FBI accused of 'dropping the ball' on prior questioning of Tamerlan Tsarnaev

The FBI was facing increased scrutiny Sunday over its prior handling of a case involving suspected Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, with senior congressional figures demanding answers and accusing the agency of "dropping the ball". As younger brother Dzhokhar remained in hospital yet to be questioned or charged, Tamerlan - who was killed in a shootout with police early Friday - has been seen by many as the key to understanding how the pair seemingly became radicalised.

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Boston Marathon bombings suspect partied after attack

One of the two Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspects, who was arrested after a massive manhunt, partied with his friends, tweeted rap lyrics and lived a normal college life after the deadly attack. 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spent an apparently normal day Wednesday at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he was a sophomore, according to a school official, working out in the gym, then sleeping in his dorm room.

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Half of Guantanamo on hunger strike

More than half of the 166 detainees held at the US-run Guantanamo military prison have joined a rapidly growing hunger strike to protest their indefinite detention, an official said Sunday. There are 84 inmates who are refusing food, including 16 on feeding tubes, five of whom are hospitalized, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House said in a statement, adding that none had “life-threatening conditions.” House said that as recently as Friday there were 63 inmates who were refusing to eat. On Tuesday of last week just 45 were taking part.

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