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Boston investigators focus on two men but no firm suspects

April 18, 2013 11:31
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - Investigators are seeking to talk to at least two men pictured in images taken before two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon but there are no firm suspects yet, law enforcement and national security officials said on Thursday. Authorities are examining thousands of pictures and video images taken by surveillance cameras, the media and ordinary citizens around the time of the blasts in a huge manhunt led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Boston bomb suspect in custody - CNN

April 17, 2013 14:16
(Reuters) - Authorities have arrested a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings based on security video that showed a man depositing a bag at the bomb scene before the blasts, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Boston law enforcement sources. (Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

Boston bomb investigators do not have name of suspect yet - source

April 17, 2013 14:16
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boston Marathon bomb investigators do not yet have the name of a suspect they believe was seen in a security video, a U.S. government source said on Wednesday. Police may appeal to the public for more information at a news conference later in the day, the source said. (Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Boston bomb investigators have identified suspect - media

April 17, 2013 13:46
(Reuters) - Boston Marathon bomb investigators believe they have identified a suspect from security video taken before the blasts that shows a man depositing a bag on the street where one of the explosions took place and walking away, CNN and the Boston Globe reported on Wednesday, both citing an unnamed source. Reuters was unable to immediately confirm the reports. (Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

Biden, law enforcement to attend Boston memorial for slain officer

April 17, 2013 10:00
By Scott Malone and Samuel P. Jacobs BOSTON (Reuters) - Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the country plan to attend a memorial on Wednesday for a campus police officer who authorities say was slain by the accused Boston Marathon bombers, and Vice President Joe Biden is slated to speak at the ceremony. The service at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology honours 26-year-old Sean Collier, who police say was shot and killed by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the MIT campus on Thursday night.

Iranian state TV says at least 40 dead in quake

April 16, 2013 08:16
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian state television said at least 40 people were killed when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Islamic state near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday. "There is no official confirmation but we are getting reports of 40 killed in the area," TV reported. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Boston explosions to be handled as "act of terror" - White House

April 15, 2013 19:00
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House does not yet know who planned and carried out explosions at the Boston marathon but is handling the incident as "an act of terror," a White House official said on Monday. "Any event with multiple explosive devices - as this appears to be - is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror," the official said.

Boston Police chief says no known threat before explosions

April 15, 2013 17:30
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said on Monday that officials did not know of any specific threats before three devices exploded in Boston on Monday that killed at least two people. He said that local police is getting aid from every agency in the state and the federal government after the explosions which occurred close to the finish of the Boston Marathon.

Obama wants no crisis with Moscow - Russian lawmaker

April 12, 2013 14:15
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior pro-Kremlin Russian lawmaker said on Friday Washington's publication of a "minimal" list of 18 alleged Russian human rights abusers shows U.S. President Barack Obama does not want to aggravate tensions with Moscow. "The U.S. presidential administration decided not to take the path of aggravating a political crisis with Moscow," Alexei Pushkov, head of the international affairs committee in the lower chamber, the State Duma, was quoted as saying by Interfax.

Europe must use all tools to boost growth, finances - U.S.' Lew

April 9, 2013 11:33
PARIS (Reuters) - European countries should use all means at their disposal to strike the right balance between boosting growth and improving their public finances, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Tuesday. "Our view is that there needs to be a balanced approach between growth and fiscal consolidation," Lew said in a joint news conference in Paris with French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici. "All tools need to be considered. Our encouragement is to use the leverage that is appropriate in Europe," he added.
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