BOSTON (AP) - Thousands of athletes joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile (1.6km) of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers.
HELSINKI (AFP) - Two members of the Pussy Riot punk rock group who were due to appear at a festival in Finland on Saturday cancelled their appearance and have gone underground for safety reasons, Finnish media reported.
LONDON (AP) - British police say a zookeeper who was injured in a tiger attack at an animal park has died.
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday said the Catholic Church should not be closed off to sinners like a "pastoral customs house", giving as an example baptisms for the children of unmarried mothers.
















