May 23, 2006 (Tuesday)
- A voice purporting to be that of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden says on an audiotape that Zacarias Moussaoui had no link to the September 11, 2001 attacks. (BBC) (FOX) (Reuters)(Washington Post)
- Mobs of angry garment workers set fire to seven fabric factories in Bangladesh in response to the announced death of Rana, a workers' rights leader. 100 people were injured amidst clashes between police and firefighters and protesters. Workers are forced to work overtime and seven days a week.(San Diego)
- Greek and Turkish military F-16 jets collide above Karpathos whilst intercepting each other in the disputed airspace above the southern Aegean Sea. (BBC), (CNN), (Reuters)
- Israel captures Hamas leader Ibrahim Hamed in a Ramallah raid. (BBC)
- President of Mexico Vicente Fox begins a tour of the United States in Salt Lake City.