US President Barack Obama admitted on Tuesday that the twin bombings in Boston were an "act of terror" and that the country's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the incident. ...
09:59 PM, Apr 16, 2013
CNN-IBN National Security Analyst Praveen Swamy says there are key lessons India can learn from how the US handled the bombing. ...
03:34 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Peshawar: The Pakistani Taliban have denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people and injured more than 140. The group's spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan, denied involvement in a telephone call with The Associated Press on Tuesday. He spoke from an undisclosed location. The main focus of the Pakistani Taliban has been a bloody insurgency against the Pakistani government because of its alliance with...
01:23 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Joe Anderson had just crossed the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon when he heard the blasts that killed three people, wounded dozens and terrified thousands of spectators and athletes. The first blast, which blew out the window of a store near the end of the race course at around 2:50 pm (1850 GMT), stunned the throng of people who had gathered in Copley Square for the race's finale....
11:19 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Imphal: Condemning the blasts in the US city of Boston, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the world should unite to combat the menace of terrorism. Extending sympathy to the families of the blast victims, the President expressed the hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice. He also strongly "opposed" terrorism anywhere in the world. "Terrorism shows no respect for any boundary and the world should unite to...
09:45 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the US. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being...
09:17 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: Indian-Americans and the Muslim community in the US joined their shocked countrymen in condemning the Boston bomb blasts that killed three persons and injured over 130. "We hope that the perpetrators will be caught promptly, unlike after the Atlanta Olympics bombing, and punished to the fullest extent of the law," said Indian American Dr Shaik Ubaid, who is co-chair of the New York chapter of the Muslim Peace Coalition....
09:12 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, as runners crossed the finish line on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the city's streets to watch one of the world's best-known marathons. Following are responses from political leaders: - US President Barack Obama: "We still do not know who did this or why. But make no mistake: we...
08:59 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, maiming others and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be treated as an "act of terror." It was the worst bombing on US soil since security was tightened after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and President Barack Obama promised to hunt down whoever...
08:38 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: Two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 23 on a day when tens of thousands of people packed the streets to watch one of the world's best known marathons. Following is a list of facts about the Boston Marathon: - The race is always held on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday held on the...
08:18 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Boston: A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that an eight-year-old-boy has been killed in the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Police say three people were killed in the blasts. They provided no details, but someone who spoke to a friend of the family and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to protect the family's privacy confirmed that an eight-year-old boy...
07:59 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Washington: The FBI is taking charge in the criminal investigation of the explosions at the Boston Marathon. The announcement came on Monday night at a news conference in Boston whose participants included Richard DesLauriers, the agent in charge of the FBI in Boston. Also on Monday night, the FBI said it had set up a phone line for members of the public to call with information about the explosions to...
07:23 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: Far-flung family members, co-workers and friends frantically used social media, cellphones and even a "people finder" website on Monday to try to learn the fate of participants and spectators at the Boston Marathon, where two people were killed and dozens injured after a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of one of the world's great marathons. The search was made more difficult because heavy cellphone use caused...
05:20 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
