro.md)
##### Adam Lambert
### [Adam Lambert became the first openly gay artist to debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts, with his album "Trespassing". ](/feed/2012/05/23/adam-lambert-became-the-first-openly-gay-artist-to-debuted-at-1-on-the-billboard-200-album-charts-with-his-album-tres.md)
##### Georgia
### [Georgia-native Phillip Phillips is crowned the eleventh "American Idol". Runner-up Jessica Sanchez is the first contestant of Asian ancestry to advance in the finals. ](/feed/2012/05/23/georgia-native-phillip-phillips-is-crowned-the-eleventh-american-idol-runner-up-jessica-sanchez-is-the-first-contesta.md)
##### Sailors
### [The Iranian navy assists an American cargo ship that was attacked by pirates off the United Arab Emirates. ](/feed/2012/05/23/the-iranian-navy-assists-an-american-cargo-ship-that-was-attacked-by-pirates-off-the-united-arab-emirates.md)
##### Drones launch
### [A drone attack conducted by the United States kills five people in a tribal area of North Waziristan, Pakistan. ](/feed/2012/05/23/a-drone-attack-conducted-by-the-united-states-kills-five-people-in-a-tribal-area-of-north-waziristan-pakistan.md)
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