Extremism

More details sought on mute Boston bomb suspect

By DENISE LAVOIE and EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - The 19-year-old charged with the Boston Marathon bombing, his throat injured by a gunshot wound, wrote down answers to the questions of investigators about his motives and connections to any terror networks. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's

Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his defense minister, along

Muslims worry about broader France headscarf ban

By JAMEY KEATENAssociated Press LE BOURGET, France (AP) - Because of her choice to wear a headscarf, Samia Kaddour, a Muslim, has all but abandoned trying to land a government job in France. Soon, some private sector jobs could be off limits, too. French President Francois Hollande says he wants a

Kerry heads home after Iraq, Afghanistan visits

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed for home Wednesday after making clandestine journeys to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he delivered a stern warning to Iraqi leaders about Syria and sought to patch up differences with Afghanistan's president.