Holy Week activities took place around the world as Christians observe Good Friday and Jews celebrate Passover at sundown.
Iran reached a framework agreement with top diplomats from world powers on the future of Iran’s nuclear program.
The first democratically elected leader of Nigeria won a tight race this week, with Muhammadu Buhari, the former military dictator, defeating Goodluck Jonathan, the country’s president since 2010.
A deadly landslide wrought despair in Srinagar, India. California Gov. Jerry Brown imposed the first ever mandatory water restriction in his state to cope with a crisis-level drought that has affected not only California but states across the country. And a deadly attack by the Somalia-based militant group, Al-Shabaab, killed 147 people at a Kenyan university after an hours-long siege.
The battle against ISIS in the Middle East continues. And the investigation into the crash of a Germanwings plane that rammed into the French Alps last week continues to reveal disturbing information about its co-pilot who appears to have intentionally killed himself and 149 additional people onboard.