## [2016-05-16](/feed/2016/05/16/index.md)

##### Penis transplant
### [The first penis transplant in the United States is performed successfully at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts. Doctors call the operation "a surgical milestone". The patient, 64-year-old Thomas Manning from Halifax, Massachusetts, is the third man worldwide to have had the experimental surgery performed. ](/feed/2016/05/16/the-first-penis-transplant-in-the-united-states-is-performed-successfully-at-the-massachusetts-general-hospital-mgh-in.md)
##### Afghanistan
### [The Afghan capital Kabul is locked down as members of the Hazara community protest the proposed route of a power line. ](/feed/2016/05/16/the-afghan-capital-kabul-is-locked-down-as-members-of-the-hazara-community-protest-the-proposed-route-of-a-power-line.md)
##### Genocide
### [ A Swedish court sentences Claver Berinkindi, a 61-year-old Swedish citizen originally from Rwanda, to life in prison for participation in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. ](/feed/2016/05/16/a-swedish-court-sentences-claver-berinkindi-a-61-year-old-swedish-citizen-originally-from-rwanda-to-life-in-prison-fo.md)
##### Colombian conflict (1964–present)
### [ Colombian police announce the seizure of about 8 tonne of cocaine in an operation targeting the Clan Úsuga gang. This would make it the biggest seizure of drugs in the history of Colombia. ](/feed/2016/05/16/colombian-police-announce-the-seizure-of-about-8-tonne-of-cocaine-in-an-operation-targeting-the-clan-usuga-gang-this-w.md)
##### Deli Serdang Regency
### [At least 15 students are killed and 6 are missing after heavy rains and flash flooding trigger a landslide at a popular tourist resort in Deli Serdang Regency, Indonesia. ](/feed/2016/05/16/at-least-15-students-are-killed-and-6-are-missing-after-heavy-rains-and-flash-flooding-trigger-a-landslide-at-a-popular.md)
##### Pfizer Inc.
### [Pfizer Inc. announces plans to buy Anacor for $5.2 billion. ](/feed/2016/05/16/pfizer-inc-announces-plans-to-buy-anacor-for-52-billion.md)
##### The Vegetarian
### [ "The Vegetarian", written by Han Kang and translated by Deborah Smith, wins the Man Booker International Prize. ](/feed/2016/05/16/the-vegetarian-written-by-han-kang-and-translated-by-deborah-smith-wins-the-man-booker-international-prize.md)
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