| Nigerian troops rescue 93 women and 200 girls from Boko Haram encampments in the Sambisa Forest; the ‘Chibok girls’, kidnapped by the militants last year and taken into the forest, were not among those rescued | |
| Microsoft identifies a security issue in Internet Explorer that can allow hackers to take control of personal computers using the browser; the flaw affects versions 6 to 11 of the software | |
| Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world’s busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed | |
| During the new swearing in ceremony of Enrico Letta, an Italian man shoots and wounds two policemen outside Palazzo Chigi | |
| Iceland’s center-right opposition party is set to return to power after the country’s parliamentary election results are finalized | |
| In recognition of democratic reforms, the European Union opens an office in Burma | |
| Syria accuses Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of the United Nations, of ‘encouraging attacks on the government’ | |
| According to the WHO, leading causes of death in the world include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes | |
| Panasonic Corporation reportedly plans to announce it will cut 40,000 jobs | |
| John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator announces Niger faces total crop failure worse than that of 2005 | |
| Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station. | |
| “Jekyll and Hyde” opens at Plymouth Theater New York City |
