Accused Boston marathon bomber to make first court appearance
Boston, Reuters—Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is due in court on Wednesday to face charges in the worst mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001, a crime that could bring the death penalty. The 19-year-old ethnic Chechen was...Car bomb strikes Beirut
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A car bomb exploded in Beirut’s Bir Al-Abed district on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding several more, according to Lebanese security sources. Local television footage showed vehicles ablaze and clouds of black smoke hovering...Taliban hit NATO supply compound in Kabul, kill 7
Kabul, AP—Taliban suicide attackers blew up a truck bomb early Tuesday at the gates of a NATO supplier’s compound in Kabul and sprayed gunfire at security personnel, killing five guards and two civilians, Afghan officials said. The morning attack was the latest...Caption:
In this June 27, 2013 photo, an armed police officer stands guard in Lukqun township, Xinjiang, China. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
