Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health Dr. Robert Petzel resigns as the US Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health following a scandal over long waits for care, treatment delays, and falsification of records at VA hospitals.
Narendra Modi Led by Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party wins a majority in the Indian general election. The incumbent Indian National Congress records its worst ever result.
Serbia Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated in Serbia and Bosnia as heavy rains cause floods.
Proton-M A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a communications satellite veers off its intended path and burns up in the atmosphere.
Police Turkish police crackdown on an anti-government demonstration in the town of Soma, firing tear gas and water cannon at thousands of protestors.
Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants agrees to sell Red Lobster to Golden Gate Capital for US$2.1 billion.
U.S. government The United States government fines General Motors $35 million for their delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches.
Brazilian police Brazilian police clash with protestors angry over the cost of hosting the World Cup in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Two explosions Ten people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Rebel The United Nations warns of a deterioration of human rights in eastern Ukraine and the harassment and persecution of the Crimean Tartars in Crimea.
Pro-Russian rebels quickly withdraw from Mariupol as dozens of unarmed pro-Ukraine steelworkers with some employed by System Capital Management joined by the police start to patrol the city.