2015 Event Delta Airlines states it will no longer transport wildlife trophies after the recent killing of a lion, Cecil, by an American who was reportedly unaware that the hunt was illegal; Delta formerly shipped such trophies if they were obtained legally 2014 Event Sony Pictures cancels release of its movie "The Interview" after hacking attacks and threats thought to be ordered by the North Korean government; the movie is reportedly a comedy depicting an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un 2014 Event George Clooney and his girlfriend, British attorney Amal Alamuddin, are reportedly engaged 2014 Event The 2011 abortion rate reportedly is at its lowest in 30 years; the rate of 16.9 abortions per thousand women of childbearing age was 19.4 per thousand in 2008, and 29.3 per thousand in 1981 2014 Event In a coma since 2006, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is reportedly in critical condition following renal failure 2012 Event A report on the nuclear program of Iran released by the IAEA, highlights concern over Iran's nuclear program as the country reportedly has doubled its number of centrifuges as the Fordow facility 2012 Event After Chen Guangcheng flees house arrest, U.S. President Barack Obama refuses to comment on the blind Chinese dissident who reportedly went to the U.S. embassy 2012 Event In a gesture to honor North Korean founder Kim II-Sung's birthday in April, North Korea plans to launch a new satellite that reportedly will be used to study crops and natural resources 2012 Event Unemployment in Spain is reportedly at a record high 2011 Event Sprint Nextel reportedly pays $20 billion for the exclusive rights to Apple's next mobile cell phone 2011 Event In Pakistan, over 5,000 people reportedly are infected with Dengue fever 2011 Event The E.coli strain that caused 46 deaths in Germany reportedly resurfaced in france, with eight people hospitalized in Bordeaux 2011 Event Panasonic Corporation reportedly plans to announce it will cut 40,000 jobs 2011 Event A Border Collie has reportedly learned 1022 words and can act in accordance with the citation of those words 2010 Event Russia's Federal Security Service assassinates Magomedali Vagabov, a militant leader reportedly responsible for the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings 2010 Event A piano reportedly played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is found in Baden-Baden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 2010 Event South Korea develops a long-range cruise missile reportedly capable of striking North Korea, Japan, Russia and China 2010 Event The 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots continue as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly flees the country, the government steps down and protesters control the parliament building 2010 Event A drone strike in Pakistan reportedly kills Taliban commander, Faqir Mohammed 1988 Event Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ's burial cloth 1966 Death Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Captain Cook (1773), dies 1945 Event 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days 1933 Event Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay 1290 Event Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000
