Twisters hit the mid section of the United States; Syria's president does not like the United States involvement; Workers protest in Italy; Ukraine police clash with demonstrators at a rally.
Four United Nations peacekeepers are released after being captured; Elections are held in Pakistan; The International Space Station has a new commander; and a volcano's activity in Mexico picks up.
Over 380 people are dead after a building collapses in Bangladesh; Syria is suspected of using chemical weapons; Americans are stocking up on gun supplies; And the Boston Bombing suspect is moved from the hospital to a jail cell.
Tradedy hits the Boston Marathon; An explosion rocks West, Texas; The U.S. Senate votes down a new gun law; And Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, is laid to rest.
Secretary of State John Kerry spends 10 days oversease; Tension grows on the Korean peninsula; Law makersin the United States take the first steps towards new gun laws; And Venezuela elects a new president.
Tensions grow between North and South Korea; Connecticut signs a new gun law into effect; Clean up begins after major flooding in Argintina; and Judges in Portugal rulw on austerity measures.
Obama makes his first trip to Israel as president; The financial crisis continues in Europe; An Australian hostage is released in the Philippines; And lights around the world are turned off for Earth Hour.
A new pope is picked; A United States military official meets with South Korea; Afghan's protest against America; and Mayor Bloomberg tries to ban large sugary drinks.
North Korea threatens to end the armistice with South Korea; Roman Catholic cardinals enter into conclave to pick a new pope; Venezuela mourns the loss of its presdient Hugo Chavez; and Japan marks the two year anniversary of the tsunami.