CIA, FBI flagged Boston suspect
Both the CIA and the FBI flagged the deceased Boston bombing suspect over possible terror ties, but he slipped through the fingers of investigators.
25 April 2013
Charges dropped against US ricin suspect
A US man accused of sending a poison-laced letter to the White House was released from jail with his charges dismissed Tuesday as officials searched the home of a rival.
24 April 2013
US 'pinged' when Boston suspect flew to Russia
US lawmakers learned Tuesday that security monitors "pinged" when a Boston bombing suspect flew to Russia last year, as concerns grew about possible intelligence sharing failures.
24 April 2013
Canada nabs two in alleged Qaeda-backed train plot
Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Canada in connection with what federal police said Monday was a plot backed by Al-Qaeda to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area.
24 April 2013
Threatening letter, powder sent to S. Korea minister
South Korea's defence minister received Tuesday a package containing a threatening letter and suspicious powder, in what his ministry described as an attempted act of "terror".
23 April 2013
Boston bomb suspect blames brother: 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.
Trail of blood led to Boston marathon bomber
A trail of blood led to accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he hid inside a boat after eluding one of the biggest manhunts ever staged in the United States.
20 April 2013
FBI releases video of Boston bomb suspects
The FBI released pictures and video on Thursday of two men suspected of planting the Boston marathon bombs, appealing for help to identify the pair who were carrying large backpacks.
Gunman shoots police officer at MIT: media
A gunman shot and seriously wounded a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer in an eruption of gunfire at the prestigious university late Thursday.
Organised crime worth $90 bn a year in East Asia
Organised crime groups dealing in fake goods, drugs, human trafficking and illicit wildlife trade earn nearly $90 billion annually in East Asia and the Pacific.
16 April 2013
US suicide teen's parents sue alleged sex attackers
The family of a 15-year-old US girl who killed herself after she was sexually assaulted while drunk are suing three teenage boys accused of the attack and sharing a photo of it at their school.
16 April 2013
Two explosions in Boston kill 3, injure 144
Two explosions in Boston, Massachusetts, kill 3, injure at least 130. Federal authorities are classifying the bombings as a terrorist attack.