Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev already held extreme views when he visited Russia last year, Islamists in Dagestan tell US media.

The US government has demanded that designs for a 3D printed gun be taken offline, citing fears over arms-control laws

Chris Kelly, one half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross who died last week at the age of 34, is laid to rest in his home town of Atlanta.

British gold medal-winning sailor Andrew Simpson dies as his catamaran capsizes during a practice session for the America's Cup in San Francisco.

An American World War ll veteran who lost his military dog tag in France nearly 70 years ago has finally been reunited with it.

Prince Harry begins his week-long tour of the US by meeting Michelle Obama and honouring America's military mothers with her at the White House.

Seven people are charged in New York over an alleged bank heist which saw cybercriminals steal $45m (£29m) from ATMs worldwide.

Should social network ban violent video clips?

G7 finance ministers are meeting in the UK this weekend to discuss banking and financial reforms.

A Tunisian man who allegedly met one of the men suspected of plotting to bomb a Canadian train has been charged with visa fraud in New York, prosecutors say.

Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried at an undisclosed location outside the city of Worcester, Massachusetts police say.

Republicans demand more information about an attack on the US mission in Benghazi, as Secretary of State John Kerry vows to leave no stone unturned.

The former bus driver charged with the "deliberate, depraved" kidnap and abuse of three women in the US city of Cleveland appears in court.

Shares in the bookstore chain Barnes and Noble have shot up after reports Microsoft was planning to buy its Nook e-reader.

Do black and Hispanic missing persons get less attention than whites?

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The man suspected of imprisoning three women for several years in Cleveland, Ohio, has made his first court appearance since the discovery of his victims.

American soap actress Jeanne Cooper, who spent 40 years on The Young and the Restless, dies at the age of 84.

A teenager has told the BBC that his self-built Iron Man suit has led to offers from the US to create more.

A teenage girl is rapidly becoming a media star for code she developed at a male-dominated hackathon in the US.