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One of the Boston bomb suspects was added to a terrorism database 18 months ago at the request of the CIA, officials have told US media.

The United States has brought its influence to bear in Albania to try to end a stalemate over reconstituting the country's electoral commission to assure free and fair voting in June.

U.S. investigators have traveled to the Russian republic of Dagestan to interview the parents of the two suspects in last week's bombing at the Boston Marathon.

Menus displaying the exercise needed to burn calories in meals can help people consume less, a US study suggests.

U.S. authorities have charged the Boston Marathon bombing suspect with using a weapon of mass destruction, meaning if he is convicted he could face the death penalty for last week's explosions that killed three people and injured more than 170 others.

US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Turkey on Sunday to re-open Orthodox clergy schools near Istanbul that authorities have kept closed for more than 40 years.

Russia and the United States have pledged to work together more closely on counterterrorism efforts following the Boston Marathon bombings.

The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been arrested after being found hiding in a boat in a backyard of a suburb, police say.

Chechnya, located in the north Caucasus region, has been a thorn in Russia’s side for centuries. First czars, then Soviet leaders and Russian presidents fought independence movements there.

Officials warn suspect 2 is 'armed and dangerous', massive manhunt underway to apprehend him, pictured in FBI photos in white hat