| 2015 | Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas, charging steep prices, and limiting gas flows to nations beyond eastern Europe |
| 2014 | An American, Meb Keflezighi, wins the men’s Boston Marathon, one year after the race was targeted by bombings; an American last won the men’s race in 1983 |
| 2014 | Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today’s game against the Washington Nationals |
| 2013 | The News Corporation phone hacking scandal results in the company’s agreement to pay $139 million to American shareholders |
| 2013 | Charged with bribing public officials in Argentina between 2005 and 2009, clothing retailer Ralph Lauren agrees to pay $1.6 million to resolve U.S. regulatory and criminal claims |
| 2012 | The Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization after an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease occurs in Quang Ngai Province |
| 2012 | Officals in Egypt reject a deeply unpopular agreement to supply Israel with natural gas; the agreement was made by former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarek |
| 2011 | The Pope, Benedict XVI, becomes the first pontiff to participate in a televised interview session, pre-recorded for Italian television |
| 2011 | After airstrikes destroy 30 – 40 per cent of Libya’s ground forces, U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen states the war is moving toward a stalemate |
| 2010 | The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that exploded off the coast of Louisiana two days ago, sinks; the wreck is leading crude oil and diesel at an alarming rate |
| 2004 | Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings |
| 2000 | Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba |
