Template:In the news
- World Health Organization declares Liberia Ebola-free.
- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to three years in prison for corruption.
- Scientists announce the discovery of Lokiarchaeota, a transitional form between Archaea and Eukaryotes.
- The UK's Conservative Party, led by David Cameron (pictured), wins a majority of seats in the House of Commons.
- Pakistan declares a national day of mourning after a helicopter crash kills eight people including two ambassadors to Pakistan.
- A newly discovered species of prehistoric bird, Archaeornithura meemannae, becomes the oldest known member of Ornithuromorpha, a clade that contains all modern birds.
- Roughly 110 lost newspaper "letters" by Mark Twain are rediscovered.
- In snooker, Stuart Bingham wins the World Championship.
Ongoing:
Nepal earthquake – Yemeni Civil War
Recent deaths: Kenan Evren
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