( CNN ) -- News of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured 178 others Monday has understandably dominated CNN 's coverage this week . You can follow the live updates here , as events unfold . Two men believed to be suspects in the case have been identified . One died of injuries suffered during a confrontation with police Friday , and the other was arrested after a standoff with police , causing jubilation in Boston . But while all eyes were on the Boston suburb of Watertown , there was plenty going on elsewhere . Here are five stories you may have missed : . 1 . A deadly wave of bombings blasted Iraq Tuesday , ahead of elections there Saturday . The attacks took place in at least six provinces : Baghdad , Anbar , Babel , Kirkuk , Salaheddin Diyala , and Nasriya , police officials across the country told CNN . Shiite neighborhoods , police checkpoints and political offices were among the targets . At least 42 people were killed , with more than 257 others wounded . 2 . The founder of the French company that made controversial breast implants , went on trial over the scandal . Proceedings against Jean Claude Mas , who founded Poly Implant Prothese , or PIP , and four others connected to the company continued Thursday , a day after the trial opened in Marseille . Mas was arrested in January 2012 in connection with an investigation after the 2010 cancer death of a French woman with PIP implants . He has consistently denied any wrongdoing , insisting that his products were perfectly safe . 3 . A powerful earthquake struck Pakistan 's border with Iran , Tuesday , killing 34 people and injuring 80 others in Pakistan , sources say . Officials earlier said that dozens more were injured in both countries . The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was preliminarily measured at 7.8 magnitude . The Iranian Seismological Center said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 . Army doctors and Frontier Corps paramilitary forces took part in rescue efforts in Mashakel , according to a Pakistani official involved in relief efforts . 4 . A Pakistani court confined the country 's former president Pervez Musharraf to his home Friday . The move came a day after he made a swift exit from an Islamabad court after a judge revoked his bail . The development is the latest legal setback to Musharraf since the former military ruler returned to Pakistan last month , five years after he resigned as president and left the country , to fight a series of court cases against him . He had been seeking to run in upcoming elections . 5 . New Zealand 's parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage Wednesday . The country became the first in the Asia Pacific region to pass the legislation , ahead of Australia , whose gay community feels the country is falling behind in terms of gay rights . The New Zealand Parliament passed the bill by a convincing margin of 77 votes to 44 , amending the Marriage Act to permit gay , lesbian , transgender , bisexual and intersex couples to marry . Overjoyed supporters of the legislation in the public gallery burst into song in celebration .
A deadly wave of bombings blasted Iran ahead of elections on January 2012 . Trial of controversial breast implant company founder under way in Pakistan . A powerful earthquake struck the Pakistan - Iran border region . Shiite court confines former president Boston Marathon to his home .