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Boston bombers 'motivated by radical Islam but unconnected to Muslim terrorists groups'

Boston bombers 'motivated by radical Islam but unconnected to Muslim terrorists groups' US officials say it appears Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev acted alone when they allegedly planted the Boston Marathon bombs Acted alone? Officials believe the Tsarnaev brothers are unconnected to Muslim terrorist groups The Boston bombers appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem to be connected to any Muslim terrorist groups, US officials have said.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was charged with using a weapon of mass destruction as he lay handcuffed to his hospital bed yesterday.The teenager is in a serious but stable condition in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre where he is unable to speak after apparently shooting himself in the throat.It is thought the teenager placed a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger in a desperate bid to avoid capture and a possible death penalty.His older brother and fellow suspect Tamerlan, 26, was killed during a fier

Inside Boston bombers' lair: The flat where brothers plotted terror atrocity

Inside Boston bombers' lair: The flat where brothers plotted terror atrocity The apartment, where the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11 was plotted, lies behind a flimsy door at the top of a rickety staircase Dining room: Plates of food from last meal lie on table New York Daily News A final meal half-eaten on the table and unwashed clothes strewn across the floor, this is the squalid lair abandoned by the Boston bombers as the net closed.As brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev saw their faces being shown on TV by the FBI last Thursday they knew it was only a matter of time before the knock on the door came.In a panic the terrorists fled the second floor flat, taking six homemade bombs, handguns and a rifle with them.Hours later Tamerlan, 26, was dead and Dzhokhar, 19, was wounded and on the loose. Hall: Basketballs and boxing equipment on the floor New York Daily News The apartment, where the worst terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11 was plotted, lies behin

AP Twitter account hacked with 'White House explosions, Barack Obama injured' tweet

AP Twitter account hacked with 'White House explosions, Barack Obama injured' tweet The news agency was targeted by hackers who tweeted that the US President had been involved in a suspected terror attack Online pranksters sparked panic on Twitter after hacking a leading news agency's account and claiming President Barack Obama had been injured in a terrorist attack. The Associated Press tweeted: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured" Within seconds the post had been retweeted hundreds of times with Twitter users scrambling for more information about the feared double bombing. But minutes later, the AP account was suspended confirming speculation that the news agency had been targeted by hackers. AP later said: "The @AP twitter account has been hacked. The tweet about an attack at the White House is false." AP hacked Tweet Twitter The tweet came after hackers made repeated attempts to steal the passwords of AP j

National Geographic reveals stunning entries for its 2013 Traveler Photo Contest

National Geographic reveals stunning entries for its 2013 Traveler Photo Contest Now in its 25th year, the competition invites photographers from around the world to enter their best snaps from their travels Staring down the lens: A tiny tree frog strikes a pose Sally Harmon / National Geographic A tiny tree frog stares into a photographer’s lens. An affectionate ape cuddles its little one.These are just some of the stunning images vying to be crowned the winner of the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.Now in its 25th year, the competition invites photographers from around the world to enter their best snaps from their travels.Contestants can submit photographs in all or any of four categories: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place; and Spontaneous Moments.National Geographic have already received hundreds of incredible images since the contest launched earlier this month.One stunning image shows a woman standing on the edge of the Darvaza Crater in Turkm

Zooey Deschanel named as Boston bomber: TV subtitle firm sorry for news broadcast error

Zooey Deschanel named as Boston bomber: TV subtitle firm sorry for news broadcast error The erroneous onscreen text appeared during coverage of Friday's manhunt for the second bombing suspect. Oops: Zooey Deschanel is the marathon bomber A subtitling firm has apologised for naming actress Zooey Deschanel as one of the Boston Marathon bombers on live TV news.The erroneous onscreen text appeared during coverage of Friday's manhunt for the second bombing suspect.The message displayed on screen read: "...marathon bombing, he is 19-year-old Zooey Deschanel."The subtitles should have said it was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the university student who was later arrested after an armed stand-offZooey, star of TV comedy New Girl and a series of films, learned of the blunder over the weekend and tweeted: "Whoa! Epic closed captioning FAIL!"Today Caption Solutions said it and its employee "deeply regret" the mistake which appeared on Fox network affiliate KDFW in

Bangladesh Dhaka building collapse: Watch factory workers slide down rolls of fabric to escape death tower

Bangladesh Dhaka building collapse: Watch factory workers slide down rolls of fabric to escape death tower At least 76 people were killed and hundreds more were hurt when the eight-storey tower block collapsed At least 76 people were killed after a high rise building housing a clothing factory collapsed in the Bangladesh capital.Workers slid down rolls of fabric from the factory to escape the destroyed eight-storey tower block.Seventy-six dead bodies were removed from the rubble in Dhaka. Rescue teams managed to save 600 other people, but fear many more remain trapped.Tens of thousands of weeping survivors and those searching for family members gathered at the site.The army and fire fighters, equipped with concrete cutters, led the rescue effort. Many onlookers joined in using their bare hands, pick axes and hammers to break up and move the debris.Amongst the chaotic scene of destruction and ambulances rushing to the rescue, one worker describes her experience. "I was at work o

Kate Middleton topless pictures: Two charged after pictures of sunbathing Duchess published

Kate Middleton topless pictures: Two charged after pictures of sunbathing Duchess published Kate was pictured sunbathing topless with husband Prince William at a private villa in Provence last September Agony: Kate's photos first appeared in the French mag Closer Two people have been charged over pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge taken on holiday last year.Kate was pictured sunbathing topless with husband Prince William on holiday at a private villa in Provence, France.French sources say the two people charged are a photographer and the head of the publishers of French Closer magazine.The magazine was the first to publish the images last September but they also later appeared in Italy, Ireland, Sweden and Denmark.Ernesto Mauri, the chief executive of publishers Mondadori, was charged with "invasion of privacy" for having let the shots be published.The paparazzi photographer who took the topless photos has yet to be identified despite a criminal probe launched in