Boston Marathon Blasts

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  US Court Denies Request to Delay Boston Marathon Bombing Trial

  A US appeals court today denied a last-ditch request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to delay his trial on charges of killing three people and injuring more than 260 in the attack.

• Boston Marathon blasts suspect downloaded bomb instructions from Al Qaeda magazine, say prosecutors

  Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev downloaded bomb-making instructions from an Al Qaeda magazine, gathered online material on Islamic jihad and martyrdom and later scrawled anti-American messages inside the boat where he lay wounded.

• Boston bomb contained traces of woman DNA: reports

  A woman's DNA has been found on at least one of the explosive devices used in the Boston bombings, adding a new dimension to the probe into the terror attack that killed three people and wounded over 200 others.

• US asks UN official's resignation for comment on Boston Marathon bombings

  The US has demanded the resignation of a senior UN human rights official for his alleged outrageous comment on Boston bombings, in which he placed the blame on the American policy in the Middle East.

• Boston bomb suspect blames brother for bombings: report

  Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told investigators his brother was the leader in last week's deadly attacks, and that no international terrorist groups were behind them, CNN reported.

• Boston blasts suspect won't be tried as 'enemy combatant': White House

  The White House on Monday insisted that the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings would not be treated as an "enemy combatant" but would be tried through the US civilian justice system.

• FBI raids house of Boston Marathon bombing suspect's sister

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed a computer from the New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

• Boston Marathon bombing suspects are brothers of Chechen origin, say reports

  The two suspects in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing have been identified as men from Chechnya.

• Boston bomb suspects are brothers of Chechen origin: reports

  Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed a university police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police during their getaway attempt in a long night of violence that left one of them dead and another still at large Friday, authorities said as the manhunt intensified for a young man described as...

• We will find you, Barack Obama tells Boston bombers

  US President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday that the Boston marathon bombers would be found and held "accountable" as investigators focused their efforts on two potential suspects.

• Barack Obama arrives in Boston for bombing-victim memorial

  President Barack Obama landed in Boston on Thursday, on his way to a memorial service for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing amid a manhunt for a suspect seen on video taken before two blasts struck near the finish line on Monday.

• Boston Marathon blasts: Indian-American surgeon emerges as hero

  An Indian-American orthopaedic surgeon, who participated the ill-fated Boston Marathon, emerged as a 'hero' by providing first aid to victims after the twin bombings ripped through a cheering crowd, killed three people and injured over 180 others.

• Barack Obama to visit Boston amid search for suspect seen on video

  President Barack Obama was due to visit Boston on Thursday to attend a memorial service for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing amid a manhunt for a suspect seen on video taken before two blasts struck near the finish line on Monday.

• Boston Marathon blasts suspect identified on surveillance video, no arrest yet

  Investigators believe they have identified a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video and an official statement was expected later in the day, a US law enforcement source said on Wednesday.

• Boston Marathon blasts suspect arrested: reports

  US investigators have arrested a suspect in connection with the Boston marathon bombings, CNN television reported Wednesday, quoting law enforcement sources. Details about the suspect were not given, but the arrest follows a study of videos taken around the area during Monday's bombings at the marathon finish line.