Fort Lee lane closure scandal Former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official David Wildstein pleads guilty for his role in creating traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge for political retribution in 2013.
Death of Freddie Gray The six officers are taken into custody and charged with second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and misconduct.
Marilyn Mosby, the State Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland, rules that the death of Freddie Gray was a homicide and six officers of the Baltimore Police Department had been negligent in his death.
France French President François Hollande promises to investigate claims that French Army soldiers were involved in sexual child abuse in the Central African Republic.
Salk Institute Scientists at the Salk Institute and the Chinese Academy of Sciences studying Werner's syndrome, which is characterized by the appearance of premature aging, report that aging causes an overall decline in the synthesis of proteins that are themselves involved in protein synthesis.
Expo 2015 Expo 2015 opens in Milan, Italy, with the theme "Feeding the planet, energy for life" and with 145 countries participating.
Australian east coast low Four people have died in South East Queensland in flood waters triggered by heavy rain.
Papua New Guinea A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province with the potential to generate a local tsunami.
Ongoing civil war A rocket attack on a centre for despatching ambulances in the eastern city of Benghazi kills at least three people and injures seven other.
Yemeni civil war The United Nations warns that humanitarian efforts in Yemen could end within days unless the Houthis allow distribution of fuel.
Mexican drug war A PRI-PVEM mayoral candidate in the city of Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero, is assassinated.
Three Mexican Army soldiers die as gunfire downs a helicopter in the state of Jalisco. Ten soldiers and two Federal Police officers are injured.