Hanging An eight month pregnant Christian woman, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, is sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy in Sudan in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation.
New England Patriots Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is charged with two counts of murder in relation to a drive-by shooting in Boston's South End district in July 2012.
South Korea Fifteen crew members of the MV Sewol are charged over the sinking of the MV Sewol off the coast of South Korea with four people including the captain charged with homicide.
Meghna River A ferry sinks on the Meghna River in Bangladesh's Munshiganj District resulting in at least 12 deaths and hundreds missing.
Los Angeles An oil pipe in Los Angeles breaks, spilling an estimated 10,000 gallons of oil in the streets.
Soma mine disaster The official death toll for the disaster rises to 282, with up to 150 miners still missing.
Several demonstrations, some of them violent, take place in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, Antalya and Diyarbakir in response to the disaster, with police responding to many of the protests with force.
U.S. first son First Family Barack and Michelle Obama and numerous political figures visit and dedicate the memorial with the victims on Ground Zero.
Turkestan Islamic Party A group named Turkestan Islamic Party claims the responsibility for the attack on Ürümqi Railway Station in China.
Palestinian groups Two Palestinians are reportedly killed by Israeli soldiers at demonstrations near a prison where Palestinian militants are held, the Palestinians were throwing stones and waving flags.
Car bomb A car bomb explodes near the Turkish border, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens of others.