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Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

By SEBASTIAN ABBOT and REBECCA SANTANAAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile. The 63-year-old

Man sentenced in plot against terror witnesses

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man was sentenced Friday to four life terms for plotting to behead federal witnesses whose testimony helped convict him for his role in an earlier plot to slaughter U.S. servicemen and their families. Hysen Sherifi, 29, was

State Dep't sought to change Libya talking points

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

By DONNA CASSATA and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, with State Department and other senior administration officials asking that

Top Boston cop OK with more cameras in city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Boston's police commissioner told lawmakers conducting the first congressional hearing on the Marathon bombings that government should tighten security around celebratory public events and consider using more undercover

Top Boston cop OK with more cameras in city

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

Police: Dead Boston bombing suspect buried

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 9th

By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was entombed in an unknown gravesite Thursday after police said an anonymous person stepped forward to help arrange the secret burial. The burial ended a weeklong search for a place

Saga of Boston marathon suspect's body drags on

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By JAY LINDSAYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Nineteen days after Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev died following a gunbattle with police, cemeteries still refused to take his remains and government officials deflected questions about where he could be buried. On Wednesday, police

Biden: Susan Rice has Obama's absolute confidence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 8th

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is praising U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and her authoritative role in the Obama administration. Biden says Rice has, in his words, "the absolute, total, complete confidence of the president." He says that when Rice speaks

Uncle arranging Boston bomb suspect's burial rites

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 5th

By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The uncle of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev arrived in Massachusetts on Sunday to arrange for his burial, saying he understands that "no one wants to associate their names with such evil events." Ruslan Tsarni, of

Boston Marathon suspect's remains claimed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 3rd

By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A mortuary familiar with Muslim services will handle funeral arrangements for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a gunbattle with police after an intense manhunt, a funeral director said Friday. Peter Stefan, owner of