NASA NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft crashes into Mercury after surpassing its one year primary mission by three years.
Alexia Christian A woman, identified Friday morning as Alexia Christian, 25, who had earlier stolen a car, fires a handgun at two Atlanta Police Department officers, barely missing them. She is subsequently shot and killed.
Death of Freddie Gray Death of Freddie Gray: The Baltimore Police Department completes its investigation into the death of Freddie Gray and hands it over to prosecutors.
Swat District An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan's Swat District sentences ten people to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of an attack on Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and two other school girls.
Helong The Chinese city of Helong reports three recent deaths along the border with North Korea with North Korean border guards accused of recent murders and thefts.
Maersk Iran claims that the seizure of the "Maersk Tigris" in the Strait of Hormuz was related to an unpaid debt.
Suspicions April 2015 Nepal earthquake: A teenager is pulled alive out of the wreckage of a guesthouse on the outskirts of Kathmandu after five days.
Sovereign bonds The sovereign bonds of Germany experience second straight day of historic sell-off, dragging other securities in much of the continent with them.
Russian financial crisis (2014–present) Russian financial crisis (2014–present): The Central Bank of Russia lowers its interest rate the third time to 12.5%, a drop from 14%.
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present): Dozens of Houthi fighters are killed in clashes with Saudi Arabian forces on the border while air strikes hit the southern city of Aden.
2015 West African offensive 2015 West African offensive: The Nigerian Army rescues a further 160 women and children from a Boko Haram camp in the Sambisa Forest.