1 Iraq violence: A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 67 people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a months-long surge of bloodshed that Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain. Many of those killed were caught up in a string of car bombings that tore through the Iraqi capital early as residents were out shopping or heading to dinner.

2 Dowry deaths: An Indian report says a woman dies at a rate of almost one an hour in disputes over how much her family has paid in dowry for her marriage. The National Crime Records Bureau says more than 8,200 women were killed in such crimes last year, even though Indian law prohibits the centuries-old custom of giving or receiving dowries. Women's rights activists say dowry demands have risen with India's economic growth. Thousands of Indian women are doused in gasoline and burned to death because the groom or his family felt the dowry was inadequate.

3 Venezuela blackouts: A power outage has hit nearly half of Venezuela, including much of Caracas, which normally escapes blackouts. Deputy Energy Minister Franco Silva says failures on several transmission lines are to blame. He told state TV that nine of Venezuela's 23 states were affected. Opposition politicians complain that the government hasn't invested enough in the electrical grid and generating plants to keep up with growing demand.

4 Dictator's pal: Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea and said he plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps - but not be a diplomat. Rodman said the purpose of his visit was to display his friendship for Kim and North Korea and to "show people around the world that we as Americans can actually get along with North Korea."

5 Stray dogs: Romania's President Traian Basescu urged the government Tuesday to pass legislation that would allow thousands of stray dogs to be euthanized in Bucharest, citing the case of a 4-year-old boy who died after being bitten by a dog in the capital Monday. Authorities say about 1,100 people were bitten by stray dogs in Bucharest in the first four months of 2013. Currently, the law only allows the killing of stray dogs that are sick.

6 Nazi guards: German justice officials at the country's Central Office for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes said Tuesday that they were recommending that prosecutors across Germany investigate 30 individuals identified as having served as guards at Auschwitz. It's a first step in renewed efforts to widen the net of those punishable for crimes associated with the Holocaust.

7 King's worms: Researchers who dug up King Richard III's skeleton say they appear to have discovered another problem the hunchback monarch had during his brief and violent reign: parasitic worms in his gut that grew up to a foot long. In those remains, dug up last year beneath a parking lot in Leicester, the researchers say they discovered numerous roundworm eggs in the soil around his pelvis, where his intestines would have been. In a study published online Wednesday in the journal Lancet, experts say that suggests the eggs near the skeleton's pelvis were from a genuine infection during the king's life, though it's unlikely the worms did him any serious damage. For a well-fed English king, the parasites were likely a minor annoyance.