NASA NASA projects that 2016 will have the warmest global temperature average on record. This year would be the third record-breaking year in a row. Per NOAA annals, April marked the 12th record warmest month in a row.
Tajikistani constitutional referendum, 2016 Voters in Tajikistan go to the polls for a referendum to make various amendments to the constitution which include, among other things, the elimination of term limits to allow President Emomali Rahmon and only him to run again for office and lowering the presidential age limit from 35 to 30, which observers believe will position Rahmon's son Rustam Emomali for future succession.
Vietnamese legislative election, 2016 Voters in Vietnam go to the polls to choose legislators for its Parliament. The only legal party in the country is the Communist Party, which has already chosen its members.
Austrian presidential election, 2016 The second round of voting takes place to elect either Norbert Hofer or Alexander Van der Bellen as President of Austria.
Mexican state At least six people are killed in shootings at two nightclubs in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
2016 Nenzing shooting A man kills two and wounds 11 in an attack on a concert in the Austrian town of Nenzing.
China-Taiwan Relations China threatens to cut off regular communication with Taiwan unless it acknowledges the "One China principle".
2016 Cannes Film Festival British film "I, Daniel Blake", directed by Ken Loach, wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Iraqi Civil War Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announces the start of a military operation to recapture Falluja from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Militants Rebels ambush and kill six Indian paramilitary soldiers in the state of Manipur, near the northeastern border with Myanmar.
Syrian civil war The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that over 60,000 people have died in Syrian government jails during the five year civil war.