President Obama angrily accused senators of caving in to a gun lobby that "willfully lied" after a bill to expand background checks failed to get the necessary 60 votes. The rejection marked a "shameful day for Washington," he said.

When New Zealand's parliament approved a bill to introduce marriage equality, MPs and spectators in the public gallery celebrated in an unexpected way: by breaking into a Maori love song. Produced by Tandem Studios.

Thousands of people line the streets of London to both pay respect and protest as Margaret Thatcher's funeral takes place.

Trauma surgeon Dr. Peter Fagenholz of Masschusetts General Hospital talks of how "upsetting" it was to see so many injured people come in so quickly with bad injuries from the Boston Marathon bombs, including the devastation of "shrapnel" in blood...

US President Barack Obama makes a statement from the White House briefing room about the explosions at today's Boston Marathon. He stopped short of calling it a terrorist attack, but pledged: "Make no mistake, we will find out who did this."

WARNING: Graphic Content. The Boston Globe captured this powerful video of the afternath of the blast at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, as emergency teams try to help victims. By David Abel/Globe Staff.

Watch the explosions and aftermath that rocked Boylston Street during the Boston Marathon.

Two explosions are caught on camera near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. As people react to the first explosion close to the camera, a plume of smoke from the second can be seen appearing further down the street. The blasts killed at least...

Two large explosions have hit crowds in central Boston near the finish line of today's marathon. Boston police reports two people have been killed, and more than 20 seriously injured.

At least 16 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions outside the law courts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu and in the gunfight that ensued. While no group has claimed responsibility, speculation points to Al-Shabaab militants, linked to ...