by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2013 | World
(Reuters) – The two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks on the Boston Marathon had originally planned to set off their bombs on July 4, a law enforcement official said. The official said the suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, advanced...
by Osman Mirghani | Apr 26, 2013 | Opinion
Amid the feverish race between traditional media and modern digital media—particularly social networking websites—numerous mistakes were committed while covering the Boston Marathon bombings and while in pursuit of the proverbial journalistic scoop. Accusations were...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2013 | World
Madrid, AP—Police have arrested two suspected members of Al-Qaeda’s North African branch in Spain, one of whom Spanish authorities alleged praised the Boston Marathon bombings, but neither of whom was known to possess any explosives nor be planning any attack....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2013 | World
London, AFP—The London Marathon takes place Sunday amid a heightened police presence following the Boston Marathon bomb attacks, with the 36,000 runners observing a 30-second silence to remember victims. World-class athletes and fun-runners alike are to stand in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2013 | World
Watertown, Associated Press—One of two suspects in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, authorities said early Friday. Residents of Watertown, a suburb just outside Boston, have been advised by police to keep their...
