Boston: The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, more than 140 wounded and maimed and gaping questions of who chose to attack at the Boston Marathon and why. Federal investigators said no one had claimed responsibility for the devastating attack on one of the city's most famous civic...
02:40 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: In a major terror strike on the United States of America, two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring over 144 others. Over 15 people were critically injured. The bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Major US cities including New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco have been put on high...
08:27 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Witnesses who heard the bomb blasts near the finish line of the Boston Marathon walked into a scene of chaos and carnage where they had expected celebration and revelry. A few accounts from people who were there: Bruce Mendelsohn was attending a post-race party in an office building just above the blast site when an explosion knocked him to the floor. "There was like a flash, then a giant...
07:44 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Here is a list of some of the worst bombings in the US dating to the 1800s, including some famous attempts that failed: - April 15, 2013: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing two people and injuring more than 80. - January 17, 2011: A backpack bomb is placed along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Wash.,...
05:37 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Chicago: Google is stepping in to help family and friends of Boston Marathon runners find their loved ones after explosions near the finish line. The site, called Google Person Finder, allows users to enter the name of a person they're looking for or enter information about someone who is there. Cellphone use has been difficult in the Boston area. Phone companies say service is operating, but with heavy traffic. Far-flung...
04:49 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Los Angeles: Police in Los Angeles, New York City, London and other cities worldwide stepped up security on Monday following explosions at the Boston Marathon. Los Angeles police Lt Andrew Neiman said the department was urging officers to be extra vigilant around large crowds and would increase security at sporting events such as the Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday night. The department was also activating its emergency operations center...
04:47 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: 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. "However, we don't yet...
04:35 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The Federal Aviation Administration created a no-fly zone over the site of two explosions at the annual Boston marathon on Monday, and briefly ordered flights bound for Boston's Logan International Airport held on the ground at airports around the country. About an hour after the explosions the FAA issued a notice to pilots that a no-fly zone with a 3.5-mile radius has been created over 811 Boylston Street. The...
04:21 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way. Obama, speaking from the White House on late Monday, pointedly avoiding using the...
04:16 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The New York Police Department has stepped up security around landmarks in Manhattan, including near prominent hotels, in response to at least one explosion near the finish line of the Boston marathon on Monday, said Paul Browne, deputy commissioner of the NYPD. Browne told Reuters that New York police were re-deploying counter-terrorism vehicles around the city. Meanwhile, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said on Monday that officials did not...
03:59 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: 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. "Every asset of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
03:30 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The Secret Service says it has expanded its security perimeter at the White House following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the measure was taken "out of an abundance of caution." He says it is not unusual to expand or contract the security perimeters. Shortly after the explosions on Monday, Secret Service shut down Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House, cordoning off the...
03:05 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Boston police said on Monday that an explosion occurred at the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston after other blasts in the city near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Police spokeswoman Neva Coakley said "there has been another explosion at JFK." Rachel Day, a spokeswoman for the John F Kennedy Library, located about three miles from the marathon's finish line, said that there was...
02:51 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The White House says President Barack Obama has called Boston's mayor and the Massachusetts governor to express his concern for those injured in the Boston Marathon explosions. Obama also told Mayor Tom Menino and Gov Deval Patrick that his administration would provide whatever support was needed in responding to the incident, the White House said. The president was briefed on the explosions by Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco shortly...
02:24 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: In a major terror strike on the United States of America, three explosions rocked Boston on Monday, killing three people and injuring at least 140 others. Major US cities including New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Fransisco have been put on high alert following the multiple terror attacks. Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon where all the casualties took place in a terrifying...
01:30 AM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: It's a rebirth for 16-year-old Pakistani girl Madiha Tariq Sheikh, who feels India is her "own country" where she underwent a successful liver transplant surgery. Madiha, who hails from Lahore, was flown to India on February 3 after she slipped into coma due to acute liver failure and underwent a liver transplant surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here. "This is my own country (India). It has been four...
08:34 AM, Apr 13, 2013
New Delhi: Muzaffarnagar acid attack victim Isha, whose left eye was severely damaged, has regained her vision after a successful surgery. The 23-year-old teacher was discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday and she wants to go back to her job as soon as possible. Isha and her three sisters, all teachers, were attacked by two motorcycle-borne men who threw acid on them on April 2, 2013 while they...
11:38 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Barmer: A shocking case of medical negligence has come to light in Rajasthan. In the absence of doctors and nurses, a sweeper attended to an infant and chopped off the child's finger in a hospital in Barmer. The sweeper was trying to remove the stitches on the child's finger. After failing to do so, he chopped it off and tossed it in the trash. The finger still can't be found....
07:47 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Thane: Nine bodies, recovered from the debris of the unauthorised building in Shil Phata area in the district, which crashed on Thursday killing 74 people, are yet to be identified. Officials said four bodies were at the Civil Hospital here, while five were at CSM Civic Hospital in Kalwa. All other bodies have been identified. Meanwhile, bodies of 11 labourers hailing from Malda in West Bengal, who were among the...
08:49 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Johannesburg: Former South African president Nelson Mandela left hospital on Saturday after more than a week of treatment of pneumonia that raised global concern about the health of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader. "(He) has been discharged from hospital today ... following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition," the South African presidency said in a statement. A military ambulance pulled into Mandela's spacious Johannesburg home before the statement...
08:28 PM, Apr 06, 2013
