Chelyabinsk meteor Research shows that the Chelyabinsk meteor was the remnants of an asteroid that collided with another asteroid 290 million years before entering the Earth's atmosphere over Russia in February of last year.
Barack Obama Barack Obama nominates Julian Castro, the Mayor of San Antonio, to become the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Soldiers Royal Thai Army chief and coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha detains former Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra after summoning her for talks a day after the coup.
European Union Voters in the European Union go to the polls for a multi-day European Parliamentary election. Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic vote today.
2014 Isla Vista shootings 2014 Isla Vista shootings. Seven people have been killed and seven injured in a series of drive-by shootings in a student enclave next to the University of California campus in the American city of Santa Barbara, California.
Hubei A Hubei court finds Chinese tycoon Liu Han, the former head of the conglomerate Hanlong Group, guilty of "organising and leading mafia-style crime and murder" and "obtain[ing] financial gains via illegal activities", sentencing him to death.
Russia Russia and China veto a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes in Syria.
Syrian civil war Syrian TV reports that 39 people have been killed and 205 injured as a result of a mortar attack on a pro-Assad rally.
Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he will respect the outcome of Ukraine's presidential election.
Egypt Egyptian security forces claim to have killed Shadi el-Menei, the leader of Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, and three other senior members in overnight fighting.