Around the world in 180 characters

Every weekend, USA TODAY takes a bite-size look in approximately 180 characters per item at the past week's top stories from around the world.

Jet search continues

The search area for the missing Malaysian jet narrowed to the size of L.A., but time is running out to find its black boxes as their batteries fade.

Russian troop removal disputed

NATO released satellite photos showing that Russia has not removed any of the 40,000 troops near the Ukraine border.

Pistorius testifies

At the end of his first week of testimony, Oscar Pistorius was accused by a prosecutor of shooting his girlfriend as the couple argued last year.

Government review of Boston attack released

The report found that while Russia provided the initial lead on Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, it did not respond to subsequent requests for additional info.

Aftershocks in Chile

Chile has been hit by 10 to 15 aftershocks every hour in the week since the country was rattled by a magnitude-8.2 earthquake April 1.

Upset predicted in India elections

India's more than 800 million voters headed to the polls in what many predict will be a historic upset for the country's long-ruling Congress party.

Rwandan genocide remembered

Rwanda commemorated the 20th anniversary of its devastating genocide, in which machete and gunfire attacks killed more than 1 million people.