Opportunity rover The Opportunity rover completes a Martian marathon, the first time any vehicle has traveled more than 26.2 miles on the surface of another world.
Germanwings Flight 9525 A Germanwings flight crashes en route from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany, in a mountainous region of the Alps near Digne-les-Bains in Southern France leaving 150 dead. Rescue workers recover the damaged, but still usable, cockpit voice recorder.
BBC A BBC investigation finds that "Top Gear" presenter Jeremy Clarkson assaulted a producer with reports that he will be sacked from the television program.
War in Afghanistan Gunmen kill at least thirteen people in an attack on three passing vehicles including a bus in Wardak province's Sayad Abad district.