North Korea issued a threat to its southern counterpart on Tuesday. It issued this newest in a seemingly unending stream of threats as a result of yesterday's rally in South Korea where images of North Korea's leaders were burned in effigy.
A huge earthquake shook a remote region of Iran near the Pakistan border today. It is said that it is one of the most powerful to ever strike Iran in the past forty years.
The investigation into the twin bombings that took place near the finish line of the world famous Boston Marathon is into its second day today. Very little is being released to the public.
Somali authorities say an hours-long militant assault on the main court complex in the country's capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 22 people Sunday.