The Lede: Updates in the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing

The Lede: Updates in the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing

The Lede: Updates in the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:09 PM PDT

The Lede is following developments in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.
    

In Paraguay, a rich conservative must now tackle poverty

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:08 PM PDT

ASUNCION (Reuters) - For Horacio Cartes, a millionaire cigarette and soft drink magnate who won Paraguay's presidential election on Sunday, the challenge now is to run a country where most people can only dream of having a sliver of the wealth he does.

I.A.E.A. Says Fukushima Plant Operator Should Prepare Better

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Tepco, the operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant, has to stop relying on stopgap measures, a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
    

Bomb Suspect Is Charged and Will Be Tried in Civilian Court

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, was charged Monday with "using a weapon of mass destruction" that resulted in three deaths, and will be tried in civilian court.
    

Canada foils 'major terrorist attack'

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Police say two men have been arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train.

U.N. failure boosts Western Sahara conflict risk: Polisario

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:36 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Failure by the United Nations to let peacekeepers monitor human rights in the disputed Western Sahara risks pushing the region toward armed conflict, a senior official from the Polisario Front independence movement said on Monday.

Bacteria 'can produce diesel fuel'

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

A strain of bacteria is created that can produce a synthetic fuel almost identical to conventional diesel, a study suggests.

VIDEO: Suu Kyi welcomes sanction lifting

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT

The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed the lifting of sanctions against her country by the EU.

President's sack of cash draws ire

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni publicly hands a sack containing about $100,000 (£66,000) in cash to a youth group, raising questions about how the money will be spent.

China: Cyberattacks Are Like A-Bombs

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Cyberattacks could be "as serious as a nuclear bomb," according to a top Chinese general, who rejected suggestions that the Chinese military is behind cyberspying aimed at Western companies.

Canada Charges Two Men in Terror Plot

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:11 PM PDT

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Monday said they have arrested and charged two men with conspiracy to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train.

EU lifts Myanmar sanctions despite human rights concerns

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Monday to lift all sanctions on Myanmar, except for an arms embargo, despite a Human Rights Watch report which accused authorities of complicity in the mass killing of Muslims in the west of the country last year.

Canada foils terror attack on train

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Canada's authorities charge two people with conspiring to carry out an "al-Qaeda inspired" attack on a passenger train in the Toronto area.

Colombia's Santos changes mind on two-year re-election bid

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:43 AM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday said he is no longer considering running for a shorter term of two years in 2014 and told lawmakers it was too early to consider an extension of presidential terms to six years.

Video: Tamerlan Tsarnaev's teacher in Kyrgyzstan says he was affected by Chechen conflict

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspects in the Boston marathon bombing, spent some of their formative years growing up in the Chechen diaspora community in Kyrgyzstan. Radio Free Europe traveled to their former hometown of Tokmok to interview people who say they knew the Tsarnaevs. Friends and neighbors say the boys seemed normal, calm, incapable of such heinous acts.

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China earthquake: Crowds of volunteers cause logistical problems

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:50 AM PDT

LONGMEN TOWNSHIP, China — Standing in the middle of a yard bustling with soldiers, Luo Ming, a haggard 31-year-old team leader with the Sichuan Emergency Response Volunteer Group, sees a threat nearly as grave as the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck this mountainous area of Western China on Saturday: too many volunteers.

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After Earthquake, Chinese Seek Out Private Charities for Their Donations

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:17 AM PDT

The quake that struck China last weekend has drawn a flood of donations, but those eager to donate are looking past official charity groups that now have a reputation for corruption.
    

Godolphin trainer in 'doping error'

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni faces an inquiry after banned substances are found in 11 of his 45 horses.

EU Votes to End Myanmar Sanctions

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:44 PM PDT

European Union foreign ministers have permanently ended sanctions against Myanmar, recognizing the country's transition from military dictatorship to civilian rule.

Trash in Focus

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:07 AM PDT

As the world marks Earth Day Monday, take a look at trash after it leaves the curb.

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