May 4, 2014 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
- Pro-Russian activists attack the police headquarters in Odesa, forcing the release of several people held over deadly violence two days before. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- The Government of Afghanistan declares a day of national mourning for the victims of the mudslides. (BBC News)
- At least eleven people die in China's Guangdong Province when a bridge collapses while being built. (PTI via Business Standard)
- A train derailment in the Raigad district of India's Maharashtra state causes at least 19 deaths and injures 130 people. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Murder of Jean McConville and Arrest of Gerry Adams:
- Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson accuses Sinn Féin of attempting to blackmail the Police Service of Northern Ireland over the arrest of Gerry Adams. (RTE News)
- Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams is released from police custody after four days of questioning over the murder of Jean McConville. (BBC News)
Politics
- The Sunday Herald becomes the first Scottish newspaper to declare its support for a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence. (BBC News)
- Panamanian general election, 2014
- Voters in Panama go to the polls for a general election. (Fox News Latino)
- Current Vice President Juan Carlos Varela wins the Presidential election. (AP)