US Man Arrested in Murder of Family in Czech Republic
iStockphoto(WASHINGTON) — A 20-year-old American named Kevin Dahlgren accused in the grisly murders of a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States.
Czech police had targeted Dahlgren and circulated a picture from his …
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Was ‘Very American,’ Neighbor Says
Robin Young, Here & Now(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — The narrow street that is home to the Tsarnaev family looks like many others in the city just across the river from Boston, but neighbors were still reeling from the news that members of the family who l…
Seven Bolivian Officials Arrested, Accused of Extorting Jailed American Man
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia) — Seven Bolivian government officials were arrested on Tuesday after being accused of a plan to rob and extort an American who has been jailed without charge in the South American country for 18 months, acco…
Seven Bolivian Officials Arrested, Accused of Extorting Jailed American Man
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia) — Seven Bolivian government officials were arrested on Tuesday after being accused of a plan to rob and extort an American who has been jailed without charge in the South American country for 18 months, acco…
American Internet Pioneer Wins Kyoto Prize
Photos.com/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — An American internet pioneer has been awarded Japan’s highest prize for global achievement. The Inamori Foundation honored computer scientist, Ivan Sutherland, with the Kyoto Prize in Japan on Saturday. The o…
Father of American Held in Iran Has Brain Tumor Scare
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The father of a former Marine being held in Iran on espionage charges said he recently underwent surgery for a brain tumor and told ABC News he feared may not get to see his son again.Following a stroke last week, Ali Hekmati, fat…
Al Qaeda Group Kills American Teacher in Yemen
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TAIZ, Yemen) — An American working in Yemen was murdered on the streets Sunday by a gunman reportedly working for the al Qaeda offshoot group, Ansar al-Sharia (Partisans of Islamic Law).The group announced later that it targeted…
American Detained in Pakistan After Trying to Board Plane with Bullets
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(PESHAWAR, Pakistan) — An American was briefly detained in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday after trying to board a plane with a magazine and 17 bullets for a 9mm pistol, according to Pakistani police and U.S. officials. …
Exclusive: Father of American ‘Spy’ Calls Iran’s Claims ‘Bunch of Lies’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The father of the Iranian-American who appeared to confess to being a spy for the CIA on Iranian television called the allegations of espionage “a bunch of lies” and said he’s convinced the Iranian government forced his son to li…